Multiple player game system, methods and apparatus
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1. A game-playing apparatus, comprising:
- a DVD authored for providing an interactive game;
a DVD player for playing said DVD;
a first handset and a second handset for remotely controlling operation of said DVD player for playing the interactive game, said first handset and said second handset each having at least one corresponding control button;
means for having a first control signal transmitted to said DVD player when said at least one corresponding control button of said first handset is operated for navigating between on-screen menu buttons; and
,means for having a second control signal transmitted to said DVD player when said at least one corresponding control button of said second handset is operated for navigating between on-screen menu buttons, said second control signal being different from said first control signal, said DVD being further authored for presenting an on-screen menu for distinguishing between said first control signal and said second control signal, said on-screen menu comprising a first on-screen menu button having a first action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said first control signal, and a second on-screen menu button having a second action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said second control signal, the first action associated with said first on-screen menu button being different from the second action associated with said second on-screen menu button.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for providing a multi-player game system using standard consumer electronics equipment. For example, a system for playing multi-player games on a DVD player and other standard consumer electronics equipment receives commands from player remote controls in response to prompts from a game being played on the DVD player and other standard consumer electronics equipment. An electronic control mechanism determines which of the player remote controls first responds to the prompt. If necessary, the electronic control mechanism translates commands from the remote controls to commands compatible with and understandable by the DVD player and other standard consumer electronics equipment. A transmitter then sends the commands to the DVD player and other standard consumer electronics equipment. Based on those commands, the game proceeds until completed.
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14 Claims
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1. A game-playing apparatus, comprising:
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a DVD authored for providing an interactive game; a DVD player for playing said DVD; a first handset and a second handset for remotely controlling operation of said DVD player for playing the interactive game, said first handset and said second handset each having at least one corresponding control button; means for having a first control signal transmitted to said DVD player when said at least one corresponding control button of said first handset is operated for navigating between on-screen menu buttons; and
,means for having a second control signal transmitted to said DVD player when said at least one corresponding control button of said second handset is operated for navigating between on-screen menu buttons, said second control signal being different from said first control signal, said DVD being further authored for presenting an on-screen menu for distinguishing between said first control signal and said second control signal, said on-screen menu comprising a first on-screen menu button having a first action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said first control signal, and a second on-screen menu button having a second action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said second control signal, the first action associated with said first on-screen menu button being different from the second action associated with said second on-screen menu button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for configuring an apparatus for use in playing an interactive game, comprising the steps of:
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providing DVD authored for providing an on-screen menu within an inter-active game for distinguishing between a first control signal for navigating between a first on-screen menu button and a second control signal for navigating between a second on-screen menu button, said second control signal being different from said first control signal, said first on-screen menu button having a first action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said first control signal, and a second on-screen menu button having a second action associated therewith, which is automatically invoked in response to the transmission of said second control signal, the first action associated with said first on-screen menu button being different from the second action associated with said second on-screen menu button; providing a DVD player for playing the DVD; providing a first handset and a second handset for remotely controlling operation of the DVD player to play the interactive game; and
,configuring the apparatus for playing an interactive game so that the first control signal is transmitted to the DVD player when a control button of the first handset is operated and the second control signal is transmitted to the DVD player when a corresponding control button of the second handset is operated. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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Current AssigneeLouis A. Lippincott
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Original AssigneeLouis A. Lippincott
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InventorsLippincott, Louis A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Hotaling, II; John M.
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Assistant Examiner(s)D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY
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Application NumberUS11/043,791Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,170 DaysField of Search463 36- 40, 116222-225US Class Current463/40CPC Class CodesA63F 13/12 involving interaction betwe...A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection...A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangement...A63F 13/95 Storage media specially ada...
