Electronic card and board game
First Claim
1. An electronic game board comprising a data input means including a keyboard and a remote data entry means, a data processing means including a data storage, a data output means including a display, and data transmission means;
- said data processing means being responsive to said data input means and storing in said data storage bingo card numbers and a bingo pattern being played;
said data output means being controlled by said data processing means and signaling the current status of a bingo game;
said data input means inputting commands and data including called bingo numbers;
said called bingo numbers being independent of said bingo card numbers and said bingo pattern;
said status being determined by said data processing means as a result of a mutual comparison of said called bingo numbers with said bingo card numbers and with said bingo pattern;
in combination with at least one tangible bingo card being played with the help of said electronic bingo game board; and
said tangible bingo card bearing identification numbers and bingo numbers identical to said bingo card numbers stored in said data storage; and
communication channel means operatively interconnecting remotely located means to said remote data entry means to deliver at least a portion of said commands and data from said remotely located means to said electronic game board via said remote data entry means.
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Abstract
An electronic card and board game in which the players and/or leaders of the game are assisted by a microprocessor in the selection of random numbers for the game, and in monitoring the current status of the game as applicable to one or more playing cards bearing information relevant to the game. This information is presented in two distinct forms; the first form being convenient for human perception, and the second form being convenient for machine reading. The current status of the game is displayed upon a game board display shaped as a traditional game card, e.g. "Bingo" card. The display indicates the conditions of: a complete match, a partial match, or no match between the data read-in from a number of game cards and the data entered via a keyboard of the game board or a pseudo-random number generated.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic game board comprising a data input means including a keyboard and a remote data entry means, a data processing means including a data storage, a data output means including a display, and data transmission means;
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said data processing means being responsive to said data input means and storing in said data storage bingo card numbers and a bingo pattern being played; said data output means being controlled by said data processing means and signaling the current status of a bingo game; said data input means inputting commands and data including called bingo numbers; said called bingo numbers being independent of said bingo card numbers and said bingo pattern; said status being determined by said data processing means as a result of a mutual comparison of said called bingo numbers with said bingo card numbers and with said bingo pattern; in combination with at least one tangible bingo card being played with the help of said electronic bingo game board; and said tangible bingo card bearing identification numbers and bingo numbers identical to said bingo card numbers stored in said data storage; and communication channel means operatively interconnecting remotely located means to said remote data entry means to deliver at least a portion of said commands and data from said remotely located means to said electronic game board via said remote data entry means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In combination, a predetermined set of bingo cards, and an electronic bingo game board for playing at least one bingo card out of said predetermined set;
- said electronic bingo game board comprising;
a data input means including a keyboard, a bingo card reader, and a remote data entry means, a data processing means including a storage means and a pseudo random bingo numbers generating means, and a data output means including a display means and a data transmission means; said data processing means being responsive to said data input means and controlling said data output means based upon a number of factors relevant to a bingo game being played including results of comparisons between; bingo card numbers in said at least one bingo card, and called bingo numbers, and a bingo pattern being played;
said data input means entering data identifying said bingo game including;said bingo pattern, and said called bingo numbers and commands to generate pseudo random bingo numbers in lieu of said called bingo numbers, and an alphanumerial identification number of said at least one bingo card and said bingo card numbers;
said data output means displaying and transmitting the information relevant to said bingo game including;a game completion message if a bingo is achieved, and an indication of the matches between said bingo card numbers and said called bingo numbers, and data entered via said data input means; and communication channel means operatively interconnecting remotely located means to said remote data entry means to deliver at least a portion of said data identifying said bingo game from said remotely located means to said electronic game board via said remote data entry means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
- said electronic bingo game board comprising;
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