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US 8,770,584 B1Granted
Picture game
OwnerPaul Miraveteinventor
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Abstract
Described is a picture game which utilized bingo-style game cards having images depicted thereon. As random images and photos are selected and displayed, matching images on the game cards are identified until one or more players hold a game card having a pre-established pattern marked. During the display of images and photos, messages, including advertisements or trivia questions, may be displayed as well. In another version, the game may also be used to facilitate memory exercises.
Claims25
A picture game comprising:
- a software application configured to intermix one or more digital personal photos of an individual having access to said one or more digital personal photos with a group of digital game images, wherein said one or more digital personal photos are made available to the software application by actions of the individual having access to said one or more digital personal photos, said digital personal photos not included with the picture game, and wherein said digital game images are prepackaged with the software application;
- display means operable to display one or more digital game images from said group of digital game images intermixed with one or more of said digital personal photos in a random successive order such that only one digital game image or digital personal photo is displayed at a given time;
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- a plurality of game cards having a pre-determined matrix pattern including a plurality of game images matching those in the group of digital game images, said game cards configured for marking during the game to identify the display of digital game images matching those game images on the game cards, and wherein a winner is determined by a first player marking the game card to form a pre-established pattern.
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A method for playing an electronic picture game comprising:
- providing game cards having a matrix of game images pre-printed thereon, each of said game cards having a unique pattern of game images;
- accepting electronically one or more digital personal photos made available by an individual having access to said one or more digital personal photos;
- electronically intermixing said one or more digital personal photos with a group of digital game images matching the game images on the game cards;
- displaying intermittently one or more digital game images from said group of digital game images with one or more of said digital personal photos in a random order such that only one digital game image or digital personal photo is displayed at a given time and whereby players mark the game cards to identify displayed digital game images matching game images on the game cards wherein a winner is a first player to mark a game card in a pre-established pattern.
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A method for playing an electronic picture game comprising:
- generating a plurality of game cards having pre-determined patterns formed of a plurality of game images;
- accepting electronically one or more digital personal photos made available by an individual having access to a group of digital personal photos;
- electronically intermixing one or more of said digital personal photos with a group of digital game images matching the game images on the game cards;
- utilizing display means to display intermittently one or more digital game images from said group of digital game images and one or more of said digital personal photos in a random order such that only one digital game image or digital personal photo is displayed at a given time, said group of digital game images matching those used to generate the game cards;
- providing to players a plurality of game cards for players to select from, said game cards configured for marking during the game to identify the display of digital game images matching the game images on the game card;
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- deeming a winner the first player to mark the game card to form a pre-established pattern.
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A game kit comprising:
- pre-printed game cards depicting a pattern of game images;
- a memory device storing digital game images, corresponding to the game images depicted on the game cards;
- means for receiving one or more digital personal photos made available by an individual having access to said one or more digital personal photos;
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- a randomization game software application adapted to cause the stored digital game images and one or more of said digital personal photos to be displayed on a display intermittently with one another in a random manner such that only one digital game photo or digital personal photo is displayed at a given time to facilitate game play utilizing said pre-printed game cards.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.