Interactive system allowing real time participation
Patent 5860862 Issued on January 19, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 5, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 5, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent Referencesmethod of evaluating data relating to a common subject System for automatic collection and distribution of player statistics for electronic dart games Patent #: 5114155 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 583408 filed on 01/05/1996US Classes:463/40, With communication link (e.g., television broadcast, etc.)463/1, INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.)463/9In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a participant (e.g., problem eliciting response, puzzle, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Harrison, Jessica J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63F 009/00AbstractAn interactive apparatus and method allows the participants to compete in an interactive game based on an event which is occurring in real time. A ticker tape or some other visual display or audio broadcast or the like is shown or broadcast on a device of an interactive apparatus with real time score values indicative of the players' performance in the event. Using the interactive apparatus, the participants select and trade members on the team using a menu displayed or broadcast on the interactive device. The menu provides relevant information regarding the performance of the participant's team, and allows the participant to select and trade members on the participant's team with members listed in a contest roster database while the event is occurring in real time. By allowing the participant to interact in real time, the intellectual challenge and emotional enjoyment of the interactive game are greatly enhanced.Field of SearchINCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA (E.G., COMPUTER/VIDEO GAME, ETC.)In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a participant (e.g., problem eliciting response, puzzle, etc.) With communication link (e.g., television broadcast, etc.) Telephonic (e.g., modem, etc.) Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.) | |
