Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-21
2007-08-21
Sager, Mark (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C273S461000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10743487
ABSTRACT:
A mechanism is disclosed for engaging in interactive photo gaming with user ratification. The mechanism can be used to provide a picture-tag game or other games. In a picture-tag game, for instance, a user designated as “IT” tags another user by capturing a photo of the other user. The photo is then transmitted to a game host, which distributes it to the participating players' devices. Upon receipt of the photo, a device presents the photo and prompts a user to acknowledge that the photo represents the user, i.e., that the user has been tagged. The device then sends the acknowledgement to the game host, and the game host notifies the players who is now designated as IT.
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