Video game (2004)
Nintendo has a patent that covers the software in video game systems, and is another one targeted by the EFF in its "patent-busting" project because it's overly broad, the group says.
Patent 6,672,963 covers, just in its first claim, "a computer system including: a microprocessor of a first type, a writable memory coupled to said first type microprocessor, at least one user input device coupled to said first type microprocessor, a sound generator coupled to said first type microprocessor display circuitry coupled to said first type microprocessor... a method of adapting said computer system to play interactive games written for a handheld video game platform different from said computer system..."
Fierce battle over intellectual property
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