Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of automatically tracking a bingo game that includes a plurality of bingo cards having a plurality of value, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining a map base list containing entries for all possible bingo card values; creating a card map for each of the plurality of bingo cards, each card map containing an entry for each of the values included on the corresponding card; linking the entries in the map base list to corresponding entries in the card maps; and wherein entries are corresponding when they have the same value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of automatically tracking a bingo game that includes a plurality of bingo cards having a plurality of value, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining a map base list containing entries for all possible bingo card values; creating a card map for each of the plurality of bingo cards, each card map containing an entry for each of the values included on the corresponding card; linking the entries in the map base list to corresponding entries in the card maps; and wherein entries are corresponding when they have the same value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: providing a first pointer from a base entry in the map base list to a corresponding first entry in a first card map.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 2 , further including the step of: providing a second pointer from the first entry in the first card map to a corresponding second entry in a second card map.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 3 , further including the steps of: identifying a base entry that corresponds to a drawn bingo number; following the first pointer to the first entry in the first card map; marking the first entry; and following the second pointer to the second entry.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of marking the first entry comprises changing a value in an electronic memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of card maps is configured so that each entry corresponds to a position on a bingo card, further including the steps of: providing a bitmap having entries corresponding to a winning pattern; and comparing the entries in a card map to entries in the bitmap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 , further including the step of counting the number of additional entries necessary for the card map to have a winning pattern.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 , further including the step of stopping the bingo game when a result of the counting step equals zero.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 7 , further including the step of stopping the bingo game when a predetermined winning condition has been reached.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the map base and the card maps are stored in an electronic memory.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for automatically tracking a bingo game that includes a plurality of bingo cards having a plurality of value, the system comprising: a first memory storing a map base list containing entries for all possible bingo card values; a second memory storing a card map for each of the plurality of bingo cards, each card map containing an entry for each of the values included on the corresponding card; a processor configured to perform the step of linking the entries in the map base list to corresponding entries in the card maps; and wherein entries are corresponding when they have the same value.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for automatically tracking a bingo game that includes a plurality of bingo cards having a plurality of value, the system comprising: a first memory storing a map base list containing entries for all possible bingo card values; a second memory storing a card map for each of the plurality of bingo cards, each card map containing an entry for each of the values included on the corresponding card; a processor configured to perform the step of linking the entries in the map base list to corresponding entries in the card maps; and wherein entries are corresponding when they have the same value.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the step of providing a first pointer from a base entry in the map base list to a corresponding first entry in a first card map.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the step of providing a second pointer from the first entry in the first card map to a corresponding second entry in a second card map.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
58 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of card maps is configured so that each entry corresponds to a position on a bingo card; and the processor is further configured to perform the step comparing the entries in a card map to entries in a winning bitmap having entries corresponding to a winning pattern.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein the first memory and the second memory are included in the same memory module.