Television game apparatus

US5161803A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises · JP

Inventor

• Makoto Ohara · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 1991
• Grant date: Nov 10, 1992
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2300/409
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A television game set comprises an operation button used to operate a game, a game control section for controlling the game, a display section for displaying the progress of the game, and a connector to which either a game cartridge storing a game program therein or a tuner cartridge for receiving television broadcasting is coupled. At least one terminal of the connector is used to handle a cartridge changeover signal. The other terminals of the connector are changed in function on the basis of the cartridge changeover signal received on the one terminal as to handle either game signals or tuner signals.