US 2001/0036865 A1 · Interactive game system

Abstract

An interactive game system for individual participants at remote locations to compete with one another over a distributed electronic network in response to a game show host administering a program broadcast via mass media. Participants are authenticated in order to participate in the game. A computational center evaluates the correctness and speed of responses made by participants, administers a scheme for rating the performance of each participant in real time, and reports back the results of this performance evaluation. In the preferred embodiment, the game is divided into a discrete plurality of rounds. Successful participants in each round advance to subsequent rounds until a champion is determined. The game then begins anew.

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Dependent claims

An interactive game system for use by a user over an electronic network, the interactive game system comprising:

an electronic device in environmental proximity with said user, said electronic device connected to said electronic network;
a computational center connected to said electronic network;
a host studio for hosting an interactive program;
a mass media transmitter for transmitting a program signal of said interactive program;
and
a mass media terminal in environmental proximity with said user for receiving said program signal and reproducing said interactive program.

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