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RKRM wrote:
> That would be sweet if you could load the games onto say a hard drive
on
> your pc and turn on you Xbox with a remote and scan the HD for what
game you
> wnated to play. If I am not mistaken this can be done with a modded
Xbox.
> Games are loaded on the hard drive and there is a hack for remote on
off.
Since people aren't reading the patent first before commenting, the
functions it describes go far beyond a simple universal remote control
(which is what Microsoft's Gates tried to show during CES 2005 and it
didn't work) or game synching. Just one of the functions described in
the patent is to use the processing power of the central unit, PC or
PS3, to supplement the games processing on the portable. Also, it is
about streaming media from the central unit. Here is an article that
spells out the features in more readable form than a patent, but now it
is patented so if Microsoft tries to copy it, they will have to pay
royalties:
http://news.com.com/Sony+eyes+wireless+PSP+connections/2100-1047_3-5545380.html?tag=st.rn
Sony eyes wireless PSP connections
January 21, 2005
Sony's new PlayStation Portable could download games via public Wi-Fi
hot spots and swap content with the living room version of the
PlayStation.
Those and other scenarios are described in a recently published patent
application that cites numerous possible methods for wirelessly
connecting a portable game machine with various types of
Internet-connected devices.
Patent application 20040266529 was filed in June 2003 by Masayuki
Chatani, senior vice president of the Broadband Strategy Group of Sony
Computer Entertainment, and assigned to Sony Computer Entertainment
America. The application was published three weeks ago by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.
A SCEA representative did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
The application describes several methods for using wireless
connections to expand the functionality of a portable game machine.
Sony entered the portable game market last month with the PlayStation
Portable, which includes wireless-networking capability via an 802.11b
Wi-Fi connection. Currently available only in Japan, the PSP
tentatively is set to arrive in North America by late March.
Sony executives have talked broadly about using the PSP for functions
besides playing games stored on the company's Universal Media Disc
format, but the patent application goes well beyond any public
discussions.
The application describes a number of scenarios for connecting a
portable game player to a "base computing device," which could be a PC,
a central server or an advanced game console such as the upcoming
PlayStation 3.
Under one scenario, the central computer would be used as a "content
execution server," processing chunks of software code too complex for
the portable gadget to crunch.
"The content execution server will act as a base computing device that
will execute program instructions of the game and then transmit, via
the wireless transceiver,...processed active program instructions
to the portable game device," according to the application. "By
preprocessing the game instructions at the content execution
server...the receiving devices will not be required to have robust
processing circuitry, which is commonly required to execute typical
game programs that involve sophisticated mathematical operations,
lighting adjustments, and graphics...The receiving device can
concentrate on providing video display and providing audio output to
the user."
The application goes on to describe a number of methods for using a
wireless connection to download content to a portable device to get
around limited storage and processing capacity on a handheld gadget. In
one scenario, games and other content would be stored on a central
server and uploaded to the portable device when needed.
"In addition to games, it should be understood that the data being held
by the content execution server may also include other digital data,"
according to the application. "Examples of other digital data may
include, but (are) not limited to, movies, DVD data, music, or other
entertainment or business digital content."
Sony executives have spoken broadly about using the PSP as a multimedia
device. In a recent interview with CNET News.com, Sony Corporation of
America CEO Howard Stringer spoke of the PSP as a key tool for
broadening the reach of Sony's Connect music service and other media
ventures.
A server connection could also be used for e-commerce, enabling gadget
owners to buy games and other content or rent games that would be good
for a limited number of uses.
While the application most frequently cites PCs and living room game
consoles as server connections, it also envisions Wi-Fi on the go.
"In today's wired world, many users are able to access hot spots free
of charge in many locations such as coffeehouses, airports, gas
stations, and the like," according to the application. "Once the user
is close enough to the access point, the user can log in to the
Internet server and use their previously purchased games or purchase
new games for entertainment. In another embodiment, the remote access
user can access their own video games that are stored on their home
system, such as the content execution server or a game CD loaded into a
game console."
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