Two cartridge video game system with text based internet access
First Claim
1. A video game system comprising:
- a video port for connecting to a video display device for displaying visual images to a human observer,first and second connector ports for receiving first and second cartridges respectively, said first and second cartridges being removably connected to said first and second connector ports respectively,an I/O port for connecting to a control device,a system memory for receiving, storing and delivering system data and video data,said first cartridge having an application program stored therein,said second cartridge having a modem and a telephone port for transferring data between an Internet and said video game system via a telephone line,a processor electrically coupled to said system memory, said first and second connector ports and said I/O port,said processor being operative to transfer said application program from said first cartridge to said system memory and execute said application program out of system memory to connect to said Internet and transfer text data between said Internet and said video game system, said text data being displayed on said video display device as it is received from said Internet and as it is input from said control device, andwherein after said connection to said Internet is established, said system is operative to receive and display a graphical user interface (GUI) from an Internet service provider, said application program and said GUI allowing a user of said video game system to access Internet text applications.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a video game system which provides a user with text based Internet access. The video game system includes first and second connector ports for removably and electrically connecting the game console to first and second cartridges respectively. The first cartridge has a dialer/terminal application program stored therein while the second cartridge includes a modem and a telephone port for transferring data between the Internet and the video game system via a telephone line. A processor is electrically coupled to a system memory, the first and second connector ports and an input/output port. The processor is operative to transfer the application program from the first cartridge to the system memory and execute the application program out of system memory to connect to the Internet and transfer text data between the Internet and the video game system wherein the text data is displayed on a video display device as it is received from the Internet and as it is input from a control device.
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21 Claims
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1. A video game system comprising:
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a video port for connecting to a video display device for displaying visual images to a human observer, first and second connector ports for receiving first and second cartridges respectively, said first and second cartridges being removably connected to said first and second connector ports respectively, an I/O port for connecting to a control device, a system memory for receiving, storing and delivering system data and video data, said first cartridge having an application program stored therein, said second cartridge having a modem and a telephone port for transferring data between an Internet and said video game system via a telephone line, a processor electrically coupled to said system memory, said first and second connector ports and said I/O port, said processor being operative to transfer said application program from said first cartridge to said system memory and execute said application program out of system memory to connect to said Internet and transfer text data between said Internet and said video game system, said text data being displayed on said video display device as it is received from said Internet and as it is input from said control device, and wherein after said connection to said Internet is established, said system is operative to receive and display a graphical user interface (GUI) from an Internet service provider, said application program and said GUI allowing a user of said video game system to access Internet text applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A video game system comprising:
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a video port for connecting to a video display device for displaying visual images to a human observer, first and second connector ports for receiving first and second cartridges respectively, said first and second cartridges being removably connected to said first and second connector ports respectively, an I/O port for connecting to a control device, a system memory for receiving, storing and delivering system data and video data, said first cartridge having an application program stored therein, said second cartridge for transferring data between an Internet and said video game system via a telephone line, a microprocessor coupled to a bus, said bus interconnecting said microprocessor, said I/O port and said first and second connectors, a video processor coupled to said microprocessor via said bus and said system memory for providing an interface between said microprocessor and said system memory to allow said CPU to communicate with said system memory, said video processor being further coupled to said video port for processing video display signals under the direction of said microprocessor, and said microprocessor being operative to communicate with said first and second cartridges to connect said video game system to said Internet and transfer text data between said Internet and said video game system, said text data being displayed on said video display device as it is received from said Internet and as it is input from said control device as it is received from said Internet and as it is input from said control device, and wherein after said connection to said Internet is established, said system is operative to receive and display a graphical user interface (GUI) from an Internet service provider, said application program and said GUI allowing a user of said video game system to access Internet text applications.
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