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System for and method of processing data, and entertainment system

  • US 6,540,610 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/1999
  • Issued: 04/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An entertainment system, comprising:

  • a digital imaging device, comprising;

    an imaging unit for capturing multi-color, high-resolution image data; and

    a memory for storing the captured image data;

    a video game machine for playing video games, comprising;

    a first connector for connection to said imaging device for receiving the captured image data from said imaging device;

    a graphics processor for converting in real-time the captured image data from multi-color, high-resolution image data into fewer-color, low-resolution image data; and

    a second connector for connection to a personal digital assistant (PDA) for outputting the converted image data and an image processing application program for processing the converted image data to the PDA;

    the digital imaging device and the PDA being simultaneously connected to said first and second connectors, respectively; and

    the PDA, comprising;

    a control unit for executing said image processing application program to process the converted image data into processed image data;

    the control unit supplying the processed image data to said video game machine via the second connector; and

    a wireless communication unit for transmitting the processed image data to another PDA via wireless communication.

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