Interactive computer games
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1. A computer implemented game comprising:
- computing system for playing a computer game;
a game playing computer program executed in said computing system, said game program including interactive characters;
a smart card reader connected to said computing system which is periodically queried to determine the presence of a smart card; and
a smart card having stored therein data pertaining to a feature of a game being played;
said smart card data being read by said game playing software which is used to enhance said game being played.
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Abstract
A computer implemented game which uses a smart card for obtaining additional game features. The computer software running on the computing system includes a portion of code which is generally locked from use. The locked portion of code represents additional characters, levels of play, and other game playing enhancements which may be played in the game. Unlocking of the code set occurs when a user has the appropriate smart card representing the character. Alternatively, the game playing computer software may receive installable code from the smart card which defines additional characters, levels of play, and other game playing enhancements for the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented game comprising:
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computing system for playing a computer game;
a game playing computer program executed in said computing system, said game program including interactive characters;
a smart card reader connected to said computing system which is periodically queried to determine the presence of a smart card; and
a smart card having stored therein data pertaining to a feature of a game being played;
said smart card data being read by said game playing software which is used to enhance said game being played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented game comprising:
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a smart card containing an electronic address of a remote computing system containing computer code necessary for playing a computer game;
a smart card reader for receiving said smart card; and
a computer system connected to said smart card reader for playing a game, said computer system executing computer code in response to a user selection made through a graphical interface of said computer system, said computer code including instructions for obtaining the electronic address from said smart card of a remote computer containing related game playing computer code;
said computer system including a browser application responsive to said user selection for accessing said remote computer using said electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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13. The computer implemented game according to claim 111 wherein said computer code constitutes a browser plug in which is activated through said graphical interface to read said address from said smart card.
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15. A computer implemented game comprising:
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a smart card containing data identifying an electronic address of a remote computing system containing computer code necessary for playing a computer game, or information identifying a program to be run on a computer system;
a smart card reader for receiving said smart card; and
a computer system connected to said smart card reader and to a network connected to said remote computing system, said computer system for playing a game, said computer system executing said computer code in response to a user selection made through a graphical interface, said computer code including instructions for reading said information from said smart card and accessing said remote computing system, and for executing said program identified by said smart card data.
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