To interactive computer games
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1. A computer implemented game comprising:
- computing system for playing a computer game;
a game playing computer program stored in said computing system, said game program including interactive characters representing participants in a contest;
a smart card reader connected to said computing system which is periodically queried to determine the presence of a smart card; and
a smart card having stored therein data pertaining to a feature of a game being played;
said smart card data being read by said game playing software which enables said game to be played.
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Abstract
A computer implemented game which uses a smart card for obtaining additional game features. The computer software running on the computing system includes a portion of code which is generally locked from use. The locked portion of code represents additional characters, levels of play, and other game playing enhancements which may be played in the game. Unlocking of the code set occurs when a user has the appropriate smart card representing the character. Alternatively, the game playing computer software may receive installable code from the smart card which defines additional characters for level of play for the user.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer implemented game comprising:
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computing system for playing a computer game;
a game playing computer program stored in said computing system, said game program including interactive characters representing participants in a contest;
a smart card reader connected to said computing system which is periodically queried to determine the presence of a smart card; and
a smart card having stored therein data pertaining to a feature of a game being played;
said smart card data being read by said game playing software which enables said game to be played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented game comprising:
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a smart card containing an electronic address of a remote computing system containing computer code necessary for playing a computer game;
a smart card reader for receiving said smart card; and
a computer system connected to said smart card reader, said computer system having stored therein computer code for playing a game, said computer system executing said game playing computer code in response to a user selection made through a graphical interface of said computer system, said computer code including instructions for obtaining the electronic address from said smart card of a remote computer containing related game playing computer code;
said computer system including a browser application responsive to said user selection for accessing said remote computer using said electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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