Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Access or authorization
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Harrison, Jessica J. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Access or authorization
C463S042000, C463S016000, C273S12100R
Reexamination Certificate
active
07086948
ABSTRACT:
When performing a battle game through network such as internet, a game server obtains its battle circumstances so as to watched by other terminal. It is therefore possible to provide such a game-watch circumstances that one watches a high-skill player's play at an actual game center, as has been conventional. As the result, one can watch and study, on internet, the conventional game circumstances between competitors. This environment is achievable by configuring such that the game-circumstance display data is accessible from aforesaid other terminal.
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