Bingo game application product and system related thereto

A computer-implemented method for streamlining the process of playing bingo, the method comprising:

• loading and initiating an application into memory on a computing device comprising
• a central processor,
• memory, an interactive output display, and
• camera functionality,
• the application comprising executable code to convert a likeness of each bingo card into an interactive display of the bingo card on the output display of the computing device;
• capturing a likeness and character content on the face of one or more physical bingo cards using the camera functionality and storing the captured likeness and character content of each bingo card in memory on the computing device, each face of each bingo card comprising characters to be called during the bingo game;
• and
• executing the executable code of the application by the computing device to convert the stored likeness and content of each bingo card into an interactive display of the bingo card on the output display of the computing device, the computer application and interactive display facilitating player input of characters called during the bingo game;
• and
• automatically identifying instances of matches by the application between the called characters and characters on the face of each bingo card.

A computer application product stored in memory on the computing device with camera functionality, the computer application product comprising:

• executable code capable of
• directing the use of the camera functionality of the computing device to capture the likeness and content of each physical bingo card in play,
• converting the likeness of each bingo card into an interactive display of the bingo card on an output display of the computing device,
• generating an interactive display on the output display to prompt player input of characters called during the bingo game, and
• automatically identifying instances of matches between the called characters and characters on the face of each bingo card.