Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-10
2011-11-08
Richards, N Drew (Department: 2895)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C463S040000, C463S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08052532
ABSTRACT:
A league is formed by a given number of teams formed by a plurality of players and having an identical team level, and the teams compete for league ranking based on team points obtained in a given period. A team level of each team is changed based on the league ranking. A player plays a game using a game device to obtain the team points. When the number of teams is less than the given number when forming a league, a mirror team of the team that belongs to another league is added. The team points of the mirror team are calculated separately from the team points of the actual team to determine league ranking in the league of the mirror team. The team level of the actual team of the mirror team is changed based on the league ranking of the actual team and the league ranking of the mirror team.
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Ikeda Hironori
Minakata Kunihiko
Takahashi Kazuo
Umaki Takashi
Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Oliff & Berridge PLLC
Richards N Drew
Sun Yu-Hsi D
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