Online digital photography game system
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsEric Edwards, Clay Harvey Fisher, Kurt Jonach, Neal Jacob Manowitz
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Abstract
An online digital photography game system allows multiple participants in the game by submitting digital photography game entries, where the digital photography game system determines a game winner based on equivalency with a game solution. The digital photography game system allows a user to choose a particular game and to save incomplete game entries. Digital photography games may require an entry fee for participation. Additionally, one or more participants can be rewarded for their participation in the game.
Claims43
A computerized method for administering a digital photography game system comprising:
- providing a digital photography game for online access by multiple participants;
- receiving a digital photography game entry from the multiple participants;
- determining if the digital photography game entry is equivalent to a game solution;
- and
- declaring at least one digital photography game winner based on an equivalency of the digital photography game entry with the game solution.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions to cause a computer to perform a method comprising:
- identifying a digital photography game from a plurality of digital photography games, the digital photography game comprising a set of game instructions;
- receiving a digital photography game entry from a user, the digital photography game entry comprising a number of digital images associated with each game instruction;
- and
- determining an equivalency of the digital photography game entry with a game solution.
A computerized system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor through a system bus;
- a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor through the system bus;
- and
- an online digital photography game process executed from the computer-readable medium by the processor to cause the processor to receive a digital photography game entry from multiple participants, to determine an equivalency of the digital photography game entry with a game solution, and to declare a game winner.
A computerized system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor through a system bus;
- and
- an online digital photography game process executed from the memory to cause the processor to receive a digital photography game entry from multiple participants, to determine an equivalency of the digital photography game entry with a game solution, and to declare a game winner.
A networked server system comprising:
- means for posting a digital photography game;
- means for posting digital images associated with the online digital photography game in a working game entry area;
- means for posting a game solution;
- and
- means for publishing the results of the digital photography game.
A method for rewarding participants in online digital photography games comprising:
- displaying multiple digital photography games to a plurality of participants, each game comprising a set of game instructions;
- receiving a digital photography game entry from at least one of the plurality of participants;
- and
- determining at least one game winner from the plurality of participants for each digital photography game.
A method for receiving compensation for a server receiving a digital photography game entry from a user comprising:
- determining an amount of compensation based on type of digital photography game chosen by the user;
- requesting the amount of compensation from the user;
- and
- receiving the amount of compensation.
A method for receiving compensation for a server comprising:
- displaying an advertisement as part of an online digital photography game;
- requesting an amount of compensation from an advertiser;
- and
- receiving the amount of compensation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.