COMPATIBLE ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM

• Main Authors: TANAKA, MASAYOSHI, AKAZAWA, TORU, SUZUOKI, MASAKAZU, FURUHASHI, MAKOTO, OKADA, TOYOSHI, YAMAMOTO, YASUYUKI, YUTAKA, TEIJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Japanese
• Published: 07.09.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS

An entertainment device capable of using software for older models is disclosed. In normal mode, an MPU (100) operates as a main CPU, a GP (110) operates as a graphics processor, and an IOP (120) operates as an input/output sub processor. In compatible mode in which software for older models can be...