Party play DVD game

• US 20050026699A1
• Filed: 06/24/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Screenlife, LLC (Paramount Global (f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc.))
• Original Assignee: Screenlife, LLC (Paramount Global (f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc.))
• Inventors: Kinzer, Craig E., Kuper, William, Hendricks, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,285,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/43
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00018 played along an endless track
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00249 all parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00488 with means for limiting the size of the playing field A63F2003/00971 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00006 Board games played along a linear track, e.g. game of goose, snakes and ladders, along an endless track A63F3/00028 - A63F3/00157, A63F3/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0023 Foldable, rollable, collapsible or segmented boards A63F3/027 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00895 Accessories for board games A63F3/00697 takes precedence; game accessories of general use A63F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

A DVD game that employs a method for randomly shuffling through a large set of video and/or audio clips using a DVD player is disclosed. The DVD game may be used as a parlor-type game including a game board plus moveable play pieces, trivia question cards, random name cards, a numbered die, and a challenge die. Alternatively, the DVD game may be used in a party-play environment, i.e., where a DVD player repeatedly displays clips (including various puzzles and questions) stored on a DVD disc on a display device. The selection of clips from the DVD disc is performed in a random shuffling manner.

Claims

1. A DVD entertainment system, comprising:

a DVD player coupled to a display device for displaying clips, wherein each clip includes a puzzle and a corresponding answer; and

a DVD disc storing clips for display by the DVD player on the display device, and further storing DVD player executable instructions which, when executed by the DVD player, cause the DVD player to repeatedly, and without user intervention;

select a clip stored on the DVD disc; and

display the selected clip on the display device.

2. The DVD entertainment system of claim 1, wherein selecting a clip stored on the DVD disc comprises randomly selecting a clip from the clips stored on the DVD disc such that all clips stored on the DVD disc are selected before any one clip is selected a second time.

3. The DVD entertainment system of claim 1, wherein the DVD disc stores the clips in a plurality of sets of clips.

4. The DVD entertainment system of claim 3, wherein selecting a clip stored on the DVD disc comprises:

randomly selecting one of the plurality of sets of clips; and

randomly selecting a clip from the selected set of clips, such that all clips in the selected set of clips are selected before any one clip in the selected set of clips is selected for a second time.

5. The DVD entertainment system of claim 1, wherein displaying the selected clip on the display device comprises:

displaying the selected clip'"'"'s puzzle;

delaying for a predetermined amount of time; and

displaying the selected clip'"'"'s corresponding answer.

6. The DVD entertainment system of claim 5, wherein displaying the selected clip on the display device further comprises delaying for a second predetermined amount of time after displaying the selected clip'"'"'s corresponding answer.

7. A DVD disc for use by a DVD player coupled to a display device, the DVD disc bearing DVD player-readable information, comprising:

a plurality of clips for display by the DVD player on the display device, wherein each of the plurality of clips comprises a puzzle and an answer; and

DVD player-executable instructions which, when executed on the DVD player, cause the DVD player to repeatedly;

select one of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc; and

display the selected clip on the display device.

8. The DVD disc of claim 7, wherein selecting one of the plurality of stored clips on the DVD disc comprises randomly selecting a clip from the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc such that all of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc are selected before any one clip is selected a second time.

9. The DVD disc of claim 7, wherein the DVD disc stores the plurality of clips in a plurality of sets of clips on the DVD disc.

10. The DVD disc of claim 9, wherein selecting one of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc comprises:

randomly selecting one of the plurality of sets of clips; and

randomly selecting a clip from the selected set of clips, such that all clips in the selected set of clips are selected before any one clip in the selected set of clips is selected for a second time.

11. The DVD disc of claim 7, wherein displaying the selected clip on the display device comprises:

displaying the selected clip'"'"'s puzzle;

delaying for a predetermined amount of time; and

displaying the selected clip'"'"'s corresponding answer.

12. The DVD disc of claim 11, wherein displaying the selected clip on the display device further comprises delaying for a second predetermined amount of time after displaying the selected clip'"'"'s corresponding answer.

13. A method, executed by a DVD player coupled to a display device, for displaying a plurality of clips stored on a DVD disc, each clip comprising a puzzle and a corresponding answer, the method comprising:

repeatedly;

selecting one of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc; and

displaying the selected clip on the display device coupled to the DVD player.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein selecting one of the plurality of stored clips on the DVD disc comprises randomly selecting one of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc such that all of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc are selected before the one clip is selected a second time.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the DVD disc stores the plurality of clips in a plurality of sets of clips on the DVD disc, and wherein selecting one of the plurality of clips stored on the DVD disc comprises:

randomly selecting one of the plurality of sets of clips; and

randomly selecting a clip from the selected set of clips, such that all clips in the selected set of clips are selected before any one clip in the selected set of clips is selected for a second time.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein displaying the selected clip on the display device comprises:

displaying the selected clip'"'"'s puzzle;

delaying for a predetermined amount of time; and

display the selected clip'"'"'s corresponding answer.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the selected clip on the display device further comprises delaying for a second predetermined amount of time after displaying the selected clip'"'"'s corresponding answer.