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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Ntn Buzztime, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Trent Dethloff, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy James Tembreull, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Charles Marc Bernstein, Carlsbad, CA (US);
David LaTour, Golden Valley, MN (US);
NTN Buzztime, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for allowing a wireless communication device operator to control aspects of a multi-player game are described. In one embodiment, a server sends a signal to a plurality of wireless communication devices indicating an availability of an exclusive privilege for one of the wireless communication device operators to exclusively control one or more aspects of the multi-player game. Next, a request is received from a first wireless communication device for a first wireless communication device operator to receive the exclusive privilege. Then, the server determines whether another wireless communication device operator has already been assigned the exclusive privilege to play the multi-player game; if not, the exclusive privilege is assigned to the first wireless communication device. Finally, the server sends a confirmation to the first wireless communication device indicating that the first wireless communication device operator has been granted the exclusive privilege.
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