System and method for playing a game based on a coin toss
First Claim
1. A system for playing a game based on a coin toss comprising:
- a coin object configured with first and second substantially planar sides parallel to one another wherein said first and second substantially planar sides are connected with one another via a cylindrical section and wherein said first substantially planar side is designated heads and said second substantially planar side is designated tails;
a display system configured to displaysaid coin object ora representation of said coin object ora reference to said coin object ordata related to a coin toss of said coin object ordata related to a coin toss result of said coin toss of said coin object orany combination thereof;
a game system coupled with the display system and configured toreceive viewer input associated with said coin toss of said coin object andcompare said viewer input to said coin toss result and select one or more viewers that have correctly input the coin toss result; and
,said display system further configured to displayinformation associated with said one or more viewers that have correctly input the coin toss result.
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Abstract
System and method for playing game based on coin toss, may utilize sensors to detect physical movement of coin or instrumented coin, communicate sensor-derived data to remote graphical display system, display virtual coin that represents movement and orientation of tossed coin. May utilize sensor, communication, display, game systems and optional message gateway. Sensor system and part of wireless communication system may be external or embedded in coin. Graphical coin movement and orientation may mimic the actual coin being tossed or may be represented as any avatar or other graphical object that represents the coin including celebrity pictures, videos, faces, logos or any other object that may represent a “head” or “tail”. May generate a random number that allows viewers to win a prize. Viewers may guess result of coin toss before toss and win prize if they guess the result correctly.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for playing a game based on a coin toss comprising:
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a coin object configured with first and second substantially planar sides parallel to one another wherein said first and second substantially planar sides are connected with one another via a cylindrical section and wherein said first substantially planar side is designated heads and said second substantially planar side is designated tails; a display system configured to display said coin object or a representation of said coin object or a reference to said coin object or data related to a coin toss of said coin object or data related to a coin toss result of said coin toss of said coin object or any combination thereof; a game system coupled with the display system and configured to receive viewer input associated with said coin toss of said coin object and compare said viewer input to said coin toss result and select one or more viewers that have correctly input the coin toss result; and
,said display system further configured to display information associated with said one or more viewers that have correctly input the coin toss result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for playing a game based on a coin toss comprising:
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displaying via a display system a coin object configured with first and second substantially planar sides parallel to one another wherein said first and second substantially planar sides are connected with one another via a cylindrical section and wherein said first substantially planar side is designated heads and the second substantially planar side is designated tails, or a representation of said coin object or a reference to said coin object or data related to a coin toss of said coin object or data related to a coin toss result of said coin toss of said coin object or any combination thereof; receiving viewer input via a game system coupled with the display system wherein said game system receives viewer input associated with said coin toss of said coin object; comparing said viewer input via said game system to said coin toss result and select one or more viewers that have correctly input the coin toss result; and
,displaying information associated with said one or more viewers that have correctly input the coin toss result via said display system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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