JPH08243253A - Communication adaptor for game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make it possible to receive a pocket bell signal and to display its message data in a large amount by providing a pocket bell receiver to receive and decode a pocket bell signal, and feeding a signal obtained by decoding the pocket bell receiver, to a game device. CONSTITUTION: When a game cartridge is installed to a game device 10, a converting signal is inputted to a control circuit 48 through a connector 38, a CPU 40 is started to function the terminal of the connector 38 as a terminal for game signal, and a signal for game is inputted and outputted between the game device 10 and the game cartridge, so as to carry out the TV game. In this case, when a pocket bell making the call number of the own machine as a selective call number is received by the communication cartridge, the voice signal of the produced call sound is fed to the voice amplifier circuit 54 of the game device 10, and the sound is outputted from a speaker 22. The output message data is fed to a VOP 44, a display signal to display the letters and the figures of the message is produced, and it is fed to a liquid crystal panel 12 to be displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device communication adapter used by mounting a memory cartridge on a game device for playing various games.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a game device for exchanging a game cartridge storing game software and playing various games, there is a video game device for displaying game contents on a built-in display screen. This game device is portable and has the advantage that the game can be enjoyed anywhere.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-49989 proposed by the present applicant
The issue describes that a tuner cartridge that receives a television broadcast is installed in place of the game cartridge in a game device that incorporates the above-mentioned display screen, and a television broadcast image is displayed on the display screen of the game device. ing.

[0004]

The conventional game device is
There is a problem that a game can be played and a television broadcast can be received and an image can be displayed, but it cannot be used by connecting to a telephone.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication adapter for a game device that can receive pager signals and can display a large amount of message information on the game device.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pager receiving section that is connected to an input / output terminal of a game device and receives and decodes a pager signal. The signal obtained by decoding is supplied to the game device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus adapter according to the first aspect, a telephone number data is supplied from the game apparatus and a signal for making a call to the telephone number is generated and connected. It has a transmitting unit for transmitting to the established telephone line. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game device adapter according to the first aspect, a telephone number and message data are supplied from the game device, and a signal for making a call to the telephone number is generated and connected. It also has a transmission unit for transmitting the above message to the telephone line.

[0008]

In the invention described in claim 1, since the signal received and decoded by the pager receiver is supplied to the game device, a ringing tone can be issued when the pager signal is received by the game device. A large amount of messages can be displayed on the display screen of the game device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the telephone number is called and the message is transmitted in accordance with the telephone number generated by the game device, the game device can make a call and send a message. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the signal received and decoded by the pager receiver is supplied to the game device, a ringing tone can be emitted when the pager signal is received by the game device, and A large number of messages can be displayed on the display screen, and further, according to the telephone number generated by the game device, the game device can make a call and send a message in order to call the telephone number and send the message.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The appearance of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game device. On the front of the game apparatus 10, a color liquid crystal display panel 12 is provided in the center as a display unit.
On the right side of the liquid crystal display panel 12, a pause button 14 for temporarily stopping the game as operation buttons, a 1 button 16 for controlling the game, and a 2 button 18
Are provided. On the left side of the liquid crystal display panel 12,
A cross control button 20 for controlling the game as an operation button and a speaker 22 for generating a game sound are provided.

FIG. 2 is a view of the game device with the game cartridge mounted, as viewed from above, and FIG. 3 is a view of it as viewed from the back side. A power switch 24 for turning the power on and off and a power jack 26 for inserting a DC adapter are provided on the upper left side of the game apparatus 10. On the right side of the upper end of the game apparatus 10, a communication connector 28 for communicating data with the outside, a headphone jack 30 for connecting headphones for listening to the game sound,
A sound volume 32 for adjusting the game sound is provided.

