Portable electronic device for use in conjunction with a screen
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, including at least an optical reception means, a microcomputer processing signals received, a display device for displaying signals coming from the microcomputer, an electrical energy source for supplying various circuits, a keyboard permitting a user to enter data into the microcomputer, and a storage means for storing data entered by means of one of the keyboard and the optical reception means, a method of using said microcomputer of said portable electronic device comprising the steps of:
- receiving by way of the optical reception means, and storing in the storage means, data about a game scenario for participation in a program, said data is transmitted by a program transmitting unit at a beginning of said program and displayed with said program on a display means, said data including a chronological development of said game scenario;
authorizing recording, during one or more predetermined periods, of data entered at the keyboard by the user of the device in response to one or more displayed questions output from said program;
processing the data entered at the keyboard as a function of downloaded data; and
outputting results based on said processing.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a optical reception device, (R), a microcomputer (4) which is appropriate for processing the signals received, a display device (6), an electrical energy source for supplying the various circuits, a keyboard (8), and a device (12) for storing data. The microcomputer (4) is programmed to permit the user of the device to participate in a televised program which is unfolding according to a predetermined chronology by entering at the keyboard responses to questions posed on the screen during the unfolding of the program. Its application is to televised games.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, including at least an optical reception means, a microcomputer processing signals received, a display device for displaying signals coming from the microcomputer, an electrical energy source for supplying various circuits, a keyboard permitting a user to enter data into the microcomputer, and a storage means for storing data entered by means of one of the keyboard and the optical reception means, a method of using said microcomputer of said portable electronic device comprising the steps of:
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receiving by way of the optical reception means, and storing in the storage means, data about a game scenario for participation in a program, said data is transmitted by a program transmitting unit at a beginning of said program and displayed with said program on a display means, said data including a chronological development of said game scenario; authorizing recording, during one or more predetermined periods, of data entered at the keyboard by the user of the device in response to one or more displayed questions output from said program; processing the data entered at the keyboard as a function of downloaded data; and outputting results based on said processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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