Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2006-12-12
Nguyen, Kim (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
active
07147561
ABSTRACT:
According to a game system and a storage medium having stored therein a game program of the present invention, among a plurality of game machines communicably connected to each other, a game machine10aacting as a card reader machine reads card data and sends the card data to a game machine10b. Game machines10bto10dcompete against each other in a game and the card data is sent only to a specific game machine(s)10based on game results. That is, an amusing game is provided which uses card data to be sent as special prize data which is given only to a specific player(s).
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Nguyen Kim
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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