Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-20
2006-06-20
Jones, Scott (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
C379S088210, C379S093230, C379S433070
Reexamination Certificate
active
07063619
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for simultaneously indicating on each of a plurality of communication terminals, instructions transmitted by each terminal and the identity of the respective terminals that transmitted the instructions. Such a feature can be used to indicate the moves of parties playing a game over a telephone line. Once a communications link is established between two or more parties, their terminals are placed in a game mode which activates inband signal detection and player identification circuitry located within the terminals. Multi-colored indicators and player identification displays at each terminal are activated, their color being dependent upon the source of received instructions. In one embodiment, player identification indicators may be incorporated into a touch tone keypad located on the terminals. The keypad's touch tone keys are modified such that each key has two or more color coded indicators incorporated within, each color representing a particular player's move.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3932709 (1976-01-01), Hoff et al.
patent: 4242539 (1980-12-01), Hashimoto
patent: 4372558 (1983-02-01), Shimamoto et al.
patent: 5061992 (1991-10-01), Ueno
patent: 5186471 (1993-02-01), Vancraeynest
patent: 5236199 (1993-08-01), Thompson, Jr.
patent: 5273288 (1993-12-01), Teshima et al.
patent: 5349633 (1994-09-01), Katz
patent: 5518253 (1996-05-01), Pocock et al.
patent: 5558339 (1996-09-01), Perlman
patent: 5563931 (1996-10-01), Bishop et al.
patent: 5671267 (1997-09-01), August et al.
patent: 5679077 (1997-10-01), Pocock et al.
patent: 5793846 (1998-08-01), Katz
patent: 5864613 (1999-01-01), Flood
patent: 5907604 (1999-05-01), Hsu
patent: 5971849 (1999-10-01), Falciglia
patent: 5971855 (1999-10-01), Ng
patent: 6080064 (2000-06-01), Pieterse et al.
patent: 6231441 (2001-05-01), Golad
patent: 6241612 (2001-06-01), Heredia
patent: 6244960 (2001-06-01), Takasaka et al.
patent: 6264562 (2001-07-01), McSheffrey et al.
patent: 6278773 (2001-08-01), Perlman et al.
patent: 6287201 (2001-09-01), Hightower
patent: 6377685 (2002-04-01), Krishnan
patent: 6393461 (2002-05-01), Okada et al.
patent: 6508710 (2003-01-01), Paravia et al.
patent: 6682427 (2004-01-01), Wolinsky
GENCO Tic Tac Phone Description From GENCO Website.
Interactive Telegames, LLC
Jones Scott
Lerner Paul
Weiser Anatoly S.
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for identifying game players and game... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for identifying game players and game..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for identifying game players and game... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3616165