Interactive DVD gaming systems

• US 8,382,567 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: MacIver, Peter, Keifer, Jim, Zielinski, James, Thorne, Matt, Ciociola, Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Pandya, Sunit
• Application Number:
  US11/199,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20060111165A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,759 Days
• Field of Search: 463/1, 463/4, 463 9- 13, 463/43, 463/7, 463/23, 463/36, 463/40, 463/44, 463/45, 345/156
• US Class Current: 463/9
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/202 the game platform being a DVD player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to DVD gaming systems that include DVD game remote systems having card readers, and methods of playing games using those DVD gaming systems.

Claims

1. A method of playing a game with a DVD game remote and a DVD player having a DVD game medium that includes a plurality of chapters that at least substantially contains audiovisual information having a sequence of consecutive images providing a predetermined storyline, comprising:

drawing a game card having game information, wherein the game card includes one or more questions regarding the audiovisual information having a sequence of consecutive images providing a predetermined storyline contained in the plurality of chapters;

reading at least one of the one or more questions on the drawn game card;

answering the at least one of the one or more questions on the drawn game card;

processing the drawn game card via a card reader of the DVD game remote;

viewing one or more chapters from the plurality of chapters that at least substantially contains audiovisual information having a sequence of consecutive images providing a predetermined storyline of the DVD game medium, wherein the one or more chapters viewed are selected from the plurality of chapters in response to processing of the drawn game card; and

confirming whether the at least one of the one or more questions was answered correctly based on the viewing of the one or more chapters.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the game card includes inserting the game card into the card reader of the DVD game remote.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the game card includes two or more answers for each of the one or more questions.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein answering the at least one of the one or more questions includes activating a player control of the DVD game remote associated with one of the two or more answers.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein confirming whether the at least one of the one or more questions that was read from the drawn card was answered correctly includes determining whether the player control associated with the correct answer was activated.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of chapters of the DVD game medium at least substantially includes at least one of a pre-recorded movie and a television show.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the game card includes at least one question regarding the at least one of a pre-recorded movie and a television show contained in the plurality of chapters of the DVD game medium.

8. A method of playing a game with a DVD game remote and a DVD player having a DVD game medium that includes a plurality of chapters that at least substantially contains audiovisual information having a sequence of consecutive images providing a predetermined storyline, comprising:

drawing a game card having game information, wherein the game card includes one or more answers regarding the audiovisual information having a sequence of consecutive images providing a predetermined storyline contained in the plurality of chapters;

reading at least one of the one or more answers on the drawn game card;

asking a question that the at least one of the one or more answers responds to;

processing the drawn game card via a card reader of the DVD game remote;

viewing one or more chapters from the plurality of chapters that at least substantially contains audiovisual information having a sequence of consecutive images providing a predetermined storyline of the DVD game medium, wherein the one or more chapters viewed are selected from the plurality of chapters in response to processing of the drawn game card; and

confirming whether the correct question was asked based on the viewing of the one or more chapters.