Game enhancements via wireless piconet
US6676524B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/406
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gaming experience is enhanced by employing a game saver drive that is linked with the other devices involved in the game playing experience via a wireless piconet, and that intelligently saves game status information. This information can be used to resume an in-process game at a future time, or to provide for recovery in the case of inadvertent game interruption, such as system failure or crashing. Thus, a system according to one embodiment of the invention includes a game control unit, a video display device, a user input unit, and a game saver unit. The game saver unit is wirelessly linked to at least one of the game control unit, the video display device and the user input unit, and the game saver unit saves status information regarding an in-process game.
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