JP3140616U - Portable storage device for games mounted on game consoles - Google Patents

Abstract

A game machine capable of transmitting a game file stored in a portable storage device to a game machine via an encoder / decoder unit and mounting the game file in the portable storage device on a user interface. To provide a portable storage device for a game to be mounted.
A portable storage device A and a game machine B are included. The portable storage device A and the game machine B are provided with connection interfaces A1 and B1 that can be simultaneously connected to each other, and an encoder / decoder unit A2 is further connected to the connection interface A1 on the portable storage device. The game file in the storage unit A3 is processed via A2, transmitted to the game machine B, the execution file B2 of the game machine B is executed, and the user interface B3 used for the operation is formed.
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Description

  In particular, the present invention transmits a game file stored in a portable storage device to a game machine via an encoder / decoder unit, and mounts the game file in the portable storage device on a user interface. The present invention relates to a portable storage device for a game that can be mounted on a game machine.

  With the advancement of science and technology, many leisure and entertainment industries have also changed, especially video game machines and computer games. In the early days, many large game machines were installed in so-called game centers, and consumers operated a game after inserting coins and coins into the large game machines. However, all the large game machines themselves play with only one of them, that is, it was not possible to play a game by connecting the large game machines.

  Later, with the advancement of network technology, the same computer games as early large game consoles appeared, and it became possible to play online through the Internet and area networks. Along with this, conventional game centers are also expected to change, introducing large numbers of personal computers to replace large game machines, and consumers spend time using computers at game centers (now called Internet cafes) In this usage time, the user can play an area network game, an online game on the Internet, surfing the Internet, etc. using the personal computer.

  The Internet cafe is a place where many people gather for entertainment, not only because the Internet is convenient, but also sharing fun with online games against friends at home The sensation is faint, which is a factor in the popularity of Internet cafes.

  In order to compete with such Internet cafes, video game machine manufacturers have developed video game machines with control functions, sound effects, game details, etc. that exceed personal computers. For example, XBOX (registered by Microsoft Corporation) Trademarks), XBOX360 (registered trademark), Sony Computer Entertainment PS3 (registered trademark), Nintendo Wii (registered trademark), and other competitions between computer games and video game consoles are becoming more intense. .

  The control functions, sound effects, and game details of video game consoles transcend personal computers, and you can play online with other equivalent video game consoles over the Internet. There are drawbacks similar to those of games, that is, the feeling of enjoyment by many people and the effect of sharing enjoyment with many friends is weak. In addition, the price of video game machines and game software are both expensive and not everyone wants to spend the cost of leisure entertainment on video game machines. In addition, a general video game machine has the trouble of having to insert an optical disk, and the storage space inside the video game machine is too small, so that a game cannot be recorded and stored.

  For this reason, it is a challenge to provide a technology that can be operated simultaneously by consumers and enjoyed by many people, and to solve the shortage of capacity of the main body of the video game machine and the problem of online update and online connection.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to transmit a game file stored in the portable storage device to the game machine via the encoder / decoder unit, and in the portable storage device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable storage device for a game that is mounted on a game machine that can mount the game file on a user interface.

  In order to solve the above problems, a portable storage device for a game mounted on a game machine according to claim 1 includes a portable storage device and a game machine, and the portable storage device includes a connection interface. An encoder / decoder unit and a storage unit, and the connection interface is connected to the encoder / decoder unit and the storage unit, respectively, so that a game file can be stored in the storage unit, and the game can be stored in the encoder / decoder unit. A connection interface for processing a file and transmitting the processed game file via the connection interface, wherein the game machine is connected to a connection interface of the portable storage device and receives the game file And the connection interface And a connected execution unit Esu, the execution unit, the running game file, and is characterized in that to form a user interface that can be used for operation.

  A portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 2 is a portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine can be connected to a separately installed server. A network interface configured to allow the game machine to download update data corresponding to the game through the network interface, and to download the downloaded update data to the game file of the storage unit of the portable storage device. It is characterized by writing and saving.

  The portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 3 is the portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 2, wherein the server can be connected to two or more game machines at the same time. It is characterized by being.

  A portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 4 is a portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 3, wherein the connection interface of the portable storage device and the connection of the game machine The interface is any one of USB, RS-454, IEEE 1394, SATA, and a high-speed signal transmission connection interface for connecting a male plug and a female plug to each other.

  A portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 5 is a portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is XBOX (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation), XBOX360 (registered trademark of Microsoft), PS2 (registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment), PS3 (registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment), Wii (registered trademark of Nintendo), N64 (registered trademark of Nintendo) And any one of game machines that can be connected to a television.

  A portable storage device for a game mounted on a game machine according to claim 6 is a portable storage device for a game mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the portable storage device includes a portable drive, an MMC card, It is any one of an SD card, a MiniSD card, a CF card, an MS card, and a portable storage device capable of storing a game file.

  A portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 7 is a portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the encoder / decoder unit is an integrated circuit type hardware format. , A writing integrated circuit, a firmware format in a flash memory, and a software format installed in a hard disk.

A portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 8 is a portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game device according to claim 1, wherein the game machine mounts a game in the portable storage device. When doing
(1) A game file is stored in the storage unit of the portable storage device.
(2) The encoder / decoder unit processes the game file and transmits the game file via the connection interface.
(3) The connection interface transmits the game file to the connection interface of the game machine.
(4) The connection interface of the game machine transmits the game file to the execution unit.
(5) The execution unit executes the game file and forms a user interface that can be used for operation.
The above-described procedures (1) to (5) are included.

  The emphasis that the portable storage device for games mounted on the game machine of the present invention can improve the conventional technology is in the following two points. One is that the game file stored in the storage unit is processed through the encoder / decoder unit and transmitted from the connection interface to the connection interface of the game machine, and this game file is transmitted to the execution unit. A user interface B3 can be formed that can execute a game file and be used for operation. Thereby, the portable storage device can be mounted on the user interface of the game machine, and the memory capacity of the game machine can be effectively increased. Further, the game file of the portable storage device can be mounted on the user interface according to this route.

  The other is that the game machine can simultaneously connect to a server D provided separately via a network interface, and download update data related to a plurality of game files in the server via the network interface. When the update data is downloaded via the network interface B4 of the game machine, the update data is written to the portable storage device via the connection interface of the game machine and is stored in the storage unit in the portable storage device. be able to. Thereby, the execution unit executes the game file selected by the user interface, and simultaneously searches for update data related to the game file on the server via the network interface, and searches for update data related to the game file. After completion, the game file update data can be downloaded and updated.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a portable storage device for a game mounted on a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. A portable storage device for a game mounted on a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a portable storage device A and a game machine B.

  The portable storage device A includes a connection interface A1, an encoder / decoder unit A2, and a storage unit A3. An encoder / decoder unit A2 and a storage unit A3 are connected to the connection interface A1, a game file can be stored in the storage unit A3, and the game file is processed by the encoder / decoder unit A2, and the connection interface A1 It is transmitted to the outside through.

  The game machine B includes a connection interface B1 and an execution unit B2, and the connection interface B1 is connected to the execution unit B2. The execution unit B2 can execute a game file and form a user interface B3 that can be used for operations. As shown in FIG. 1, the connection interface B1 of the game machine B is connected to the connection interface A1 of the portable storage device A.

  The connection interfaces A1 and B1 of the portable storage device A and the game machine B can be any of USB, RS-454, IEEE 1394, SATA, or a high-speed signal transmission connection interface that connects a male plug and a female plug to each other. The portable storage device A may be any one of a portable drive, an MMC card, an SD card, a MiniSD card, a CF card, an MS card, and a portable storage device capable of storing game files.

  The game machine B includes XBOX (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation), XBOX360 (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation), PS2 (registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Corporation), PS3 (registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Corporation), Wii (Nintendo) (Registered trademark of the company), N64 (registered trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd.), and a game machine that can be connected to a display device such as a television, a plasma television, or a liquid crystal television.

  Further, the encoder / decoder unit A2 can be any one of an integrated circuit type hardware format, a writing integrated circuit, a firmware format in a flash memory, and a software format installed in a hard disk.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a mounting operation procedure by the portable storage device for a game to be mounted on the game machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the user interface. The game machine B mounts the game in the storage unit A3 of the portable storage device A according to the following procedure.

(Step 10) The game file is stored in the storage unit A3 of the portable storage device A.
(Step 11) The game file is processed through the encoder / decoder unit A2 and transmitted through the connection interface A1.
(Step 12) The connection interface A1 transmits the game file to the connection interface B1 of the game machine B.
(Step 13) The connection interface B1 of the game machine B transmits the game file to the execution unit B2.
(Step 14) The execution unit B2 executes the game file and forms a user interface B3 that can be used for operation.

  When the game file is executed in accordance with the above-described steps (Step 10) to (Step 14), the game file is stored in the storage unit A3 in the portable storage device A, and the execution unit B2 of the game machine B reads the game file. And execute. When this game file is transmitted from the portable storage device A to the game machine B, it is encoded / decoded into a game file that can be read by the game machine B via the encoder / decoder unit A2 on the portable storage device A. The After the game file has been encoded / decoded by the encoder / decoder unit A2, the game file is transmitted from the connection interface A1 of the portable storage device A to the connection interface B1 of the game machine B. The transmitted game file is transmitted into the execution unit B2, and the execution unit B2 can execute the game file and use it for operation, and displays it on the peripheral device of the game machine B to display the peripheral device. A user interface B3 is formed thereon.

  At this time, since the portable storage device A is mounted on the user interface B3 of the game machine B, the memory capacity of the game machine B can be greatly increased. Further, the game file of the portable storage device A can be mounted on the user interface B3 along this route. When operating the user interface B3, a selection operation is performed from the peripheral device using the user interface B3, and the game machine B mounts a game file in the storage unit A3 of the portable storage device A according to the selection operation on the user interface B3. can do.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an aspect of a specific configuration in the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another aspect of the specific configuration in the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, a network interface B4 can be provided in the game machine B. And it connects with the server D which has the update data regarding a some game file via network interface B4. The update data can be downloaded and updated via the network interface B4 of the game machine B, and the update data is written to the portable storage device A via the connection interface B1 of the game machine B, and the portable data is saved. The data can be stored in the storage unit A3 in the device A.

