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Interactive telephone gaming system

  • US 5,186,471 A
  • Filed: 06/21/1991
  • Issued: 02/16/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An interactive telephone gaming apparatus for use in a telephone network which supports transmission of standard DTMF tones to and from telephone stations connected to the network, the gaming apparatus comprising:

  • means for generating and transmitting one or more standard DTMF game tones to a telephone station over said telephone network;

    means for receiving one or more standard DTMF telephone station tones from said telephone station over said telephone network; and

    control means controlling said generating and transmitting means and said receiving means and including comparing means for comparing the one or more DTMF telephone station tones received by said receiving means with the one or more DTMF game tones transmitted by said generating and transmitting means and for enabling signalling to be provided to said telephone station indicative of said comparison;

    whereby upon said telephone station receiving the one or more game tones transmitted by said generating and transmitting means, a player at said telephone station can operate said telephone station to cause DTMF telephone station tones to be transmitted and received by said receiving means so that said signalling enabled by said control means is based on a comparison of whether said DTMF telephone station tones caused to be generated by said player match said game tones transmitted by said generating and transmitting means.

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