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US 2010/0062858 A1Published application
Electronic gaming system and method
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InventorsKaido Kert, Erki Esken
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A games system, method and program. The system comprises: a user control device arranged to be operable by a user; a network interface for receiving data via a packet-based communication network; and a processing apparatus arranged to execute a game application and a communication client; wherein the communication client is programmed to establish video communication via the network interface and packet-based communication network, receive video data from a remote user and decode the video data to produce a live video image; wherein the game application is arranged to divide the live video image into segments, re-order the segments to produce a shuffled live video image and output the shuffled live video image for display on a display unit; and wherein the game application is further arranged to receive control information from the control device and cause a further-reordering of the segments responsive thereto during the video communication.
A games system comprising:
A method of manipulating video images, comprising:
A computer program product comprising program code means which, when executed by a computer implement the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.