  When the update data of the server D is downloaded by the network interface B4, the selection operation can be performed by the user interface B3. When the selection operation is performed by the user interface B3, the game file selected by the user interface B3 is displayed in the execution unit B2. The update data related to the game file is searched and downloaded on the server D, and the update data is stored in the storage unit A3 with respect to the portable storage device A via the connection interface B1 of the game machine B. Save to the game file.

  At this time, the server D is mounted on the user interface B3 of the game machine B, the update data of the server D is mounted according to the selection of the user interface B3, and the update data is stored in the game of the storage unit A3 of the portable storage device A. Save to file.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the server D can be connected to two or more game machines B at the same time and can execute the same game file, which is convenient for use by the general public, Use can be more multi-dimensional and convenient.

  When using a portable storage device for a game that is mounted on a game machine of the present invention, the following advantages are obtained when compared with the conventional technology. The game file stored in the storage unit A3 is processed via the encoder / decoder unit A2, and transmitted from the connection interface A1 to the connection interface B1 of the game machine B, and this game file is transmitted to the execution unit B2. By executing the game file and forming a user interface B3 that can be used for operations, the portable storage device A is mounted on the user interface B3 of the game machine B, and the memory capacity of the game machine B is effectively increased. Can be increased. Further, the game file of the portable storage device A can be mounted on the user interface B3 along this route.

  In addition, the game machine B can simultaneously connect to a server D provided separately via the network interface B4, and can download update data related to a plurality of game files in the server D via the network interface B4. When the update data is downloaded via B4, the update data is written to the portable storage device A via the connection interface B1 of the game machine B and stored in the storage unit A3 in the portable storage device A. be able to. As a result, the execution unit B2 executes the game file selected by the user interface B3, and simultaneously searches for update data related to the game file on the server D via the network interface B4, and relates to the game file. After the update data search is completed, the update data of the game file can be downloaded and updated.

It is a block diagram which shows the portable storage device of the game mounted in the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the mount by the portable storage device of the game mounted in the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the user interface of an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the one aspect | mode of the concrete structure in this invention. It is a block diagram which shows another one aspect | mode of the concrete structure in this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A portable storage device A1 connection interface A2 encoder / decoder unit A3 storage unit B game machine B1 connection interface B2 execution unit B3 user interface B4 network interface D server

Claims (8)

A portable storage device and a game machine,
The portable storage device includes a connection interface, an encoder / decoder unit, and a storage unit, and the connection interface is connected to the encoder / decoder unit and the storage unit, respectively, so that a game file can be stored in the storage unit. The encoder / decoder unit processes the game file, and transmits the processed game file via the connection interface.
The game machine includes a connection interface connected to a connection interface of the portable storage device and receiving the game file, and an execution unit connected to the connection interface. The execution unit stores the game file. Form a user interface that can be executed and used for operations;
A portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine.   The game machine includes a network interface that can be connected to a separately installed server, the game machine can be made to download update data corresponding to a game through the network interface, and the downloaded update data is The portable storage device for a game mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game file of the storage unit of the portable storage device is written and stored.   3. The portable storage device for games mounted on a game machine according to claim 2, wherein the server is connectable to two or more game machines at the same time.   The connection interface of the portable storage device and the connection interface of the game machine are any one of USB, RS-454, IEEE 1394, SATA, and a high-speed signal transmission connection interface for mutually connecting a male plug and a female plug. A portable storage device for a game that is mounted on a game machine according to claim 1.   The game machines are XBOX (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation), XBOX360 (registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation), PS2 (registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Corporation), PS3 (registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Corporation), Wii (Nintendo) The game portable device mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine can be connected to a television set, N64 (registered trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd.), or a television set. Mold storage device.   The portable storage device is any one of a portable drive, an MMC card, an SD card, a MiniSD card, a CF card, an MS card, and a portable storage device that can store a game file. A portable storage device for a game that is mounted on a game machine according to claim 1.   The encoder / decoder unit is any one of an integrated circuit type hardware format, a writing integrated circuit, a firmware format in a flash memory, and a software format installed in a hard disk. A portable storage device for a game mounted on the game machine according to claim 1. When the game machine mounts a game in the portable storage device,
(1) storing a game file in the storage unit of the portable storage device;
(2) The encoder / decoder unit processes the game file and transmits the game file via the connection interface.
(3) The connection interface transmits the game file to the connection interface of the game machine.
(4) The connection interface of the game machine transmits the game file to the execution unit.
(5) The execution unit executes the game file and forms a user interface that can be used for operation.
The portable storage device for a game to be mounted on a game machine according to claim 1, comprising the steps (1) to (5) above.

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