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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Thomas Lemmons, Evergreen, CO (US);
Ian Zenoni, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Thomas Huber, Parker, CO (US);
Steven O. Markel, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Mark Margaretten, Denver, CO (US);
Steven Reynolds, Littleton, CO (US);
Joel Hassell, Golden, CO (US);
Thomas Lemmons, Evergreen, CO (US);
Ian Zenoni, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Thomas Huber, Parker, CO (US);
Steven O. Markel, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Mark Margaretten, Denver, CO (US);
Steven Reynolds, Littleton, CO (US);
Joel Hassell, Golden, CO (US);
OpenTV, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an interactive system and method whereby participants may engage in a contest that is simultaneously or subsequently broadcast. The broadcast signal may be for the purpose of a pure entertainment source or may be an enticement to play the shown or other interactive games. The games may be computer simulation games, role-playing games, strategy games, question and answer games, casino games, or other games as desired. The broadcast signals may show a specialized view of the game being played and may contain live commentary or other enhancements. The games may be played with set top boxes connected to a television, a broadcast network, and a server system.