Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Inphase Technologies, Inc.

Motofumi Yoshino

Rodney Carl Harris

Hiroshi Kamada

Teruyuki Yoshioka

Takuji Hotta

Takuma Matsunada

Shigenobu Arai

Takao Ohara

Yutaka Iijima

Kazuichi Hirai

A holographic read only memory card which can be coupled to and read by a card reader to which electronic read only memory cards can also be coupled to and read by the card reader is disclosed. The holographic read only memory card comprises: a housing having a compartment for receiving a holographic storage medium; a holographic storage medium having stored thereon holographic data; and optionally a an electronics panel member having an electronic memory component which can be read by the card reader when the holographic read only memory card is coupled to the electronic card reader. The housing comprises one or more card locating members to thereby repeatedly position the holographic read only memory card each time the holographic read only memory card is coupled to the electronic card reader so that the holographic data can be read.

Enabling holographic media backwards compatibility with dual-use media card connector

A card connector which can interchangeably couple a holographic memory card or an electronic memory card to a card reader and/or writer which can then read and/or write to the coupled holographic memory card or electronic memory card. The card connector comprises: a memory card receiving section which can interchangeably receive the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card; and one or more card positioning members which cooperate with one or more card locating members on the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card to thereby repeatedly position the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card each time the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card is coupled to the card reader and/or writer, and is in a fully inserted card position, so that data can be read from and/or written to the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card.

Dual-use media card connector for backwards compatible holographic media card

In a game processor GP that enable a player to play a plurality of games interrelated to each other, flash memory stores a plurality of game programs PG interrelated to each other. SRAM readably and writably stores backup data DG representing the progress of each of games A, B, and C. The player selects one of the game programs PG through a controller to start game play. A deciding unit (CPU) decides whether there is backup data DG for any game related to the game specific to the selected game. Based on a decision as to the backup data DG, a game program changer changes part of the game program PG.

Video game apparatus and method for uniquely enabling play of multiple games

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Uji, Japan

Motofumi Yoshino