Game process with mode of competition based on facial similarities

• US 20110183764A1
• Filed: 01/20/2011
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gregg Franklin Eargle
• Original Assignee: Gregg Franklin Eargle
• Inventors: Eargle, Gregg Franklin
• Application Number:
  US12/930,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20110183764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/43
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/695 Imported photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8094 Unusual game types, e.g. virtual cooking

Abstract

This invention is a method of conducting a competitive, interactive, multi-media game where the mode of competition is based on an individual'"'"'s facial characteristics most closely resembling the facial characteristics of a randomly drawn composite picture, wherein the composite picture is drawn by randomly selecting facial features from a database of facial features. Using a computer database of facial features (head shapes, eyes, eyebrows, noses, mouths, hair, and the like), a composite picture of a face is generated by randomly choosing one facial feature at a time. Once a composite picture is generated, the competition begins. The objective of the competitive game is to find the “real life” person (or being) who looks the most like the generated composite picture in a predetermined amount of time.

Claims

1. A process for conducting a multi-media, interactive, competitive game in which a composite face is drawn by randomly selecting facial features from a database of various head shapes, various eyes, various noses, various mouths, various chins, various eyebrows and various hair styles and then declaring the winner to be the discovered “

real life”

individual whose facial features are chosen, by a judging system, within a predetermined amount of time, to most closely match the composite face along, with a second winner being the individual who discovered the aforementioned winner.

2. The process of claim 1 wherein the database of facial features can be obtained from various sources including but not limited to hand drawn pictures or preexisting computer software, such as is used by law enforcement personnel to draw composite faces of criminals or any technology photographic technology which allows the isolation of facial features from a photograph.

3. The process of claim 1 wherein the drawn composite picture is displayed to the audience through some form of publicity including but not limited to a private home audience, a computer internet audience, a television audience, a billboard audience and the like.

4. The process of claim 1 wherein the participating viewers observe the drawn composite face to determine if they themselves may resemble the drawn face or if they know anyone who looks like the composite face.

5. The process of claim 1 wherein viewers submit photographs of anyone they think resembles the drawn composite picture to the contest judging system.

6. The process of claim 1 wherein the submissions are no longer accepted after a predetermined amount of time and a decision is made by the judging system as to the one submission who looks the most like the drawn composite picture.

7. The process of claim 1 wherein there would be two winners announced comprised of the one chosen that most closely resembles the composite picture and the person who submitted that photograph.