Patent ID: 6540610
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A63F,H04N

Abstract:
An entertainment system, comprising:a digital imaging device, comprising: an imaging unit for capturing multi-color, high-resolution image data; and a memory for storing the captured image data; a video game machine for playing video games, comprising: a first connector for connection to said imaging device for receiving the captured image data from said imaging device; a graphics processor for converting in real-time the captured image data from multi-color, high-resolution image data into fewer-color, low-resolution image data; and a second connector for connection to a personal digital assistant (PDA) for outputting the converted image data and an image processing application program for processing the converted image data to the PDA; the digital imaging device and the PDA being simultaneously connected to said first and second connectors, respectively; and the PDA, comprising: a control unit for executing said image processing application program to process the converted image data into processed image data; the control unit supplying the processed image data to said video game machine via the second connector; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the processed image data to another PDA via wireless communication.