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US5547202A
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Computer game device
Assignee: Ricos Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-12-30
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2014-12-30
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises a transmission device incorporating a database holding numerous game data and a receiving device on which computer games can be played. The receiving device accepts numerous game data transmitted cyclically by the transmission device, selects and stores specified game data and is used to play the game. When the receiving device is used as a commercial game machine, it is fitted with a coin input unit. When a coin is input into the unit, key input is enabled and the game can then be played. If a game calls for more than one player, the host computer at the transmission device end controls the order of input of the terminal devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Mihoji Tsumura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:55
CPC Classifications
A63F13/10; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/70; A63F13/71; A63F13/12; A63F13/30; A63F13/31; A63F13/45; A63F13/49; A63F13/493; A63F13/77; G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/16; G07F17/32; G07F17/3202; G07F17/3223; G07F17/3225; G07F17/323; G07F17/3232; G07F17/3237; G07F17/3239; G07F17/326; G07F17/3272; G07F17/3276; G07F5/00; G07F5/18; G07F9/00; G07F9/002; A63F13/73; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/20; A63F2300/206; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/401; A63F2300/402; A63F2300/409; A63F2300/50; A63F2300/53; A63F2300/532; A63F2300/55; A63F2300/552; A63F2300/5526; A63F2300/554; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/636
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A computer game device comprising: a host computer for storing game data, a plurality of terminal devices, and means for transmitting data between said host computer and said terminal devices, said host computer having means for registering said terminal devices as participants in a game, said terminal devices being registered in the order in which said terminal devices accessed said host computer, said terminal devices including means for accessing said host computer and means for registering as a participant in said host computer register, said host computer further including means for transmitting said game data to one of said registered terminal devices when a predetermined number of said terminal devices have been registered and, means for accepting uploaded play data from one of said registered terminal devices, and means for transmitting said play data along with said game data to a subsequent one of said registered terminal devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A computer game device comprising: a host computer for storing game data, a plurality of terminal devices, and means for transmitting data between said host computer and said terminal devices, said host computer having means for registering said terminal devices as participants in a game, said terminal devices being registered in the order in which said terminal devices accessed said host computer, said terminal devices including means for accessing said host computer and means for registering as a participant in said host computer register, said host computer further including means for transmitting said game data to one of said registered terminal devices when a predetermined number of said terminal devices have been registered and, means for accepting uploaded play data from one of said registered terminal devices, and means for transmitting said play data along with said game data to a subsequent one of said registered terminal devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The computer game device of claim 1 wherein said means for transmitting data from said host computer to said terminal devices is a satellite, said means for transmitting data from said terminal devices to said host computer is telephone lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The computer game device of claim 1 wherein said transmitting means is telephone lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The computer game device of claim 1 wherein said host computer disconnects an incoming communication line from any terminal device which has accessed and registered in said host computer register, until a predetermined number of registrations have been made, when said predetermined number of registrations have been made, said host computer transmits a prescribed message to each of said registered terminal devices.
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