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US 2006/0068919 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for playing video and casino games with a television remote control
OwnerElliot Gottfurchtinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to facilitate access to web content including video games, shopping, multimedia and portal content. Services to facilitate the navigation and access of content include providing access to a set of video and casino games. A system to allow one or more users to play the games using a remote control. The system may execute the games at a central server and display them through a local console device.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- displaying a web based game;
- and
- receiving control input for the game from a television remote control.
A method comprising:
- executing a game on a server;
- displaying the game remotely at a first location-on a first television;
- and
- receiving control input remotely from a first television remote control at the first location.
1 more element
The method of 9, further comprising:
- providing access to the game from a simplified navigation interface for web content on a television.
A machine readable medium having stored therein a set of instructions which when executed cause a machine to perform a set of operations comprising:
- displaying a web-based game;
- and
- receiving control input for the game from a television remote control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.