Virtual Gaming System and Method

• US 20160059135A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Highlight Games Limited (Cherry AB)
• Original Assignee: Highlight Games Limited (Cherry AB)
• Inventors: Wright, Robert J., Whittle, Stewart James, Green, Timothy Patrick Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 10,898,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/49 Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams

Abstract

A virtual interactive archive video sports game configured to generate a virtual gaming match between two opponents is disclosed. The system includes a user input, a video clip database, a challenges database, a display and a processor. The user input is configured to receive at least one opponent selection input and at least one challenge selection input. The video clip database is configured with a plurality of video clips between the two opponents. The challenges database is configured with a plurality of challenges relating to the video clips in the video clip database. The display is configured to present the video clips, challenges and results data to the user. The processor is configured with a virtual match selection engine configured to randomly select more than one video clip between the two opponents, a challenge selection engine configured to randomly select at least one challenge from the challenge database and receive at least one challenge selection input and a results engine configured to generate results data based on whether or not the challenges are met by the randomly selected video clip, between the two opponents.

Claims

1. A virtual gaming system configured to generate a virtual gaming match between two opponents, the system comprising:

a user input configured to receive at least one opponent selection input and at least one challenge selection input;

a video clip database configured with a plurality of archive video clips between the two opponents;

a challenges database configured with a plurality of challenges relating to the video clips in the video clip database;

a display configured to present the video clips, challenges and results data to the user; and

a processor configured with a virtual match selection engine configured to randomly select more than one archive video clip between the two opponents, a challenge selection engine configured to randomly select at least one challenge from the challenge database and receive at least one challenge selection input and a results engine configured to generate results data based on whether or not the challenges are met by the randomly selected video clips between the two opponents.

2. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein the user input is a touch screen input integrated into the display.

3. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein each of the archive video clips in the video clip database relate to a match between two opponents, each video clip being stored with associated metadata identifying the identity of opponents playing and challenge-related attributes of the match.

4. The virtual gaming system of claim 3 wherein the metadata identifies at least one of:

a team winning the match, a total number of goals scored in the match, and goal scores of each opponent.

5. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein the challenges database include queries for the user including at least one of:

to predict the opponent winning the match, to predict the total number of goals scored in the match, and to predict the goal scores of each opponent.

6. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein challenges selection engine is configured to generate odds for each challenge selection.

7. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein the metadata identifies subsidiary challenge data including at least one of:

saves, misses, tackles, crowd sizes, crowd scenes, fouls, referee decisions and cards awarded.

8. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein challenges database include subsidiary challenge queries for the user including at least one of:

to predict a number of saves, to predict a number of misses, to predict a number of tackles, to predict a crowd size, to predict goal times, to predict a crowd scene, to predict a number of fouls, to predict a referee decision and to predict a number of cards awarded.

9. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein challenges selection engine is configured to generate odds for each subsidiary challenge selection.

10. The virtual gaming system of claim 1 wherein the user input, display and processor integrated into a user device including a network interface and the a video clip database and challenges database are coupled to the user device via a data network.

11. A virtual gaming method configured to generate a virtual gaming match between two opponents, the method comprising:

receiving at least one opponent selection input and at least one challenge selection input;

providing a video clip database configured with a plurality of video clips between the two opponents;

providing a challenges database configured with a plurality of challenges relating to the video clips in the video clip database;

providing a display configured to present the video clips, challenges and results data to the user; and

providing a processor configured with a virtual match selection engine configured to randomly select more than one video clip between the two opponents, a challenge selection engine configured to randomly select at least one challenge from the challenge database and receive at least one challenge selection input and a results engine configured to generate results data based on whether or not the challenges are met by the randomly selected video between the two opponents.

12. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 further comprising providing a touch screen input integrated into the display.

13. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein each of the video clips in the video clip database relate to a match between two opponents, each video clip being stored with associated metadata identifying the identity of opponents playing and challenge-related attributes of the match.

14. The virtual gaming method of claim 13 wherein the metadata identifies at least one of:

a team winning the match, a total number of goals scored in the match, and goal scores of each opponent.

15. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein the challenges database include queries for the user including at least one of:

to predict the opponent winning the match, to predict the total number of goals scored in the match, and to predict the goal scores of each opponent.

16. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein challenges selection engine is configured to generate odds for each challenge selection.

17. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein the metadata identifies subsidiary challenge data including at least one of:

saves, misses, tackles, crowd sizes, crowd scenes, fouls, referee decisions and cards awarded.

18. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein challenges database include subsidiary challenge queries for the user including at least one of:

to predict a number of saves, to predict a number of misses, to predict a number of tackles, to predict a crowd size, to predict a crowd scene, to predict a number of fouls, to predict a referee decision and to predict a number of cards awarded.

19. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein challenges selection engine is configured to generate odds for each subsidiary challenge selection.

20. The virtual gaming method of claim 11 wherein the user input, display and processor integrated into a user device including a network interface and the a video clip database and challenges database are coupled to the user device via a data network.