Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Data storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Lewis, David L (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Data storage or retrieval
C463S043000, C463S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976392
ABSTRACT:
An advantageous set of external interfaces for home video game platform provide modularity and expandability while maintaining and preserving the proprietary nature of the platform. A disk drive interface provides flexible communications with an internal disk drive. Various serial bus interfaces provide expandability and interconnectability with a variety of internal and external devices including, for example, flash memory, broadband adapters, modems, and various other devices. A 4-port game controller interface provides serial interconnectability with handheld game controllers and various other input/output device. Power supply, digital and analog audio/video connections, and parallel memory expansion connections are also provided.
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Koshima Kazuo
Nishiumi Satoshi
Oira Munehito
Shimizu Dan
Shiota Ko
Garner Werner
Lewis David L
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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