Game enhancements via wireless piconet
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a game control unit;
a video display device;
a user input unit; and
a game saver unit, wherein the game saver unit is wirelessly linked to the game control unit, the video display device and the user input unit, and is configured to wirelessly receive and save status information regarding an in-process game on the system.
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Abstract
A gaming experience is enhanced by employing a game saver drive that is linked with the other devices involved in the game playing experience via a wireless piconet, and that intelligently saves game status information. This information can be used to resume an in-process game at a future time, or to provide for recovery in the case of inadvertent game interruption, such as system failure or crashing. Thus, a system according to one embodiment of the invention includes a game control unit, a video display device, a user input unit, and a game saver unit. The game saver unit is wirelessly linked to at least one of the game control unit, the video display device and the user input unit, and the game saver unit saves status information regarding an in-process game.
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16 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a game control unit;
a video display device;
a user input unit; and
a game saver unit, wherein the game saver unit is wirelessly linked to the game control unit, the video display device and the user input unit, and is configured to wirelessly receive and save status information regarding an in-process game on the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of wirelessly saving a game status of an in-process video game for use with a video game system having a game control unit, a video display and a user input unit, comprising the steps of:
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wirelessly linking a game saver unit to the game control unit, the video display and the user input unit of the video game system;
determining that a difficult point in the game is imminent; and
saving on the game saver unit the game status received via a wireless link based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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