Game system, controller device, and game method
First Claim
1. A game system comprising a game device and a controller device,the game device comprising:
- a first receiver for receiving operation data from the controller device;
a game processor for performing game processes based on the operation data;
an image processor for generating first game images and second game images based on the game processes;
a compressor for compressing the first game images to generate compressed image data;
a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the compressed image data to the controller device; and
an image output for outputting the second game images to an external display device which is separate from the controller device,the controller device comprising;
a display;
a touch panel provided on a screen of the display;
an inertia sensor;
a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data to the game device;
a receiver for receiving the compressed image data from the game device; and
a game image decompressor for decompressing the compressed image data to obtain the first game images,wherein the display displays the first game images obtained by the decompressing, andwherein the controller device is a thin-client device.
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Abstract
An example game system includes a home-console type game device and a terminal device. The terminal device includes a touch panel and an inertia sensor, and wirelessly transmits to the game device operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data. The game device receives the operation data from the terminal device, and performs game processes based on the operation data. Moreover, the game device generates first game images and second game images based on the game processes. The first game images are compressed, and the compressed image data is wirelessly transmitted to the terminal device. The second game image is output to, and displayed on, an external display device which is separate from the terminal device. The terminal device receives the compressed image data from the game device, expands the received compressed image data, and displays the first game images on a display section.
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16 Claims
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1. A game system comprising a game device and a controller device,
the game device comprising: -
a first receiver for receiving operation data from the controller device; a game processor for performing game processes based on the operation data; an image processor for generating first game images and second game images based on the game processes; a compressor for compressing the first game images to generate compressed image data; a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the compressed image data to the controller device; and an image output for outputting the second game images to an external display device which is separate from the controller device, the controller device comprising; a display; a touch panel provided on a screen of the display; an inertia sensor; a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data to the game device; a receiver for receiving the compressed image data from the game device; and a game image decompressor for decompressing the compressed image data to obtain the first game images, wherein the display displays the first game images obtained by the decompressing, and wherein the controller device is a thin-client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A controller device capable of wirelessly communicating with a game device, the controller device comprising:
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a display section; a touch panel provided on a screen of the display section; an inertia sensor; a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting, to the game device, operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data; a receiver for receiving compressed image data from the game device, wherein the compressed image data is obtained by performing a compression process on game images generated based on game processes performed in the game device based on the operation data; and a decompressor for decompressing the compressed image data to obtain the game images, wherein the display section displays the game images obtained by the expansion, and wherein the controller device is a thin-client device.
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11. A method carried out in a game system comprising a game device and a controller device, wherein the controller device is a thin-client device, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting, by the controller device, operation data to the game device, wherein the operation data includes touch panel data and inertia sensor data; receiving, by the game device, the operation data from the controller device; performing, by the game device, game processes based on the operation data; generating, by the game device, first game images and second game images based on the game processes; compressing, by the game device, the first game images to generate compressed image data; wirelessly transmitting, by the game device, the compressed image data to the controller device; outputting, by the game device, the second game image to an external display device which is separate from the controller device; receiving, by the controller device, the compressed image data from the game device; decompressing, by the controller device, the compressed image data to obtain the first game images; and displaying, by the controller device, the first game images obtained by the decompressing.
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12. A game system comprising a game device and a controller device,
the game device comprising a processing system and a memory in communication with the processing system, the memory storing a program which is executable by the processing system to cause the processing system to perform operations comprising: -
generating first game images and second game images based at least in part on inputs received from the controller device, compressing the first game images to generate compressed image data, wirelessly transmitting the compressed image data to the controller device, and outputting the second game images to an external display device which is separate from the controller device, and the controller device comprising; a display including a touchscreen; an inertia sensor; a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the inputs which include touchscreen data and inertia sensor data to the game device; a receiver configured to receive the compressed image data from the game device; and a decompressor configured to decompress the compressed image data to obtain the first game images, wherein the display displays the decompressed first game images, and wherein the controller device is a thin-client device.
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13. A game system comprising a game device and a controller device,
the game device comprising: -
a first receiver for receiving operation data from the controller device; a game processor for performing game processes based on the operation data; an image processor for generating first game images and second game images based on the game processes; a compressor for compressing the first game images to generate compressed image data; a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the compressed image data to the controller device; and an image output for outputting the second game images to an external display device which is separate from the controller device, the controller device comprising; a display; a touch panel provided on a screen of the display; an inertia sensor; a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data to the game device; a receiver for receiving the compressed image data from the game device; and a game image decompressor for decompressing the compressed image data to obtain the first game images, wherein the display displays the first game images obtained by the decompressing, and wherein the controller device does not perform game processing.
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14. A controller device capable of wirelessly communicating with a game device, the controller device comprising:
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a display section; a touch panel provided on a screen of the display section; an inertia sensor; a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting, to the game device, operation data including touch panel data and inertia sensor data; a receiver for receiving compressed image data from the game device, wherein the compressed image data is obtained by performing a compression process on game images generated based on game processes performed in the game device based on the operation data; and a decompressor for decompressing the compressed image data to obtain the game images, wherein the display section displays the game images obtained by the expansion, and wherein the controller device does not perform game processing.
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15. A method carried out in a game system comprising a game device and a controller device, wherein the controller device does not perform game processing, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting, by the controller device, operation data to the game device, wherein the operation data includes touch panel data and inertia sensor data; receiving, by the game device, the operation data from the controller device; performing, by the game device, game processes based on the operation data; generating, by the game device, first game images and second game images based on the game processes; compressing, by the game device, the first game images to generate compressed image data; wirelessly transmitting, by the game device, the compressed image data to the controller device; outputting, by the game device, the second game image to an external display device which is separate from the controller device; receiving, by the controller device, the compressed image data from the game device; decompressing, by the controller device, the compressed image data to obtain the first game images; and displaying, by the controller device, the first game images obtained by the decompressing.
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16. A game system comprising a game device and a controller device,
the game device comprising a processing system and a memory in communication with the processing system, the memory storing a program which is executable by the processing system to cause the processing system to perform operations comprising: -
generating first game images and second game images based at least in part on inputs received from the controller device, compressing the first game images to generate compressed image data, wirelessly transmitting the compressed image data to the controller device, and outputting the second game images to an external display device which is separate from the controller device, and the controller device comprising; a display including a touchscreen; an inertia sensor; a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the inputs which include touchscreen data and inertia sensor data to the game device; a receiver configured to receive the compressed image data from the game device; and a decompressor configured to decompress the compressed image data to obtain the first game images, wherein the display displays the decompressed first game images, and wherein the controller device does not perform game processing.
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