A battery box 34 for accommodating a power source battery (not shown) is provided on the left and right sides of the game apparatus 10. A game cartridge 100 is mounted in the center of the back side of the game device 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the game cartridge 100 has a rectangular shape such that the entire game cartridge 100 is housed in a recess 36 in the center of the back side of the game apparatus 10, and a connector 102 for connection is provided on the lower portion thereof. When the game cartridge 100 is mounted, its connector 102 is connected to the connector 38 for connection provided inside the recess 36 of the video game apparatus 10.

As shown in FIG. 5, the communication cartridge 200 has a rectangular shape similar to that of the game cartridge 100 such that it is entirely housed in the recess 36 in the center of the back side of the game apparatus 10, and a connector for connection is provided below the game cartridge 100. 202 is provided. When the communication cartridge 200 is mounted, the connector 202 thereof is connected to the connector 38 for connection provided inside the recess 36 of the game apparatus 10. In addition, a telephone line connection cable 204 is drawn out from an upper portion of the communication cartridge 200 that is exposed to the outside of the game apparatus 10 when mounted on the game apparatus 10, and a connector 206 is provided at the tip of the cable 204. An antenna 208 for receiving a pager signal is attached to the top of the communication cartridge 200.

In the game device 10, as shown in FIG.
A CPU 40 for controlling the entire apparatus, and a scratch R for the CPU 40 to write various data as needed.
AM42 and are provided. In addition, a V for generating a video signal of a video game and a video signal of an alphanumeric character.
DP (video display processor) 44, video R in which data necessary for generating a video signal is stored
AM46 and. Further, a dedicated control circuit 48 made by using a standard cell array is provided for the game device 10 of this embodiment.

A power supply circuit 50 is provided to supply power, and the CPU 40, scratch RAM 42,
Power is supplied to the VDP 44, the video RAM 46, and the control circuit 48. A display signal for liquid crystal display is output from the control circuit 48 to the liquid crystal display panel 12. Electric power is supplied to the liquid crystal display panel 12 by an independent power supply circuit 52.

An audio signal is output from the control circuit 48 to the audio amplifier circuit 54 for audio output. The speaker 22 and the headphone jack 30 are connected to the audio amplification circuit 54. The pause button 14, the 1 button 16, the 2 button 18, and the cross control button 20 for controlling the video game are connected to the control circuit 48.

A 45-pin connector is used as the connector 38, for example. Signals input / output via the connector 38 include a power supply PW from a power supply circuit 50, an address signal, a control signal, a data signal, and a switching signal P.
H, audio signal is assigned.

The address signal is input or output to the CPU 40, scratch RAM 42, VDP 44, and control circuit 48. The control signal is input or output to the CPU 40, the scratch RAM 42, the VDP 44, and the control circuit 48. Data signal or display signal is CP
It is input or output to the U40, the scratch RAM 42, the VDP 44, and the control circuit 48. The switching signal TV is input to the control circuit 48. The audio signal is input to the audio amplification circuit 54.

As shown in FIG. 7, the game cartridge 100 has a gate array 104 in which game contents are stored.
Also provided are a ROM 106, a RAM 108 for writing various data according to the contents of the game, and an audio circuit 110 for generating an audio signal based on the audio data stored in the ROM 106.

As the connector 102, the same 45-pin connector as the connector 38 of the game apparatus 10 is used. A power supply PW, an address signal, a data signal, a control signal, a voice signal, and a switching signal PH are assigned as signals input / output through the connector 102.

The power source PW includes a gate array 104 and a ROM
106, the RAM 108, and the audio circuit 110, and power is supplied from the outside through the connector 102. The address signals are the gate array 104, ROM 106, RA
It is input to M108 and the audio circuit 110. The data signals are gate array 104, ROM 106, RAM1.
08, input or output to the audio circuit 110. The audio signal is output from the audio circuit 110. Switching signal PH
As a result, a + 5V signal is output to the game apparatus 10 via the connector 102.

