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US 2019/0158787 A1Published application
Template Based System, Device and Method for Providing Interactive Content
AssigneeYour Choice Interactive, Inc.
InventorsAngelo J. Pino, JR., Mohammed Sattar, Peter M. Redling
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Abstract
A template based system, device and method of providing interactive content with broadcast sporting event or wagering game over a cable network where users can compete against another.
Claims20
A method of providing interactive game play content with a broadcast sporting event broadcast over a cable network system comprising a cable head end or server and a plurality of set top boxes connected to the cable head end or server, comprising:
- a) the cable head end or server broadcasting a sporting event to a first set top box and displaying the sporting event on a first display connected to the first set top box for viewing by a first user;
- b) the first user entering a request into the first set top box for an interactive game associated with the sporting event;
- c) the cable head end or server receiving the request for the interactive game and sending to the first set top box a first template for the interactive game;
- d) the first set top box receiving the first template and displaying the first template on the first display concurrently with the sporting event;
- e) the cable head end or server sending first interactive content to the first set top box and the first set top box displaying the first interactive content on the first template;
- f) the first user entering a first response to the first interactive content into the first set top box and the first set top box sending the first response to the cable head end or server;
- g) repeating steps a) through f) for additional users using additional set top boxes connected to the cable head end or server;
- h) the cable head end or server comparing responses from the users,
- determining a relative position of the first user in relation to the additional users based on the responses, and sending interactive content regarding the relative position of the first user to the first set top box;
- i) the first set top box displaying the relative position of the first user in the first template;
- and
- j) repeating steps h) and i) for the additional users so that each additional user can view their relative position.
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A method of providing interactive game play content with a wagering game broadcast over a cable network system comprising a cable head end or server and a plurality of set top boxes connected to the cable head end or server, comprising:
- a) the cable head end or server broadcasting the wagering game to a first set top box and displaying the wagering game on a first display connected to the first set top box for viewing by a first user;
- b) the first user entering a request into the first set top box for an interactive game associated with the wagering game;
- c) the cable head end or server receiving the request for the interactive game and sending to the first set top box a first template for the interactive game;
- d) the first set top box receiving the first template and displaying the first template on the first display concurrently with the wagering game;
- e) the cable head end or server sending first interactive content to the first set top box and the first set top box displaying the first interactive content on the first template;
- f) the first user entering a first response to the first interactive content into the first set top box and the first set top box sending and the first response to the cable head end or server;
- g) repeating steps a) through f) for additional users using additional set top boxes connected to the cable head end or server;
- h) the cable head end or server comparing responses from the users, determining a relative position of the first user in relation to the additional users based on the responses, and sending interactive content regarding the relative position of the first user to the first set top box;
- i) the first set top box displaying the relative position of the first user in the first template;
- and
- j) repeating steps h) and i) for the additional users so that each additional user can view their relative position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.