Codeword matching game using a mass media network
First Claim
1. A game comprising a distinct codeword for each player, wherein said player matches a part of said codeword with one or more codes, and wherein said code is associated with a specific event that occurs during either one of, or both of, a program or a commercial advertisement broadcast over a mass media network, wherein:
- (a) said game comprises a code table which associates said code to an event that could potentially occur during said program;
or (b) said code is broadcast on said program or on a commercial advertisement.
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Abstract
The home viewing audience of a program that is broadcast over a television or other mass media network plays a game by matching events on the program or its commercials with a personal telephone number or similar personal codeword. In one version, the organizers distribute a code table listing events that might occur on the program, and associate a code with each such event. A player watches for events listed on the code table, hoping to match the associated codes to parts of his codeword. A player becomes eligible to win if his entire codeword is successfully matched to codes of events that actually occur on the program, and may telephone a predetermined telephone number to declare his eligibility to win prizes. A second version of the game is like the first except there is no code table; the players watch for direct appearances of the codes themselves.
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20 Claims
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1. A game comprising a distinct codeword for each player, wherein said player matches a part of said codeword with one or more codes, and wherein said code is associated with a specific event that occurs during either one of, or both of, a program or a commercial advertisement broadcast over a mass media network, wherein:
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(a) said game comprises a code table which associates said code to an event that could potentially occur during said program;
or(b) said code is broadcast on said program or on a commercial advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 6. A code table, for playing a game, comprising a listing of potential events associated with a particular program broadcast over a mass media network and a discrete code associated with each potential event.
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