Internet based pictorial game system and method
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1. A method of operating an Internet based pictorial game with a game computing system comprising:
- providing a database of game images related to associated topics coupled to the game computing system;
associating said game images with one or more concepts with the game computing system;
providing a rule set for a user to use to give a prediction of an identity of said one or more concepts;
automatically selecting a first game image in response to a user request presented to the game computing system, which first game image is associated with a selected concept of said one or more concepts;
generating different degraded versions of said first game image automatically for the user with the game computing system by performing image processing on said first game image, including at least one of altering a pixelation, noise, or resolution of such first game image such that such first one or more concepts are less detectable in said different degraded versions of such first game image;
presenting said first game image with the game computing system in a visual sequence that varies using said different degraded versions of said first game image so that content is gradually revealed for said first game image to a user over a first time period; and
automatically processing responses from the user in compliance with said rule set with the game computing system to determine if said user has accurately determined an identity of the selected concept associated with said first game image;
wherein said first game image is presented to the user during at least a portion of said first time period substantially without explicit textual information describing said selected concept.
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Abstract
An Internet based pictorial game allows participants to both contribute and decode pictorial content. The participants'"'"' performance, as well as that of artists and their artwork, can be tabulated and presented for community entertainment. Supplemental features can be added according to a desired rule set. Speech recognition can be used in some applications of the invention as well. Advertising can be integrated into game play as part of the picture decoding process.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating an Internet based pictorial game with a game computing system comprising:
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providing a database of game images related to associated topics coupled to the game computing system; associating said game images with one or more concepts with the game computing system; providing a rule set for a user to use to give a prediction of an identity of said one or more concepts; automatically selecting a first game image in response to a user request presented to the game computing system, which first game image is associated with a selected concept of said one or more concepts; generating different degraded versions of said first game image automatically for the user with the game computing system by performing image processing on said first game image, including at least one of altering a pixelation, noise, or resolution of such first game image such that such first one or more concepts are less detectable in said different degraded versions of such first game image; presenting said first game image with the game computing system in a visual sequence that varies using said different degraded versions of said first game image so that content is gradually revealed for said first game image to a user over a first time period; and automatically processing responses from the user in compliance with said rule set with the game computing system to determine if said user has accurately determined an identity of the selected concept associated with said first game image; wherein said first game image is presented to the user during at least a portion of said first time period substantially without explicit textual information describing said selected concept. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an Internet based pictorial game on a social networking site with a game computing system comprising:
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providing a database of game images related to associated topics coupled to the game computing system; associating said game images with one or more concepts using the game computing system; wherein said game images are contributed by members of the social networking site; automatically selecting a first game image from the database of game images in response to a user request presented to the game computing system, which first game image is associated with a selected concept of said one or more concepts; generating different degraded versions of said first game image automatically for the user with the game computing system by performing image processing on said first game image, including at least one of altering a pixelation, noise, or resolution of such first game image such that such first one or more concepts are less detectable in said different degraded versions of such first game image; presenting said first game image with the game computing system within a social networking site page in a visual sequence that varies using said different degraded versions of said first game image so that content is gradually revealed for said first game image to the user over a first time period; wherein said first game image is presented to the user during at least a portion of said first time period substantially without explicit textual information describing said selected concept; automatically processing responses from the user with the game computing system to determine if said user has accurately determined an identity of said selected concept associated with said first game image; selectively publishing results of the user'"'"'s performance on the social networking site. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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