Method and system for providing an environment for the delivery of interactive gaming services
First Claim
1. A gaming station for providing at least one user access to a plurality of games comprising:
- a top surface having a plurality of access ports;
a plurality of side walls, connected to the top surface, having a plurality of access ports; and
an internal compartment, defined by said top surface and at least one of said plurality of side walls, for containing at least two computers.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for creating an Interactive Services Facility through which interactive services can be delivered. In one embodiment, the present invention also provides a method and system for repurposing a physical structure to enable the delivery of interactive services and, more specifically, to a method and system of creating a gaming environment within a repurposed movie theater structure. The modification of a facility in accordance with the present invention creates an Interactive Services Facility with an operational environment capable of delivering interactive services, such as gaming, to users. The operational environment is enabled by the present invention through novel systems and methods of modifying the infrastructure of a facility and providing novel operational systems for the delivery of interactive services.
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74 Claims
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1. A gaming station for providing at least one user access to a plurality of games comprising:
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a top surface having a plurality of access ports;
a plurality of side walls, connected to the top surface, having a plurality of access ports; and
an internal compartment, defined by said top surface and at least one of said plurality of side walls, for containing at least two computers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of modifying aisle space in a theater having stratified seating wherein a first row, having a plurality of fixed seats, is lower in elevation relative to a second row, having a plurality of fixed seats and wherein the first row and the second row are separated by a first aisle space, comprising the steps of:
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removing the plurality of fixed seats from the first row;
removing the plurality of fixed seats from the second row;
installing a platform structure that increases the first row elevation; and
inserting a plurality of interactive service stations in said first row and in said second row wherein the first row and the second row are separated by a second aisle space and wherein the second aisle space is greater than the first aisle space. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of modifying aisle space in a theater wherein a first row, having a plurality of seats, is separated from a second row, having a plurality of seats, by a first aisle space, comprising the steps of:
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removing the plurality of seats from the first row;
removing the plurality of seats from the second row; and
inserting a plurality of gaming stations in said first row and in said second row wherein the first row and the second row are separated by a second aisle space and wherein the second aisle space is greater than the first aisle space.
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32. A modified theater for the provision of interactive services to a plurality of users, comprising:
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a back wall;
a front wall having a wide-area screen wherein said screen has a base area, two side areas, and a top area;
a floor;
a plurality of side walls in physical communication with said back wall and said front wall;
a monitoring station proximate to said front wall;
a plurality of gaming stations, each having at least one computer, dispersed throughout the theater; and
an event area for the staging of interactive service events. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A facility for the provision of interactive services to a plurality of users, comprising:
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a plurality of gaming stations arranged in a plurality of rows;
a floor having at least two different elevations wherein said floor operates as a foundation for each of said rows of gaming stations; and
a front wall having a projection screen.
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