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Apparatus and method for wireless video gaming

  • US 7,849,491 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2002
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a video game box comprising:

  • downloading a software video game to a storage device via a wireless transceiver, the software video game being compliant with a game platform standard;

    running the software video game on a game card coupled to the video game box via an interface, the game card including a processor, a memory and a graphics engine, the game card providing a game platform compliant with the game platform standard, high twitch-action video game data being output through the interface;

    processing the high twitch-action video game data for output to a display device;

    compressing the high twitch-action video game data with a latency of less than approximately 80 ms, but greater than about 5 ms;

    wirelessly transmitting the compressed high twitch-action video game data to a remote player via the wireless transceiver during interactive play of the software video game, the remote player being located a distance beyond a transmission distance of the wireless transceiver.

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