GB2326071B - A game machine - Google Patents

A game machine

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Publication number
GB2326071B
GB2326071B GB9819151A GB9819151A GB2326071B GB 2326071 B GB2326071 B GB 2326071B GB 9819151 A GB9819151 A GB 9819151A GB 9819151 A GB9819151 A GB 9819151A GB 2326071 B GB2326071 B GB 2326071B
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Prior art keywords
game
game machine
host
attached
network
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9819151A
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GB2326071A (en
GB9819151D0 (en
Inventor
Misao Kikuchi
Kunimasa Imasono
Yasushi Kitagawa
Kenji Noma
Tadayuki Tahara
Yoshinori Saito
Hisayoshi Hayasaka
Kiyotaka Yago
Kenji Kawasaki
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP6172964A external-priority patent/JPH07319810A/en
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Publication of GB2326071A publication Critical patent/GB2326071A/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/30—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
    • A63F13/33—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers using wide area network [WAN] connections
    • A63F13/12—
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/30—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/90—Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
    • A63F13/95—Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/16—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/50—Network services
    • H04L67/51—Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L69/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • H04L69/30—Definitions, standards or architectural aspects of layered protocol stacks
    • H04L69/32—Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
    • H04L69/322—Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions
    • H04L69/329—Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/20—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform
    • A63F2300/206—Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/40—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of platform network
    • A63F2300/402—Communication between platforms, i.e. physical link to protocol
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/40—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of platform network
    • A63F2300/409—Data transfer via television network
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/50—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by details of game servers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/131—Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • Game Theory and Decision Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Small-Scale Networks (AREA)
  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)

Abstract

A communication unit for game machine, comprising: game machine connecting means (11) for connecting a game machine (20); network connecting means (12) for connecting with a network (81) which connects a host (80) which provides game services; attachment state discriminating means (15) for discriminating whether a game cassette is attached to said game machine (20) and for discriminating a type of the game cassette when it is attached; and host accessing means (17) for accessing to said host (80); said host accessing means (17) being activated when a network game cassette which allows to play a game utilizing said host (80) is attached to said attachment state discriminating means (15).
GB9819151A 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 A game machine Expired - Fee Related GB2326071B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP6533994 1994-04-01
JP6172964A JPH07319810A (en) 1994-04-01 1994-07-25 Network service system and communication equipment for game machine and the game machine capable of utilizing the network service system
GB9425888A GB2288108B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 Network service system

Publications (3)

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GB9819151D0 GB9819151D0 (en) 1998-10-28
GB2326071A GB2326071A (en) 1998-12-09
GB2326071B true GB2326071B (en) 1999-02-10

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GB9819151A Expired - Fee Related GB2326071B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 A game machine
GB9819153A Expired - Fee Related GB2326072B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 Communication unit for game machine
GB9819156A Expired - Fee Related GB2326256B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 Network service system
GB9819157A Expired - Fee Related GB2326257B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 Network service system

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GB9819156A Expired - Fee Related GB2326256B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 Network service system
GB9819157A Expired - Fee Related GB2326257B (en) 1994-04-01 1994-12-21 Network service system

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WO1993023125A1 (en) * 1992-05-14 1993-11-25 Codemasters Limited Connecting computer games via a communication network
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GB2120507A (en) * 1982-05-10 1983-11-30 Western Electric Co Interactive video game arrangement
GB2193868A (en) * 1986-07-23 1988-02-17 Nintendo Co Ltd Video game with selectable game cartridges
WO1991006160A1 (en) * 1989-10-19 1991-05-02 Rhoades Donald E Telephone access video game distribution center
US5048831A (en) * 1990-08-31 1991-09-17 Sides Jim T Electronic game apparatus and method of use
US5251909A (en) * 1991-05-28 1993-10-12 Reed Michael J Secured high throughput data channel for public broadcast system
WO1993023125A1 (en) * 1992-05-14 1993-11-25 Codemasters Limited Connecting computer games via a communication network
GB2268670A (en) * 1992-07-06 1994-01-12 Nsm Ag Entertainment and games apparatus

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GB2326071A (en) 1998-12-09
GB2326257B (en) 1999-02-10
GB2326072B (en) 1999-02-10
GB9819153D0 (en) 1998-10-28
GB2326257A (en) 1998-12-16
GB9819151D0 (en) 1998-10-28
GB2326256B (en) 1999-02-10
GB2326256A (en) 1998-12-16
GB2326072A (en) 1998-12-09
GB9819157D0 (en) 1998-10-28
GB9819156D0 (en) 1998-10-28

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