NOVEL GAMES, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED GAME PLAY IN GAMES OF CHANCE AND GAMES OF SKILL

• US 20160008707A1
• Filed: 07/14/2014
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Milestone Entertainment LLC
• Original Assignee: Milestone Entertainment LLC
• Inventors: Katz, Randall M., Dawson, Gary, Felsher, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 10,173,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/64 used for radio or television, e.g. television shows; used in front of an audience
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8064 Quiz
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0605 Lottery games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/183 electric

Abstract

A variety of games and methods for enhancing game play are provided. In one aspect, a secondary or ancillary game is played in parallel with a first game, such as a lottery ball draw. Yet another embodiment of game play provides for the repurposing of an existing taped game show. The previously recorded game show would be segmented into subsets of issues, for example, presentation of questions or answers (as in the case of Jeopardy), those issues would be presented to one or more players, a response would be received from those players, and the answer would be compared to the correct answer. Scoring would then rank players relative to one another or to indicate the amount of the prize.

Claims

1. A method for repurposing a previously recorded game show, the game show including the presentation of issues to game show participants via one or more interactive video displays, comprising the steps of:

forming subsets of the previously recorded game show by segmenting the previously recorded game show into issues,

presenting on the one or more interactive video displays at least one issue to one or more player,

receiving a response relating to the at least one issue from the one or more players,

processing the response by comparing the response to the correct answer from the previously recorded game show, and

scoring the answer.

2. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the issue comprise a subset of issues.

3. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 2 wherein the subissue comprises a question.

4. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 2 wherein the subissue comprises an answer.

5. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the issues are presented to one player.

6. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the issues are presented to more than one player.

7. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 6 wherein players are ranked relative to one another.

8. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein scoring comprises ranking the players relative to one another.

9. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the scoring comprises indicating the amount of the prize.

10. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the players participate via an interactive video display.

11. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein players participate via the internet.

12. The method for repurposing a previously recorded game show of claim 1 wherein the players participate via a computer based network.