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1996-11-27

1997-10-07

Lee, Thomas C.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

345 2, 463 42, 463 40, 364410, G06F 1300

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056758286

ABSTRACT:
A hotel room entertainment system enables video games to be played in each room of a hotel without providing a video game generator in each room. The entertainment system includes at a head end system portion in which the video game audio and video signals are generated and a plurality of guest terminals. Game interrogations are provided to each guest terminal in an active game-playing mode, each game interrogation having a plurality of response positions for guest terminal responses to the interrogation. The game interrogations are interleaved with a series of system interrogations generated at the head end system, enabling the entertainment system to provide video game signals along with other entertainment and services to the guest terminals using a single distribution system.

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