Method and apparatus to conduct contest at multiple remote locations

• US 20070238498A1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Studio One Entertainment, Inc. (Aftermaster, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Studio One Entertainment, Inc. (Aftermaster, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ryckman, Lawrence G., Fisher, Paul D.
• Application Number:
  US11/526,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20070238498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/08 Constructional details or arrangements, e.g. housing, wiring, connections, cabinets, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/90 Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/365 the accompaniment information being stored on a host computer and transmitted to a reproducing terminal by means of a network, e.g. public telephone lines

Abstract

A system to conduct a contest. The system defines a number of contest winners to be selected in the contest, defines a reward for each contest winner, defines a deadline date for entering the contest, defines limitations on who can enter the contest, defines a performance category to be used in the contest, provides a plurality of separate remote booths to produce in each of the booths a recorded personal performance by an individual in said both in said performance category, transmits from each of the booths to a selected location by the deadline recorded personal performances in the performance category, selects winners from the transmitted recorded personal performances, and, awards a reward to each of the winners.

Claims

1. A method for conducting a contest, comprising the steps of

(a) defining a number of contest winners to be selected in the contest;

(b) defining a reward for each contest winner,

(c) defining a deadline date for entering the contest;

(d) defining limitations on who can enter the contest;

(e) defining a performance category to be used in the contest;

(f) providing a plurality of separate remote booths to produce in each of said booths a recorded personal performance by an individual in said both in said performance category;

(g) transmitting from each of said booths to a selected location by said deadline recorded personal performances in said performance category;

(h) selecting winners from said transmitted recorded personal performances; and

,

(i) awarding said reward to each of said winners.

2. A contest booth to be utilized in conducting a contest, said booth including

(a) a registration system that defines

(i) the number of contest winners to be selected.

(ii) a reward for each contest winner,

(iii) limitations on who can enter the contest,

(iv) a deadline for entering the contest,

(v) a performance category to be used in the contest;

and,

(b) equipment to record a performance by an individual in the contest booth in said performance category.