US5286036A
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Method of playing electronic game, and electronic game
Assignee: Abrasion Engr Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-09-08
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2012-09-08
Abstract
Abstract When an entertaining electronic game is played, it is interrupted by an educational game, and can be resumed only after a problem of the educational game is solved by a player. Otherwise, it is interrupted again by the educational game, until the problem is solved.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Barabash
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:40
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/18; A63F9/183; G; G09; G09B; G09B7/00; G09B7/02; G09B7/04; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/636
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of playing an electronic game, comprising the steps of first playing an entertaining game in accordance with an entertaining game program; then after a predetermined time automatically interrupting by a main program of the game the entertaining game by an educational game operated by an educational game program and having a problem to be solved; and resuming by a main program of the game playing the entertaining game only after the problem of the educational game is solved by a player.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of playing an electronic game, comprising the steps of first playing an entertaining game in accordance with an entertaining game program; then after a predetermined time automatically interrupting by a main program of the game the entertaining game by an educational game operated by an educational game program and having a problem to be solved; and resuming by a main program of the game playing the entertaining game only after the problem of the educational game is solved by a player.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and further comprising the step of automatically starting again the educational game if the problem of the educational game is not solved by a player.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said interrupting includes interrupting of the entertaining game after a certain time of playing of the entertaining game.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein said interrupting includes interrupting of the entertaining game after ending a certain level of the entertaining game.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and further comprising the step of bypassing the interrupting and going straight to the continuing playing the entertaining game without solving the problem of the entertaining game.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and further comprising the step of removing the educational game and introducing another educating game into the same entertaining game.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as defined in claim 1 and further comprising the step of recording the solving of the problem of the educational game by a player.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electronic game, comprising an entertaining program; an educational program with a problem to be solved; and a main program designed so that when the entertaining program is played it is interrupted after a predetermined time by the educational program and resumed only after the problem of the educational program has been solved by a player.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
An electronic game, comprising an entertaining program; an educational program with a problem to be solved; and a main program designed so that when the entertaining program is played it is interrupted after a predetermined time by the educational program and resumed only after the problem of the educational program has been solved by a player.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US5035625A
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