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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Ankur Varma, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ankur Varma, San Francisco, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A handheld gaming device having a non-removable hard disk drive memory is used to perform gaming and non-gaming functions. The hard disk drive memory provides internal mass storage that is utilizable for storing various types of game-related information and non-game-related information. In one embodiment, the hard disk drive is configured to store selected portions of data in assigned regions of memory. The internal mass storage can be used to store saved game data, game specific data, and can be used as a buffer while streaming content from a remote server or drive. The internal mass storage also can be used to store other types of information, such as calendar information, personal appointments, maps, photographs, and other third party game related information.