Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Patent
1994-05-05
1996-12-17
Barry, Esq., Lance Leonard
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
364DIG1, 3642271, 36424294, 36424295, 36424296, 364264, 3642644, 39520006, 39520012, 39520001, 463 23, 463 29, A63F 922, A63F 924, H04L 1200
Patent
active
055862578
ABSTRACT:
A system for linking a first computer to a second computer is disclosed. The system of the present invention comprises a network. A first computer is coupled to the network. A second computer is coupled to the network. A server is coupled to the network for receiving a request for direct linking from the first computer and a request for direct linking from the second computer, matching the first computer with the second computer using matching criteria received from the first computer and the second computer, and sending a network address of the second computer to the first computer. The first computer further comprises a circuit for establishing a communication link with the second computer.
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