As shown in FIG. 8, the communication cartridge 200 includes a receiving circuit 210 for receiving a pager signal.
A decoding circuit 212 for decoding the received pager signal, a ringing signal generation circuit 214 for generating a voice signal of a ringing tone when the decoded selective calling number matches the ringing number of the own device, and Message data output circuit 216 that extracts and outputs the message data added to the selective call number, modem 218 that modulates and demodulates data, and communication control circuit 22 that performs call and communication control.
0 is provided.

The connector 202 provided on the communication cartridge 200 is also the same as the connector 38 of the game apparatus 45.
Pins are used. Signals input / output via the connector 202 include a power source PW, a data voice signal,
A control signal and a switching signal PH are assigned.

The power supply PW is supplied from the outside through the connector 202, and the receiving circuit 210, the decoding circuit 212, the calling signal generating circuit 214, and the message data output circuit 21.
6, to the modem 218 and the communication control circuit 220.
As the switching signal PH, a 0V signal is supplied to the game apparatus 10 via the connector 202.

The pager signal received by the antenna 208 is received by the receiving circuit 210, is amplified, and is decoded by the decoding circuit 2.
12 are supplied. The decoding circuit 212 decodes the selective call number and the message code added thereto. The selective call number is compared with the call number of the own machine in the call signal generation circuit 214, and when both numbers match, a voice signal of a ring tone is generated and output to the outside through the connector 202. The message data is output from the message data output circuit 216 to the outside via the connector 202.

Next, the game device 1 when the cartridge is mounted
The operation of 0 will be described. Game cartridge 100
Both the connector 102 and the connector 216 of the tuner cartridge 200 mechanically match the connector 38 of the game apparatus 10, and any cartridge can be attached to the game apparatus 10. However, the game device 10 is originally intended to enjoy a video game, and the connector 3
As for the number of bins of 8, only the signal line segments necessary for the game cartridge 100 are prepared.

In order to solve this point, in this embodiment,
The type is identified by the switching signal from the mounted cartridge, and the terminal of the connector 38 is switched according to the cartridge. The game cartridge 100 outputs + 5V as the switching signal PH, and the tuner cartridge 200 outputs 0V as the switching signal PH. The control circuit 48 of the game device 10 has a connector 38.
The type of the mounted cartridge is identified based on whether the switching signal PH input via the is 0V or 5V.

When the gamut cartridge 100 is mounted on the game apparatus 10, the switching signal PH of 5V is applied to the connector 1
02 and the connector 38, and is input to the control circuit 48 of the game apparatus 10. The control circuit 48 causes the mounted cartridge to change to the game cartridge 1 in response to the switching signal PH.
Identify as 00 and play CP
U40 is started, the terminal of the connector 38 is made to function as a terminal for game signal, and the signal for game is input / output between the game device 10 and the game cartridge 100 via the connector 38 and the connector 102, and the video game is played. Done. A video game image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 12, and the video game sound is output from the speaker 22.

The communication cartridge 200 is the game device 10.
Mounted on the connector 102, a 0V switching signal PH is applied to the connector 102.
And the control circuit 4 of the game apparatus 10 via the connector 38.
8 is supplied. The control circuit 48 identifies the mounted cartridge as a communication cartridge by the switching signal PH, activates the CPU 40 to perform communication, causes the terminal of the connector 38 to function as a communication terminal, and causes the connector 38 to operate.
Also, a communication signal is input / output between the game apparatus 10 and the communication cartridge 200 via the connector 202.

Here, when the communication cartridge 200 receives a pager signal having the calling number of its own machine as the selective calling number, the voice signal of the ringing sound generated by the calling signal generation circuit 214 is the voice amplification circuit of the game apparatus 10. The sound is supplied to the speaker 54 and sounded from the speaker 22. Also, the message data output from the message data output circuit 216 is supplied to the VDP 44, and the VDP 44 generates a display signal for displaying the letters and numbers of the message, and this display signal is supplied from the control circuit 48 to the liquid crystal display panel 12 for display. To be done.

