EP0310368A2
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Equipment and a method for entertaining people
Assignee: INTERVISION Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1988-09-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-09-29
Abstract
Abstract Equipment for entertaining people has a computer (12) which generates pictures and supplies these to a composite TV signal generator (20) that provides a composite TV signal to a transmitter (24) for transmittion to receivers (28). An announcer monitors the computer generated pictures on a monitor (18) and supplies audible messages via a microphone (22). In response to the audio-visual material supplies by his receiver, the viewer contacts the announcer via a telephone system (30,32,34) and the announcer enters data supplied by the viewer into the computer via a mouse (14) and a keyboard (16).
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Andrew Daffy
- 👤 Grant Errol Hart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:51
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/25; A63F13/28; A63F13/30; A63F13/33; A63F13/338; A63F13/80; A63F3/00; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423; A63F2003/0428; A63F3/08; A63F3/081; A63F2003/082; A63F2003/086; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/409; A63F2300/80; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00094; A63F3/06; A63F3/062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
Entertainment equipment for entertaining people, which includes a computer that is suitably programmed to generate visual base formats; an audio signal generating means for generating an audio component; a transmitting means for transmitting signals representative of the base formats and the audio component to an apparatus able to provide audio-visual stimuli to be seen and heard by a viewer; a telephone facility whereby the viewer can contact an operator and supply the operator with interactive data; and a data input means for entering the data supplied by the viewer into the computer, operable by the operator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
Entertainment equipment for entertaining people, which includes a computer that is suitably programmed to generate visual base formats; an audio signal generating means for generating an audio component; a transmitting means for transmitting signals representative of the base formats and the audio component to an apparatus able to provide audio-visual stimuli to be seen and heard by a viewer; a telephone facility whereby the viewer can contact an operator and supply the operator with interactive data; and a data input means for entering the data supplied by the viewer into the computer, operable by the operator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The equipment claimed in Claim 1, which includes a TV signal generating unit for generating a composite TV colour signal in accordance with the base formats supplied by the computer and the audio component supplied by the audio signal generating means and in which the transitting means is a TV transmitter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The equipment claimed in Claim 2, in which the transmitting means utilises cables and which includes receiving apparatus connected to the transmitting means by the cables.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The equipment claimed in Claim 3, which includes a telephone exchange, a telephone handset located at the computer and a number of further handsets there being with each receiving apparatus and with all the handsets being connected to the exchange.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The equipment claimed in Claim 1, which includes a monitor connected to the computer whereby the operator may monitor the base formats generated by the computer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The equipment claimed in Claim 1, in which the audio signal generating means includes a microphone such that the operator may provide messages.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of entertaining people which includes generating visual base formats by means of a suitably programmed computer. generating an audio component transmitting signals representative of the base formats and the audio component to an apparatus able to provide audio-visual stimuli to be seen and heard by a viewer; receiving interactive data from the viewer by means of a telephone facility; and entering the data supplied by the viewer into the computer, by an operator,
Claim 9
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of entertaining people which includes generating visual base formats by means of a suitably programmed computer. generating an audio component transmitting signals representative of the base formats and the audio component to an apparatus able to provide audio-visual stimuli to be seen and heard by a viewer; receiving interactive data from the viewer by means of a telephone facility; and entering the data supplied by the viewer into the computer, by an operator,
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method claimed in Claim 7, in which composite TV colour signals are generated and broadcast.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method claimed in Claim 7, in which composite TV colour signals are generated and diffused via cables to receiving apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method claimed in Claim 7, in which the operator monitors the base formats generated by the computer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method claimed in Claim 7, in which the operator generates at least part of the audio component.
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