Method, Apparatus, and System for Entertaining Users of an Electronic Information Distribution System
First Claim
1. A method of presenting a game show through a computer network, said method comprising:
- presenting an item to a number of contestants through the computer network;
asking the contestants to answer through the computer network a question about an attribute of the item; and
rewarding a contestant that provides an acceptable answer to the question.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method of presenting a game show through a computer network. The method presents an item to a number of contestants through the computer network. The method asks the contestants to answer through the computer network a question about an attribute of the item. The method also rewards a contestant that provides an acceptable answer to the question. Some embodiments provide a method for presenting a game show over a computer network including receiving, through the computer network, a request from a contestant to register for a game show. The method determines whether the contestant can register for the game show. The method also provides the contestant with a time interval for registering for the game show upon determining that the contestant cannot register for the game show.
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142 Claims
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1. A method of presenting a game show through a computer network, said method comprising:
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presenting an item to a number of contestants through the computer network; asking the contestants to answer through the computer network a question about an attribute of the item; and rewarding a contestant that provides an acceptable answer to the question. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of presenting a game show over a computer network, the method comprising:
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receiving, through the computer network, a request from a contestant to register for a game show; determining whether the contestant can register for the game show; and providing the contestant with a time interval for registering for the game show upon determining that the contestant cannot register for the game show. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 26, 27, 32)
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142. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for presenting a game show through a computer network, the computer program comprising:
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a) a set of instructions for presenting an item to a number of contestants through the computer network; b) a set of instructions for asking the contestants to answer through the computer network a question about an attribute of the item; and c) a set of instructions for rewarding a contestant that provides an acceptable answer to the question.
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