Geography game show
First Claim
1. A multi-media geography game show providing educational credit allowing real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers connected to Internet, comprising:
- a. a central projection screen visible to said contestants and audience participants posing a posted question;
b. two side screens projecting information relevant to the question, said projected information having in the form of video clips, still images or staged drama;
c. timing means for determining time lapsed, to ascertain that a contestant indicates readiness within 4 seconds, and that a question is answered by said contestant, live audience participants and the remote TV audience viewers within 30 seconds;
d. recording means for recording the answers provided by said contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers;
e. validating means for evaluating the correctness of provided answers;
f. rewarding means for providing monetary rewards to said contestants and material rewards to live said live show audience participants and remote TV viewers; and
g. credit issuing means for issuing learning credits to contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers.
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Abstract
A multi-media geography game show allows real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers having Internet connections. Answers to questions related to geography provided within an allotted time period qualify participants for monetary or material rewards, together with learning credits. The learning credits may be converted to college credits by taking appropriate validation tests from accredited educational institutions that have made arrangements with the geography game show. The responses of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers, as well as the rewards and the leaning credits, are electronically processed and appropriate credits are issued using print outs or magnetic media.
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15 Claims
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1. A multi-media geography game show providing educational credit allowing real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers connected to Internet, comprising:
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a. a central projection screen visible to said contestants and audience participants posing a posted question;
b. two side screens projecting information relevant to the question, said projected information having in the form of video clips, still images or staged drama;
c. timing means for determining time lapsed, to ascertain that a contestant indicates readiness within 4 seconds, and that a question is answered by said contestant, live audience participants and the remote TV audience viewers within 30 seconds;
d. recording means for recording the answers provided by said contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers;
e. validating means for evaluating the correctness of provided answers;
f. rewarding means for providing monetary rewards to said contestants and material rewards to live said live show audience participants and remote TV viewers; and
g. credit issuing means for issuing learning credits to contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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