Video game distribution network
First Claim
1. A vehicle-based video game system for permitting a passenger to execute a video game associated with a first special purpose video game system comprising:
- at least one server disposed on a vehicle, said server including a mass storage device for storing a video game library comprising plural video game files including emulation software emulating at least some hardware functionality enabling simulation of said special purpose video game system, where each video game file includes a corresponding binary image file of the game, and for storing non-video game application files enabling a non-video game application;
said server being operable to download said emulation software, selected video game files, and non-video game application files;
a plurality of passenger video game processing devices, each passenger video game processing device being disposed on said vehicle and connected to said server, and including;
a display,a user input interface,an audio playback transducer, anda processor;
said processor being operable in a first simulation mode under the control of said emulation software downloaded by said server to display a menu of games from which a passenger selects a game to play and to replicate a graphics function associated with said special purpose video game system to enable simulation of video game play in accordance with one or more of the video game files downloaded by said server associated with the selected game on said first special purpose video game system, and being operable in a second mode under the control of one of said non-video game application files downloaded by said server to perform a non-video game application selected via said user interface and to control the display of information related to the non-video game application.
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Abstract
A video game distribution network for use in airlines, trains, hotels, cruise ships, set top boxes, cable television systems, satellite and other wireless systems or other communications systems, distributes special purpose game binary image files to general purpose computing/display devices. Software emulators running on the general purpose computing/display devices model the game source platform and interpret and/or compile the game files to provide interactive video game play. Software emulators for emulating a handheld video game platform such as GAME BOY®, GAME BOY COLOR® and/or GAME BOY ADVANCE® on a low-capability target platform (e.g., a seat-back display for airline or train use, a personal digital assistant, a cell phone) may provide any number of features and optimizations to provide high quality graphics and sound that nearly duplicates the game playing experience on the native platform.
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31 Claims
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1. A vehicle-based video game system for permitting a passenger to execute a video game associated with a first special purpose video game system comprising:
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at least one server disposed on a vehicle, said server including a mass storage device for storing a video game library comprising plural video game files including emulation software emulating at least some hardware functionality enabling simulation of said special purpose video game system, where each video game file includes a corresponding binary image file of the game, and for storing non-video game application files enabling a non-video game application;
said server being operable to download said emulation software, selected video game files, and non-video game application files;a plurality of passenger video game processing devices, each passenger video game processing device being disposed on said vehicle and connected to said server, and including; a display, a user input interface, an audio playback transducer, and a processor; said processor being operable in a first simulation mode under the control of said emulation software downloaded by said server to display a menu of games from which a passenger selects a game to play and to replicate a graphics function associated with said special purpose video game system to enable simulation of video game play in accordance with one or more of the video game files downloaded by said server associated with the selected game on said first special purpose video game system, and being operable in a second mode under the control of one of said non-video game application files downloaded by said server to perform a non-video game application selected via said user interface and to control the display of information related to the non-video game application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle-based video game system for permitting a passenger to play a first video game associated with a first special purpose video game system and a second video game associated with a second special purpose video game system which is structurally distinct from said first special purpose video game system comprising:
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at least one server disposed on a vehicle, said server storing a video game library comprising plural video game files including a binary image of each game file, a first program enabling simulation of said first special purpose video game system, and a second program enabling simulation of said second structurally different special purpose video game system; a plurality of passenger video game processing devices, each passenger video game processing device being disposed on said vehicle and connected to said server, and including; a display, a user input interface, an audio playback transducer, and a processor operable to execute at least one of the game files received from the server using said first program received from said server to enable simulation of video game play on said first special purpose video game system, and to execute another of the game files received from the server using at least said second program received from said server to enable simulation of video game play on said second special purpose video game system which is structurally distinct from said first special purpose video game system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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