NOVEL GAMES, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED GAME PLAY IN GAMES OF CHANCE AND GAMES OF SKILL

• US 20120058807A1
• Filed: 06/27/2011
• Published: 03/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Milestone Entertainment LLC
• Original Assignee: Milestone Entertainment LLC
• Inventors: Katz, Randall Mark, Dawson, Gary, Felsher, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,794,630 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/338 using television networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/47 involving branching, e.g. choosing one of several possible scenarios at a given point in time
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/49 Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/409 Data transfer via television network
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/554 by saving game or status data
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8011 Ball
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A variety of games and methods for enhancing game play are provided. In one aspect, a secondary or ancillary game is played in parallel with a first game, such as a lottery ball draw. Yet another embodiment of game play provides for the repurposing of an existing taped game show. The previously recorded game show would be segmented into subsets of issues, for example, presentation of questions or answers (as in the case of Jeopardy), those issues would be presented to one or more players, a response would be received from those players, and the answer would be compared to the correct answer. Scoring would then rank players relative to one another or to indicate the amount of the prize.

Claims

1. A method for repurposing a previously recorded game show, the game show including the presentation of issues to game show participants, comprising the steps of:

segmenting the previously recorded game show into issues,

presenting the issue to one or more player,

receiving a response from the one or more players,

comparing the response to the correct answer, and

scoring the answer.

2. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the issue comprise a subset of issues.

3. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 2 wherein the subissue comprises a question.

4. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 2 wherein the subissue comprises an answer.

5. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the issues are presented to one player.

6. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the issues are presented to more than one player.

7. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 6 wherein players are ranked relative to one another.

8. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein scoring comprises ranking the players relative to one another.

9. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the scoring comprises indicating the amount of the prize.

10. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the players participate via an interactive video display.

11. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein players participate via the internet.

12. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the players participate via a computer based network.