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Game machine and repeater therefor

  • US 5,785,597 A
  • Filed: 01/05/1996
  • Issued: 07/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A repeater for a game machine including a plurality of operation terminals for controlling a game, a plurality of external storage devices for storing data associated with said game, and a video/audio output device generating a plurality of vertical synchronization pulses for displaying said game, said repeater comprising:

  • an operation terminal section for providing transmission/reception of said data to/from the operation terminals;

    an external storage section for providing transmission/reception of said data to/from the external storage devices corresponding to the operation terminals;

    a game machine section for providing a serial transmission/reception of said data to/from said game machine; and

    a control circuit for selectively providing communication for transferring said data between said game machine section and one of said operation terminal section and external storage section such that said data is selectively transferred between said game machine and one of said plurality of operation terminals and external storage devices, said data being transferred between said game machine and each of the operation terminals between two successive vertical synchronization pulses.

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