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Home video game system with hard disk drive and internet access capability

  • US 6,599,194 B1
  • Filed: 04/08/1999
  • Issued: 07/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A home video game system for executing video game programs and for generating game play graphics in response to player controller control signals generated by a player operating a player controller for display on a user'"'"'s television, said home video game system including a removable memory insertion port for receiving a removable memory storing video game program instructions, comprising:

  • a game processing system including a main processor, operatively coupled to receive video game instructions from said removable memory for executing a video game program, and a graphics coprocessor for processing-graphics information under control of said main processor, and being responsive to said player controller control signal for generating game play graphics for display on a user'"'"'s television;

    communications circuitry, coupled in use to said game processing system and to a user'"'"'s communications network, for linking said game processing system to the Internet;

    a writeable mass storage device coupled in use to said game processing system for receiving information downloaded from the Internet;

    cryptographic processing circuitry, coupled to said mass storage device, for decrypting at least some of said information downloaded from the Internet; and

    video generating circuitry for receiving an RF input signal having an audio component and a video component and for generating graphics data for display on said user'"'"'s television.

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