Patent ID: 6712704
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
A video game system for executing a video game program and generating game play graphics for display on a user's display comprising:a game processing system for executing a video game program and generating game play graphics on a user's display; communications circuitry, coupled in use to said game processing system and to a user's communications network, for linking said game processing system to a server; a writeable mass storage device coupled in use to said game processing system for storing at least graphics data loaded therein, wherein said writeable mass storage device has a unique security code associated therewith, a mass storage device controller including cryptographic processing circuitry for performing encyption operations using said unique security code, for controlling access to said writeable mass storage device, and for generating a game request packet and transmitting the game request packet to said server.