SYSTEM, METHOD AND HANDHELD CONTROLLER FOR MULTI-PLAYER GAMING
First Claim
1. A multi-player bingo game system comprising:
- a bingo game server configured to provide display signals for displaying a multi-player bingo game;
a display system having primary display means, the display system being configured to provide a primary bingo game display of the multi-player bingo game on the primary display means in response to the display signals;
a plurality of bingo game controllers, each bingo game controller having secondary display means for providing a secondary bingo game display and input means for receiving player input; and
communication means for enabling communication between the bingo game server and each of the plurality of bingo game controllers;
wherein the plurality of bingo game controllers are located in proximity to the primary display means such that the primary display means is visible to bingo game players manipulating respective bingo game controllers.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for multi-player gaming. Some embodiments relate to systems having an improved communications infrastructure and improved handheld game controllers, while other embodiments relate to improvements in handling large numbers of players in the multi-player game when played in a game arena with a single large display screen showing the multi-player game images. In one particular embodiment, a bingo system is provided that has a game server controlling a display system to display the multi-player bingo game on the large screen and a plurality of bingo game controllers. Each game controller has a secondary display means for providing a secondary bingo game display and input means for receiving player input. The system further comprises communication means for enabling communication between the game server and each of the plurality of game controllers. The plurality of game controllers are located in proximity to the large display screen such that it is visible to game players manipulating the game controllers while playing the multi-player game.
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32 Claims
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1. A multi-player bingo game system comprising:
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a bingo game server configured to provide display signals for displaying a multi-player bingo game; a display system having primary display means, the display system being configured to provide a primary bingo game display of the multi-player bingo game on the primary display means in response to the display signals; a plurality of bingo game controllers, each bingo game controller having secondary display means for providing a secondary bingo game display and input means for receiving player input; and communication means for enabling communication between the bingo game server and each of the plurality of bingo game controllers; wherein the plurality of bingo game controllers are located in proximity to the primary display means such that the primary display means is visible to bingo game players manipulating respective bingo game controllers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A multi-player bingo game system comprising:
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a bingo game server configured to provide display signals for displaying a multi-player bingo game; a display system having primary display means, the display system being configured to provide a primary bingo game display of the multi-player bingo game on the primary display means in response to the display signals; a plurality of local bingo game controllers, each local bingo game controller having input means for receiving player input relating to the multi-player bingo game, the plurality of local bingo game controllers being located in proximity to the primary display means such that the primary bingo game display is visible to bingo game players manipulating respective local bingo game controllers; communication means for enabling communication between the bingo game server and each of the plurality of local bingo game controllers; and at least one remote bingo game controller located remotely from the primary display means and having secondary display means for displaying a secondary bingo game display of the multi-player bingo game and input means for receiving player input relating to the multi-player bingo game, the at least one remote bingo game controller being in communication with the bingo game server over a network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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