Game based on combinations of words and implemented by computer means
First Claim
1. A game implemented by means of a computer system, the system comprising:
- at least one terminal suitable for presenting data to a player and for enabling the player to provide parameters for the system;
a gaming site coupled to each of said at least one terminal; and
a search engine;
the terminal and the site being suitable for;
submitting requests to the search engine, each request containing a starting word or a plurality of words grouped together in a phrase comprising a starting word and an additional word; and
receiving in response a numerical score representative of the number of hits for the word or the phrase, in a set of web pages indexed by the search engine;
the game comprising the following sequence of successive steps;
a) determining said starting word and submitting a request containing the starting word;
b) receiving an initial score corresponding to said request containing the starting word;
c) selecting an additional word and submitting a request containing a phrase including the starting word and the selected additional word, separated by a separator;
d) receiving the score, lower than the initial score, corresponding to the request made in step c);
e) reiterating steps c) and d) (N−
1) times using a different additional word each time, thus giving N respective scores corresponding to the N additional words selected in succession; and
f) allocating winning points to one or more players in application of a rule that is a function of said N scores and of said parameters supplied to the system by the respective players.
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Abstract
The game uses a computer system with a gaming site coupled to gaming terminals. A search engine receives requests containing a starting word or a combination of a starting word and an additional word, and responds by delivering a numerical score representative of the number of web page hits found. Winning points are allocated to the player finding the additional word which, in combination with the starting word, produces the highest possible score. In a preferred implementation of the game, the starting word is a trademark, thus making it possible to incorporate branding content, and thereby provide an original method of advertising that ensures privileged exposure of the trademark with the actual wording of the trademark constituting one of the essential parameters of the game. The terminal and the players can be installed in a television studio and successive sessions of the game can be broadcast. The terminal could also be a cell phone or a personal computer remotely connected to the gaming site. In another implementation, the starting word is selected by a player from a predefined set of words, or is selected by the gaming site from a predefined set of words. In yet another implementation, the gaming site presents the player with a series of additional words and asks the player to select therefrom or to classify three, four, or five words amongst those proposed to the player, like betting on three, four, or five horses.
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14 Claims
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1. A game implemented by means of a computer system, the system comprising:
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at least one terminal suitable for presenting data to a player and for enabling the player to provide parameters for the system; a gaming site coupled to each of said at least one terminal; and a search engine; the terminal and the site being suitable for; submitting requests to the search engine, each request containing a starting word or a plurality of words grouped together in a phrase comprising a starting word and an additional word; and receiving in response a numerical score representative of the number of hits for the word or the phrase, in a set of web pages indexed by the search engine; the game comprising the following sequence of successive steps; a) determining said starting word and submitting a request containing the starting word; b) receiving an initial score corresponding to said request containing the starting word; c) selecting an additional word and submitting a request containing a phrase including the starting word and the selected additional word, separated by a separator; d) receiving the score, lower than the initial score, corresponding to the request made in step c); e) reiterating steps c) and d) (N−
1) times using a different additional word each time, thus giving N respective scores corresponding to the N additional words selected in succession; andf) allocating winning points to one or more players in application of a rule that is a function of said N scores and of said parameters supplied to the system by the respective players. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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