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Electronic equipment, auxiliary information display device, and portable game machine

US6428415B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1999
Grant dateAug 6, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/66
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable game machine 60 includes a detachable transparent film 62, a base film 63, and reels 64a, 64b, and a reflective liquid crystal panel 8 which is sandwiched in between, with the transparent film 62 in front of, and the base film 63 in back of the reflective liquid crystal panel, which is supported in a housing 4 to display images. In the portable game machine 60, menu options, icons, and other auxiliary information is depicted on the transparent film and the base film, etc. By manipulation of an operation unit, instructions are given by moving an arrow, etc. displayed on the reflective liquid crystal panel 6. Auxiliary information corresponding to multiple scenes is depicted on the transparent film 62 and the base film 63, and the auxiliary information that is displayed in a display unit 61 is changed by rotating the reels 64a, 64b to scroll the transparent film 61 and the base film 63.

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