US5005840A
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Bingo game with indicia distributed on videocassette
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-09-06
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Granted: 1991-04-09
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Expires: 2009-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A bingo game having a card distributed with a videocassette. In play, the player matches gaming indicia displayed in the video presentation with the gaming areas on the card.
Inventors
- 👤 David S. Schwartz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:18
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/062; A63F3/0645; A63F7/00; A63F7/22; A63F7/36; A63F7/40; A63F2007/4031; A63F9/00; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2401; A63F2009/2411; A63F2009/2413; A63F2009/2417; A63F2009/2448; A63F2009/245; A63F2009/2461; A63F2009/2463
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A game apparatus for use by an individual player comprising: (a) a planar game card having a matrix of gaming areas, said card distributed on a periodic basis to said player; each of said gaming areas having a single, specific visual gaming indicia located thereon; (b) a periodic publication presented by videocassette means distributed with said game card on a periodic basis, said videocassette means adapted to present stored images, comprising: (i) visual gaming indicia stored on said videocassette means, adapted to be flashed to said player; and (ii) audiovisual articles and documents; whereby said player individually and visually matches corresponding and substantially identical ones of said gaming indicia on said gaming card with said corresponding and substantially identical gaming indicia presented by said videocassette means, and whereby the player can repeatedly review the videocassette means to ascertain the correspondence between said indicia displayed by said videocassette means and said indicia on said game card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A game apparatus for use by an individual player comprising: (a) a planar game card having a matrix of gaming areas, said card distributed on a periodic basis to said player; each of said gaming areas having a single, specific visual gaming indicia located thereon; (b) a periodic publication presented by videocassette means distributed with said game card on a periodic basis, said videocassette means adapted to present stored images, comprising: (i) visual gaming indicia stored on said videocassette means, adapted to be flashed to said player; and (ii) audiovisual articles and documents; whereby said player individually and visually matches corresponding and substantially identical ones of said gaming indicia on said gaming card with said corresponding and substantially identical gaming indicia presented by said videocassette means, and whereby the player can repeatedly review the videocassette means to ascertain the correspondence between said indicia displayed by said videocassette means and said indicia on said game card.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A game apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said game card comprises: a rectilinear array of rows and columns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
A game apparatus for use by an individual player comprising: (a) a planar game card having gaming areas, said card distributed on a periodic basis to said player, each of said gaming areas containing selected, individual visual gaming indicia located thereon; (b) a periodic publication presented by videocassette means and distributed with the game card, the videocassette means being adapted to present audiovisual articles, topical advertising material and having corresponding and substantially identical selected visual gaming indicia distributed throughout said topical advertising material which are adapted to be flashed to said player, whereby said player individually and visually locates and matches said gaming indicia located throughout said topical material with said corresponding and substantially identical selected gaming indicia present on said gaming areas during the act of viewing said videocassette means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
A game apparatus for use by an individual player comprising: (a) a planar game card having gaming areas, said card distributed on a periodic basis to said player, each of said gaming areas containing selected, individual visual gaming indicia located thereon; (b) a periodic publication presented by videocassette means and distributed with the game card, the videocassette means being adapted to present audiovisual articles, topical advertising material and having corresponding and substantially identical selected visual gaming indicia distributed throughout said topical advertising material which are adapted to be flashed to said player, whereby said player individually and visually locates and matches said gaming indicia located throughout said topical material with said corresponding and substantially identical selected gaming indicia present on said gaming areas during the act of viewing said videocassette means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The game apparatus of claim 3 wherein said gaming indicia are flashed simultaneously with said topical advertising material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The game apparatus of claim 3 wherein said gaming indicia are flashed sequentially with said topical advertising material.
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