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Computerized trading card system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2002-03-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-03-21
Abstract
Abstract A system for playing a game using read/writable media is disclosed. The game comprises an entity having several components, and each piece of media has data stored thereon the represents one or more components and/or properties of the components or entities. An entity could be a basketball team, and the components players. Similarly, an entity could be a robot, and the components pieces and characteristics of the robot. Typically the media is a smart card that capable of storing and transmitting electronically stored data.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur Swanberg
- 👤 Ethan Rappaport
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:55
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3225; G07F17/3232; G07F17/3234; G07F17/3237; G07F17/3244; G07F17/3251
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
1 . A system using a trading card for interactive entertainment, comprising: an embedded-chip trading card representing an entity having at least one attribute and including a memory containing identification data, gaming data describing the entity and the at least one attribute, and access software; a local computer system; a remote computer system including trading card information; a communications network connecting said local computer system to said remote computer system; a card reader/writer coupled to the local computer system for reading and writing to said embedded-chip trading card and transferring said identification data, said gaming data, and said access software via said local computer system and communications network to said remote computer system for processing said identification data, said gaming data, and said access software to enable access to said remote computer system for interactive entertainment, said remote computer system including software for enabling a user to selectably alter the gaming data in said trading card memory to alter the at least one attribute of said entity represented by said trading card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
1 . A system using a trading card for interactive entertainment, comprising: an embedded-chip trading card representing an entity having at least one attribute and including a memory containing identification data, gaming data describing the entity and the at least one attribute, and access software; a local computer system; a remote computer system including trading card information; a communications network connecting said local computer system to said remote computer system; a card reader/writer coupled to the local computer system for reading and writing to said embedded-chip trading card and transferring said identification data, said gaming data, and said access software via said local computer system and communications network to said remote computer system for processing said identification data, said gaming data, and said access software to enable access to said remote computer system for interactive entertainment, said remote computer system including software for enabling a user to selectably alter the gaming data in said trading card memory to alter the at least one attribute of said entity represented by said trading card.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the entity is a sports team and the at least one attribute is a player on the team.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote computer system allows gaming data describing the at least one attribute to be selectably transferred from a first trading card to a second trading card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the first trading card is used with a local computer system at a first location and the second trading card is used with a local computer system at a second location separate from the first location.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
5 . A system for using more than one instrument cooperatively in a game having at least one entity having more than one component, the system comprising: a) a first instrument usable by a customer, the instrument capable of storing a first component in electronic form for later retrieval; b) a second instrument usable by the customer, the instrument capable of storing a second component in electronic form for later retrieval; c) a device for reading data stored on an instrument and writing data to the instrument, the data representing a components; and d) a computer for running the game, the game using game data during the game, the game using an entity having more than one component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
118 words
5 . A system for using more than one instrument cooperatively in a game having at least one entity having more than one component, the system comprising: a) a first instrument usable by a customer, the instrument capable of storing a first component in electronic form for later retrieval; b) a second instrument usable by the customer, the instrument capable of storing a second component in electronic form for later retrieval; c) a device for reading data stored on an instrument and writing data to the instrument, the data representing a components; and d) a computer for running the game, the game using game data during the game, the game using an entity having more than one component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the instruments are smart cards.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
7 . The system of claim 5 wherein the entity is a team and the components are players.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
8 . The system of claim 5 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are parts of the machine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
9 . The system of claim 5 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are parts of the robot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
10 . The system of claim 5 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are characteristics of the robot.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
11 . The system of claim 5 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are parts and characteristics of the robot.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
12 . The system of claim 5 wherein the entity is a party and the components are characters in the party.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
13 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the first component stored on the first instrument can be transferred to the second instrument.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the first component is removed from the first instrument following the transfer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
15 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the first component stored on the first instrument can be transferred to the second instrument.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the first component is removed from the first instrument following the transfer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
166 words
17 . A system for using more than one instrument cooperatively in a multi-player game having at least one entity per player, each entity having more than one component, the system comprising: a) a first instrument usable by a first player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; b) a second instrument usable by the first player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; c) a third instrument usable by a second player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; d) a fourth instrument usable by a second player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; e) a device for reading data stored on the instruments and writing data to the instruments, the data representing components; and f) a computer for running the game, the game using game data during the game, the game using the entities having more than one component.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
166 words
17 . A system for using more than one instrument cooperatively in a multi-player game having at least one entity per player, each entity having more than one component, the system comprising: a) a first instrument usable by a first player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; b) a second instrument usable by the first player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; c) a third instrument usable by a second player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; d) a fourth instrument usable by a second player, the instrument capable of storing a component in electronic form for later retrieval; e) a device for reading data stored on the instruments and writing data to the instruments, the data representing components; and f) a computer for running the game, the game using game data during the game, the game using the entities having more than one component.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
18 . The system of claim 17 wherein the instruments are smart cards.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
19 . The system of claim 17 wherein the entity is a team and the components are players.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
20 . The system of claim 17 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are parts of the machine.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
21 . The system of claim 17 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are parts of the robot.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
22 . The system of claim 17 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are characteristics of the robot.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
23 . The system of claim 17 wherein the entity is a machine and the components are parts and characteristics of the robot.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
24 . The system of claim 17 wherein the entity is a party and the components are characters in the party.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
25 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the first component stored on the first instrument can be transferred to the second instrument.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
26 . The system of claim 25 , wherein the first component is removed from the first instrument following the transfer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
27 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the first component stored on the first instrument can be transferred to the second instrument.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
21 words
28 . The system of claim 27 , wherein the first component is removed from the first instrument following the transfer.
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