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Security system for video game system with hard disk drive and internet access capability

  • US 6,712,704 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2002
  • Issued: 03/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A video game system for executing a video game program and generating game play graphics for display on a user'"'"'s display comprising:

  • a game processing system for executing a video game program and generating game play graphics on a user'"'"'s display;

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

    a writeable mass storage device coupled in use to said game processing system for storing at least graphics data loaded therein, wherein said writeable mass storage device has a unique security code associated therewith, a mass storage device controller including cryptographic processing circuitry for performing encyption operations using said unique security code, for controlling access to said writeable mass storage device, and for generating a game request packet and transmitting the game request packet to said server.

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