Enhancing the game console experience through the PC
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1. A game console comprising:
- one or more controllers that are operable by a user to manipulate media content displayed on a graphics display;
a communications port configured to receive inputs from a multipurpose computer;
wherein the game console is configured to allow media content displayed on the graphics display to be manipulated with the inputs from the multipurpose computer.
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Abstract
A game console and a multipurpose computer connected over a network may share information regarding their available resources and capabilities. These resources and capabilities may then be shared between the multipurpose computer and the game console. For example, the game console may leverage some of the processing power and spare storage on the multipurpose computer in order to enhance game play on the game console. Moreover, it may also be possible to control aspects of the game console from the multipurpose computer, thereby allowing a single game to be played simultaneously by both a user at the game console and a user at a multipurpose computer.
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1. A game console comprising:
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one or more controllers that are operable by a user to manipulate media content displayed on a graphics display;
a communications port configured to receive inputs from a multipurpose computer;
wherein the game console is configured to allow media content displayed on the graphics display to be manipulated with the inputs from the multipurpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform acts comprising:
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communicating between a game console and a multipurpose computer;
cataloging resources and capabilities available on at least one of the game console and the multipurpose computer;
sharing said resources and capabilities between the game console and the multipurpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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preparing a first report of resources and capabilities available on a game console;
preparing a second report of resources and capabilities available on a multipurpose computer;
examining the first and second reports to determine a possible level of sharing of resources and capabilities between the game console and the multipurpose computer; and
sharing at least some of said resources and capabilities between the game console and the multipurpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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