Method for conducting a contest using a network
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a contest using a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting to a user at a user location on the network a visual display of;
a plurality of pick spaces,a virtual display fixture, anda plurality of virtual articles of commerce arrayed on the virtual display fixture;
moving at least one of the plurality of virtual articles across the visual display from an initial position on the virtual display fixture, each of the moving virtual articles having a virtual target region defined thereon, each of the virtual target regions being at least periodically visible on the associated virtual article;
selecting by a user the virtual target region on a moving one of the virtual articles;
assigning, each time that one of the virtual target regions is selected by the user on the visible virtual target region, a particular character chosen by the user from a plurality of available characters to a successive one of the plurality of pick spaces, and thereafter displaying the assigned character in the corresponding pick space;
assembling, when each pick space displays an assigned character, an entry data packet including data indicative of the assigned character in each of the plurality of pick spaces;
transmitting the entry data packet from the user location across the network to a remote site; and
wherein the transmitted entry data packet constitutes a winning entry if the assigned characters in each of the plurality of pick spaces match a preselected winning combination of characters.
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Abstract
A method for conducting a contest using a network is provided. A plurality of pick spaces, a virtual display fixture, and a plurality of virtual articles of commerce are displayed on the screen of a user computer. The user computer is disposed at a user site and operably connected to the network. Initially, the virtual articles of commerce are arrayed on the virtual display fixture. At least one of the plurality of virtual articles moves across the screen from an initial position on the virtual display fixture. Each of such moving virtual articles has a virtual target region defined thereon. Each of the virtual target regions is at least periodically visible on the associated virtual article. Each time that a screen cursor is positioned on the visible virtual target region of a moving virtual article and a pointing device operably connected to the computer is simultaneously triggered, a particular character chosen from a plurality of available characters is assigned to a successive one of the plurality of pick spaces. Thereafter, the assigned character is displayed in the corresponding pick space. When each pick space displays an assigned character, an entry data packet is assembled including data indicative of the assigned character in each of the plurality of pick spaces. The entry data packet is transmitted from the user computer across the network to a remote site.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a contest using a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting to a user at a user location on the network a visual display of; a plurality of pick spaces, a virtual display fixture, and a plurality of virtual articles of commerce arrayed on the virtual display fixture; moving at least one of the plurality of virtual articles across the visual display from an initial position on the virtual display fixture, each of the moving virtual articles having a virtual target region defined thereon, each of the virtual target regions being at least periodically visible on the associated virtual article; selecting by a user the virtual target region on a moving one of the virtual articles; assigning, each time that one of the virtual target regions is selected by the user on the visible virtual target region, a particular character chosen by the user from a plurality of available characters to a successive one of the plurality of pick spaces, and thereafter displaying the assigned character in the corresponding pick space; assembling, when each pick space displays an assigned character, an entry data packet including data indicative of the assigned character in each of the plurality of pick spaces; transmitting the entry data packet from the user location across the network to a remote site; and wherein the transmitted entry data packet constitutes a winning entry if the assigned characters in each of the plurality of pick spaces match a preselected winning combination of characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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