Method and apparatus for interactive real time distributed gaming
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1. A method for playing an interactive distributed game, the method comprising:
- transmitting a play prediction to a scoring database on a game server;
determining an actual play outcome;
transmitting an actual play outcome representation to a remote terminal; and
scoring said play prediction based on said actual play outcome.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for playing an interactive real time distributed game including receiving at a scoring database a next play prediction for a sporting event from a remote terminal, determining an actual play outcome for the sporting event, transmitting an actual play outcome representation to the remote terminal, and scoring the play prediction based on the actual play outcome and a predetermined offensive scoring ruleset. In one embodiment, the sporting event is a football game.
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1. A method for playing an interactive distributed game, the method comprising:
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transmitting a play prediction to a scoring database on a game server;
determining an actual play outcome;
transmitting an actual play outcome representation to a remote terminal; and
scoring said play prediction based on said actual play outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for playing an interactive distributed game, the method comprising:
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receiving a next play prediction for a sporting event at a scoring database on a game server;
determining an actual play outcome for said sporting event;
transmitting an actual play outcome representation; and
scoring said play prediction based on said actual play outcome. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An interactive distributed game comprising:
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a game server adapted to determine a play-stopped-state and receive a next play prediction during a submit-prediction-mode over a communication interface; and
a remote terminal adapted to submit said next play prediction to said game server, the remote terminal responsive to an actual play outcome representation to update a participant score based on the actual play outcome and said next play prediction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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