JPS59192385A - Television game system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a television game system in which a game function is integrally attached to a CRT display device such as a television receiver.

<Prior Art> Conventional general television game systems include those that have an integrated CRT (cathode ray tube) dedicated to the game as a display device, and those that utilize the CRT screen of an existing television receiver.

<Problems> In the former case, the game control unit and display device are integrated, so the player must be located near the display device and operate the control unit f; In this case, it was necessary to have an RF converter built into the control unit to convert the game output into an empty channel carrier wave, and to also lead it to the antenna terminal of the television receiver via a cable. It is not possible to move the player far away from the device, and the player must always play while looking at the screen near the display device, which is not very desirable as there is a risk of worsening eyesight.

<Means for Solving Problems> The present invention was made in view of the above points, and provides a CRT having a built-in CPU for games, various interfaces, etc.
A remote control signal receiving section is provided on the front of the display device, while a remote control signal transmitting section is built into the game control unit so that the player can
To provide a television game system in which a game can be played at a sufficient distance from a T display device.

<Examples> The present invention will be described below according to examples shown in the drawings. 1st
The figure shows an external view of one embodiment of the television game system of the present invention using a television receiver as a CRT display device, and FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the same embodiment.

First, in Fig. 1, l indicates the main body of one television,
The receiver body 1 contains a general television receiver circuit including a CRT, a game CPU, various interfaces, etc., and a cassette storage 3 is provided on the front of the receiver body 1, as well as a remote control A signal receiving section 4 is provided, and the cassette storage 3 contains a ROM cassette 5 in which program contents of a predetermined game are stored in advance.
is removably attached. On the other hand, the game control unit 6 also includes a built-in part 7 for transmitting a remote control signal using light or ultrasonic waves.

Next, in FIG. 2, 8 is an antenna, 9 is a tuner, 1
0 is a video intermediate frequency/amplification/detection circuit, 11 is an audio circuit,
12 is a speaker, 18 is a video amplification circuit, 14 is a chroma circuit, +5 is a video output circuit, +6 is a period/deflection circuit, and these constitute a television receiver circuit similar to a general color television receiver. There is. Furthermore, here, such a normal television receiver circuit is provided with a signal switching circuit 17, a game signal generation interface 18,
RAM 19 for video, CPU 2 for game control
0 and an external input interface 21 are additionally built-in, and a game function is provided as well as a television reception function.

In the video game system constructed from the above, the television reception operation is well known and will not be described here, and the game operation will be particularly described below.

First, when the power is turned on and the television receiver circuit is operating, the RO/M cassette 5 of the desired game is stored in the cassette storage 3K on the front of the receiver body 1.

When installed, this means that the external input interface 2I
is input to the game control CPU 20 via
At this time, the television reception mode is switched to the television game mode based on a command from the CPU 20. That is, at this time, due to the switching operation of the signal switching circuit 17, the game signal obtained from the game signal generation interface 18 is transferred to the audio circuit 11, the video amplification and detection circuit 18, instead of the television video signal obtained from the video intermediate frequency amplification/detection circuit IO. The signal is supplied to the circuit 13 and the chroma circuit 14. In this case, when the ROM cassette 5 is installed in the cassette storage 3, the program contents previously stored in the ROM in the cassette are read out via the external input interface 21 and stored in the video RAM'+9 based on the instructions of the CPU 20. Once written, it is read out again and supplied as a game signal to each of the circuits 1113 and 14 through the interface 18 and signal switching circuit 17. As a result, an image corresponding to the game content is displayed on the screen of the CRT 2, similar to a normal video game device, while sound effects are emitted from the speaker I2, and the player operates the game control unit 6 while looking at the screen. You can enjoy the game. In this case, when the control unit 6 is operated, a light or ultrasonic control signal is emitted from the remote control signal transmitting section 7 in response to this operation, and this is received and decoded by the receiving section 4 on the front of the receiver body l. Based on a command from the CPU 20, the game program signal is written into the video RAM 19 together with the game program signal read out from the ROM cassette 5 via the external input interface 21, and a game output signal is created.

And if the player wants to exchange game contents, RO
By simply replacing the M cassette 5, it is possible to enjoy a game with the desired type P program content.

Effects> According to the video game system of the present invention, as described above, a computer equipped with a built-in game CPU, various interfaces, etc.
Since the remote control signal receiving section is provided on the front of the RT display device, and the remote control signal transmitting section is built into the game control unit,
The player can enjoy the game by operating the game control unit at a location far away from the display device, which is preferable not only from the viewpoint of improved operability but also from the viewpoint of maintaining eyesight.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of one embodiment showing the television game system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the same embodiment.
...Cassette storage, 4.Remote control signal reception unit, 5.ROM cassette, 6.Game control unit, 7.Remote control signal transmission unit, 18.Game signal generation interface. ,
20... cPU for game control, 2+... external input interface

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A CRT display device with a built-in CPU for games, various interfaces, etc. has a remote control signal receiving section on the front side, and a game control unit separate from the display device has a built-in remote control signal transmitting section. Display device and game control unit wires
A video game system characterized by being combined in a horizontal manner.