When the pager receiving operation is not performed, the CPU 40 causes the liquid crystal display panel 12 to display a communication screen as shown in FIG. On the communication screen of FIG. 9, a ten-key portion 302, a symbol key portion 304, a character key portion 306 are displayed, and a telephone number setting portion 310 and a message setting portion 312 are displayed. Here, by operating the cross control button 20 of the game apparatus 10, the ten-key portion 302
The telephone number is set and displayed in the telephone number setting section 310 by moving the cursor to a desired key in the and pressing the button 16 to select it. Further, the cross control button 20 is operated to move the cursor to a desired key in the character key portion 306, the ten-key portion 302, and the symbol key portion 304, and the button 16 is pressed to select it, and the message is set and displayed in the message setting portion 312.

When it is desired to set a standard message, the next page key 308 is selected to display the communication screen as shown in FIG. Word keys 320 _{1 to} 320 _n are displayed on the communication screen of FIG. 10, and the message is set in the message setting unit 330 by operating the cross control button 20 to move the cursor to the desired word key and pressing the button 16 to select it. Set.

When the execute key 309 shown in FIG. 9 is selected after setting the telephone number and message, the telephone number and message data are supplied from the CPU 40 to the modem 218 and the communication controller 220 via the connectors 38 and 202. The communication control device 220 makes a call to the telephone number supplied as data. Cable 204, connector 2
When the above-mentioned calling signal is transmitted through the telephone line connected via 06, an incoming call is made, and a data link is established,
A modulated signal of message data is output from the modem 218 and sent to the telephone line through the communication control circuit 220.

[0034]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the signal received and decoded by the pager receiver is supplied to the game device, when the pager signal is received by the game device, the ringing tone is generated. And a large amount of messages can be displayed on the display screen of the game device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, according to the telephone number generated by the game device, the telephone number can be called from the game device in order to call the telephone number and send the message. it can. According to the third aspect of the invention, since the signal received and decoded by the pager receiver is supplied to the game device, a ringing tone can be emitted when the pager signal is received by the game device. A large number of messages can be displayed on the display screen of the game device, and further, according to the telephone number generated by the game device, the telephone number can be called and the message can be sent, so that the game device can make a call and send a message. , Practically very useful.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the game device viewed from above.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of the game device viewed from the back side.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state where the game cartridge is mounted on the game device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a communication cartridge is mounted on the game device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a game device.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a game cartridge.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a communication cartridge.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a communication screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a communication screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Game Device 12 Liquid Crystal Display Panel 14 Pore Button 16 1 Button 18 2 Button 20 Cross Control Button 22 Speaker 24 Power Switch 26 Power Jack 28 Communication Connector 30 Headphone Jack 32 Sound Volume 34 Battery Box 36 Recess 38 Connector 40 CPU 42 Scratch RAM 44 VDP 46 video RAM 48 control circuit 50 power supply circuit 52 power supply circuit 54 audio amplification circuit 100 game cartridge 102 connector 104 gate array 106 ROM 108 RAM 110 audio circuit 200 communication cartridge 202 connector 204 cable 206 connector 208 antenna 210 receiving circuit 212 decoding circuit 214 call signal generation circuit 216 message data output circuit 218 modem 2 0 communication control circuit

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pager receiving section for receiving and decoding a pager signal, which is connected to an input / output terminal of the game apparatus, and supplies a signal obtained by decoding the pager receiving section to the game apparatus. A game device communication adapter characterized by the above. 2. A transmission unit for supplying a telephone number and message data from a game device, generating a signal for making a call to the telephone number, and transmitting the message to a connected telephone line. Characteristic game device communication adapter. 3. The game device adapter according to claim 1, wherein a telephone number and a message data are supplied from the game device, a signal for making a call to the telephone number is generated, and the connected telephone line. A communication adapter for game devices, characterized in that the communication device has a transmitter for transmitting the above message.