EP2117660A4 - System, method and handheld controller for multi-layer gaming - Google Patents

System, method and handheld controller for multi-layer gaming

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Publication number
EP2117660A4
EP2117660A4 EP07719695A EP07719695A EP2117660A4 EP 2117660 A4 EP2117660 A4 EP 2117660A4 EP 07719695 A EP07719695 A EP 07719695A EP 07719695 A EP07719695 A EP 07719695A EP 2117660 A4 EP2117660 A4 EP 2117660A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
handheld controller
gaming
layer
layer gaming
handheld
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP07719695A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2117660A2 (en
Inventor
Jon Hayes Snoddy
Jonathan Ira Hussman
Charles L Bueche
Mark Rider
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
TimePlay IP Inc
Original Assignee
TimePlay IP Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/669,646 external-priority patent/US20080214273A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/738,769 external-priority patent/US8864566B2/en
Application filed by TimePlay IP Inc filed Critical TimePlay IP Inc
Publication of EP2117660A2 publication Critical patent/EP2117660A2/en
Publication of EP2117660A4 publication Critical patent/EP2117660A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/3295—Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3216—Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
    • G07F17/3218—Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects wherein at least part of the system is portable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/20—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform
    • A63F2300/204—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform the platform being a handheld device
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/80—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
    • A63F2300/8023—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game the game being played by multiple players at a common site, e.g. in an arena, theatre, shopping mall using a large public display
EP07719695A 2007-01-31 2007-05-03 System, method and handheld controller for multi-layer gaming Withdrawn EP2117660A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/669,646 US20080214273A1 (en) 2004-09-21 2007-01-31 System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming
US11/738,769 US8864566B2 (en) 2004-09-21 2007-04-23 System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming
PCT/CA2007/000770 WO2008092233A2 (en) 2007-01-31 2007-05-03 System, method and handheld controller for multi-layer gaming

Publications (2)

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EP2117660A2 EP2117660A2 (en) 2009-11-18
EP2117660A4 true EP2117660A4 (en) 2010-09-01

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EP07719695A Withdrawn EP2117660A4 (en) 2007-01-31 2007-05-03 System, method and handheld controller for multi-layer gaming

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP2117660A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2007345528A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2677117A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2008092233A2 (en)

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US8267793B2 (en) 2010-08-17 2012-09-18 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Multiplatform gaming system
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US20030199308A1 (en) * 2002-04-23 2003-10-23 Gamesoft Limited Gaming apparatus
US20040224746A1 (en) * 2003-02-12 2004-11-11 Colin Fong Gaming machine for use in a system with a common bonus feature
US20060068917A1 (en) * 2004-09-21 2006-03-30 Snoddy Jon H System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming
US20060166731A1 (en) * 2001-11-26 2006-07-27 Osamu Yoshimi Linked jackpot controller topology
US20060287043A1 (en) * 2005-06-06 2006-12-21 Wms Gaming Inc. Wagering game with community award based on best selection from all players

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US6068553A (en) * 1997-08-15 2000-05-30 Parker; Alan Geoffrey Gaming machines
EP0981119A2 (en) * 1998-08-18 2000-02-23 Wms Gaming, Inc. Gaming system with linked display
WO2003027970A2 (en) * 2001-09-28 2003-04-03 Igt Wireless gaming machine
US20060166731A1 (en) * 2001-11-26 2006-07-27 Osamu Yoshimi Linked jackpot controller topology
US20030199308A1 (en) * 2002-04-23 2003-10-23 Gamesoft Limited Gaming apparatus
US20040224746A1 (en) * 2003-02-12 2004-11-11 Colin Fong Gaming machine for use in a system with a common bonus feature
US20060068917A1 (en) * 2004-09-21 2006-03-30 Snoddy Jon H System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming
US20060287043A1 (en) * 2005-06-06 2006-12-21 Wms Gaming Inc. Wagering game with community award based on best selection from all players

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AU2007345528A1 (en) 2008-08-07
WO2008092233A3 (en) 2008-10-23
CA2677117A1 (en) 2008-08-07
WO2008092233A2 (en) 2008-08-07
EP2117660A2 (en) 2009-11-18

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