Patent
Interactive game via set top boxes
Thomas R. Lemmons,Ian Zenoni,Thomas Huber,Steven O. Markel,Mark Margaretten,Steven J. Reynolds,Joel G. Hassell +6 more
TLDR
In this article, the authors present an interactive system and method whereby participants may engage in a contest that is simultaneously or subsequently broadcast. The broadcast signals may show a specialized view of the game being played and may contain live commentary or other enhancements.Abstract:
The present invention is an interactive system and method whereby participants may engage in a contest that is simultaneously or subsequently broadcast. The broadcast signal may be for the purpose of a pure entertainment source or may be an enticement to play the shown or other interactive games. The games may be computer simulation games, role-playing games, strategy games, question and answer games, casino games, or other games as desired. The broadcast signals may show a specialized view of the game being played and may contain live commentary or other enhancements. The games may be played with set top boxes connected to a television, a broadcast network, and a server system.read more
Citations
More filters
Patent
Audio and video program recording, editing and playback systems using metadata
James D. Logan,Scott A. Durgin,Brian D Doe,Vincent E. Colella,Jeffrey M. Santos,Michael G. Palone,Stephen Boone,McFarland Hale,Paul M. Mansfield,Gregory J. Read +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a system for utilizing metadata created either at a central location for shared use by connected users, or at each individual user's location, to enhance user's enjoyment of available broadcast programming content is presented.
Patent
Systems and methods for providing enhanced sports watching media guidance
Michael D. Ellis,Jon P. Radloff +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an intelligent tuning module for multi-tuner systems may designate one sporting event as a primary sporting event and another as a secondary sporting event in reverse priority order.
Patent
Methods and apparatus for recording and replaying sports broadcasts
TL;DR: A system for replaying a broadcast sports event using a video on demand or personal video recording system is described in this paper, where metadata is created that subdivides the original broadcast into segments, and associates descriptive information with each segment.
Patent
Open architecture communications in a gaming network
TL;DR: In this paper, a communication interface and a common communication protocol allow data transfer between gaming machines and other network nodes such as gaming service servers, despite the presence of different proprietary gaming machine functions and proprietary communication protocols.
Patent
Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers
TL;DR: In this paper, a plurality of gaming machines or devices include an interactive game and a wager triggering event, and the players are ranked in the interactive game, and upon a triggering event the gaming system provides one or more ranked players of the game an award from a marketing or advertising account.
References
More filters
Patent
Prize redemption system for games
TL;DR: In this article, a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses is described. But this system is limited to a single game and the player can only select a prize having a prize cost within the player's prize credit amount.
Patent
A view configurer in a presentation services patterns enviroment
TL;DR: In this paper, a system, method and article of manufacture are provided for assigning a view to an activity, based on predetermined criteria, and the view is associated with the activity and displayed.
Patent
Remote-auditing of computer generated outcomes, authenticated billing and access control, and software metering system using cryptographic and other protocols
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a system for encoding a message corresponding to an outcome of a computer game, and a computer device and method for decoding the message to detect a fraudulent outcome.
Patent
Virtual distributed multimedia gaming method and system based on actual regulated casino games
TL;DR: In this paper, a remote player station is used to display a video signal depicting a legally-authorized live casino game or a pre-recorded legally randomized game from a prerecorded storage medium.
Patent
Secure improved remote gaming system
Jay S. Walker,Bruce Schneier +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a remote gaming system where a player can gamble against a wagering establishment or state-run lottery from a remote location on a personal computer or portable computer device where it is unnecessary to establish an on-line connection with a host computer associated with the WAGER.