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Televised bingo game system

  • US 5,297,802 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1992
  • Issued: 03/29/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A television game show system comprising:

  • (A) a computer system for generating a required number of sheets each containing a preselected number of unique bingo cards from the pool of all potential bingo cards, for distribution to bingo players in a television station'"'"'s viewing area, with each sheet having a unique identification number assigned thereto;

    (B) at least one variable content printing means to print out each sheet of bingo cards;

    (C) a telephone system for providing to the computer system information received via a telephone connection which pertains to at least an identification of a player and the sheet identification number for an associated sheet of bingo cards;

    (D) means responsive to receipt of a sheet identification number for regenerating the contents of an associated sheet of bingo cards and for storing information in a first database relating to the regenerated contents of the cards on the associated sheet and the associated player identification that was received via the telephone connection;

    (E) means to define to the computer system at least one winning pattern on a bingo card that is used to determine winners of a bingo game;

    (F) means to randomly select bingo numbers one at a time from a pool of all seventy-five possible bingo numbers;

    (G) means to inform a television audience of the bingo numbers as they are selected;

    (H) means to enter the selected bingo numbers into the computer system;

    (I) means to determine if a selected bingo number matches a number that is included in the set of numbers on each bingo card whose information is stored in said first database;

    (J) means to determine if there is a pattern of matched bingo numbers on a card that is the same as a defined wining bingo pattern;

    (K) means to determine the identification of the players associated with a winning bingo card; and

    (L) means to inform the television audience the player identification of the bingo game winners.

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