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Virtual horseracing system
Assignee: Teletech Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-10-23
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Granted: 2005-03-01
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Expires: 2021-10-23
Abstract
Abstract An object of the present invention is to provide a user even at a place away from a racecourse with computer graphic horses having existing past data therein, and also with real time data, and thereby a hitting ratio of simulated finishing orders of racing horses is drastically improved. The racing horses to start a horse race are expressed by means of computer graphics, the existing past data associated with the racing horses is retrieved into the computer graphic horses, and a virtual horse race is started on a display screen, so that a finishing order of the horse race can be predicted according to an action and a result of the virtual horse race.
Inventors
- 👤 Akio Kojima
- 👤 Kazuo Ootake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:41
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3288; A; A63; A63F; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/8005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A virtual horseracing system, comprising real racing horses, graphic racing horses that are substantially the same as and correspond to the real racing horses and are drawn by computer graphics, and a real racecourse, wherein the real racing horses and the graphic racing horses are displayed in real-time on a display screen as the real horserace takes place, wherein at least real time data on the real racing horses is retrieved into the corresponding graphic racing horses to predict a finishing order of the real horserace before the real horserace actually finishes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A virtual horseracing system, comprising real racing horses, graphic racing horses that are substantially the same as and correspond to the real racing horses and are drawn by computer graphics, and a real racecourse, wherein the real racing horses and the graphic racing horses are displayed in real-time on a display screen as the real horserace takes place, wherein at least real time data on the real racing horses is retrieved into the corresponding graphic racing horses to predict a finishing order of the real horserace before the real horserace actually finishes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 1 , wherein existing past data, each of which is weighted, relating to the real racing horses is retrieved into the graphic racing horses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 2 , wherein data created by a user is retrieved into the graphic racing horses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 2 , wherein the existing past data includes at least one or more items of data selected from a group consisting of earnings, race results, post positions, trainers, winning percentages, weights with which horses are saddled, ages, training results, workout results, types of horses and the like, each of which is weighted.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 4 , wherein the real time data includes at least one or more items of data selected from a group consisting of wind direction, wind force, weather condition, racetrack condition and paddock information including training results, physical conditions, moods, cheers of attendants, changes of jockeys and the like, each of which is weighted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 1 , wherein data created by a user is retrieved in to the graphic racing horses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 6 , wherein the data created by a user includes at least one or more items of data selected from a group consisting of ages, sexes, types of horses, weights of horses, speed and stamina figures, forms, tempers, horses' aptitudes for a race distance, a track surface and a racecourse, trainers, colors of horses and the like, each of which is weighted.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 7 , comprising: a host computer into which at least data on a plurality of horses to start a real horse race are inputted, a graphic system which changes the horses to graphic horses, a data server which stores the existing past data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the real time data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the data created by a user associated with the horses, and a program which performs a horseracing contest, of which the performance comprising the steps of: changing the horses to start the horse race to the graphic horses, retrieving data from each of the servers, and giving the data to the graphic horses, wherein by starting the program, a virtual horse race is performed, and consequently the finishing order of the real horse race is simulated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 8 , wherein the real racing horses and the graphic racing horses are displayed on a display screen thereby displaying the simulated finishing order of the real horse race.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 8 , wherein the simulated finishing order of the real horse race is displayed on a display screen as text information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 8 , wherein the simulated finishing order of the real horse race is transferred as voice information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 8 , wherein the simulated finishing order or the simulated result is transferred to at least one of a mobile communication system and a system having a function of a communication terminal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 6 , comprising: a host computer into which at least data on a plurality of horses to start a real horse race are inputted, a graphic system which changes the horses to graphic horses, a data server which stores the existing past data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the real time data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the data created by a user associated with the horses, and a program which performs a horseracing contest, of which the performance comprising the steps of: changing the horses to start the horse race to the graphic horses, retrieving data from each of the servers, and giving the data to the graphic horses, whereby starting the program, a virtual horse race is performed, and consequently the finishing order of the real horse race is simulated.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 13 , wherein the real racing horses and the graphic racing horses are displayed on a display screen thereby displaying the simulated finishing order of the real horse race.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 13 , wherein the simulated finishing order of the real horse race is displayed on a display screen as text information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 13 , wherein the simulated finishing order of the real horse race is transferred as voice information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
69 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 13 , wherein the data created by a user includes at least one or more items of data selected from a group consisting of ages, sexes, types of horses, weights of horses, speed and stamina figures, forms, tempers, horses' aptitudes for a race distance, a track surface and a racecourse, trainers, colors of horses and the like, each of which is weighted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
63 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 13 , wherein after the performance of the program, a simulated result that is different from an actual result of the real horse race is displayed, wherein the simulated finishing order or the simulated result is transferred to at least one of a mobile communication system and a system having a function of a communication terminal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
59 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 6 , wherein the existing past data includes at least one or more items of data selected from a group consisting of earnings, race results post positions, trainers, winning percentages, weights with which horses are saddled, ages, training results, workout results, types of horses and the like, each of which is weighted.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
151 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 6 , comprising: a host computer into which at least a plurality of horses to start a real horse race are inputted, a graphic system which changes the horses to the graphic horses, a data server which stores the existing past data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the real time data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the data created by a user associated with the horses, and a program which performs a horseracing contest, of which the performance comprising the steps of: changing the horses to start the horse race to the graphic horses, retrieving data from each of the servers, and giving the data to the graphic horses, wherein after the performance of the program, a simulated result by the program that is different from an actual result of the real horse race is displayed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 20 , wherein the real racing horses and the graphic racing horses are displayed on a display screen.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 20 , wherein the simulated result different from the actual result of the real horse race is displayed on a display screen as text information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
29 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 20 , wherein the simulated result different from the actual result of the real horse race is transferred as voice data.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 20 , wherein the simulated finishing order or the simulated result is transferred to at least one of a mobile communication system and a system having a function of a communication terminal.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
60 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 1 , wherein the real time data includes at least one or more items of data selected from a group consisting of wind direction, wind force, weather condition, racetrack condition and paddock information including training results, physical conditions, moods, cheers of attendants, changes of jockeys and the like, each of which is weighted.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
149 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 25 , further comprising: a host computer into which at least data on a plurality of horses to start a real horse race are inputted, a graphic system which changes the horses to graphic horses, a data server which stores the existing past data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the real time data associated with the horses, a data server which stores the data created by a user associated with the horses, and a program which performs a horseracing contest, of which the performance comprising the steps of: changing the horses to start the horse race to the graphic horses, retrieving data from each of the servers, and giving the data to the graphic horses, wherein by starting the program, a virtual horse race is performed, and consequently the finishing order of the real horse race is simulated.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 26 , wherein the real racing horses and the graphic racing horses are displayed on a display screen.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
37 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 26 , wherein after the performance of the program, a simulated result by the program that is different from an actual result of the real horse race is displayed.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
28 words
A virtual horse racing system according to claim 28 , wherein the simulated result different from the result of the real horse race is transferred as voice data.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
39 words
A virtual horseracing system according to claim 28 , wherein the simulated finishing order or the simulated result is transferred to at least one of a mobile communication system and a system having a function of a communication terminal.
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