Personalized wireless video game system

Abstract

A video game system is described which includes a wireless game controller which stores information about the user of the controller. The controller includes a memory for storing the information. The information is communicated through wireless transmissions to a processor which can operate a video game. The personalized information can include, for example, the user's name, skill level, preferred characters, handicaps, limitations, and / or historical game scores. The game controllers can include a wireless receiver for receiving communications from the processor to update information stored in the controller. Several different communication operations and protocols are described, including storing a user identification code in the controller with corresponding detailed information stored in the processor, or storing detailed information in the hand held controller and down loading the information to the processor.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to video games and in particular the present invention relates to wireless control of a video game system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]With the advancements in video game systems, personalized operation is becoming more desirable. Original video games allowed any user to operate the game at different skill levels which were selected at the start of the game. Each user, however, was treated the same during operation of the game. It would be desirable to allow each user to have a personality which interacts with the game, such that video game have the ability to “recognize” a user and adjust game operation accordingly.[0003]Video game systems typically include one or more controllers for controlling the operation of a video game. These controllers are connected to a central processing unit through a communication bus cable. The video game user, therefore, is restricted in possible operating locations. That is, a u...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0007]In particular, one embodiment of the present invention describes a personalized portable video game controller comprising a wireless transmitter for transmitting user personalized information and video game control signals to a video game processor, input controls for generating the control signals in response to movements by a user, a non-volatile memory for storing the user personalized information, and a receiver for receiving wireless transmissions from the video game processor. The received wireless transmissions including data to be stored in the non-volatile memory.

[0008]In another embodiment

Problems solved by technology

The video game user, therefore, is restricted in possible operating locations.

That is, a user cannot play a game from a relatively remote location.

Further, because the game controllers are attached to the central processing unit, a portable personalized controller cannot be provided.

Images