EP 0909424 A1 19990421 - COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (en)
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (de)
KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE COMMUNICATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- AU 9600566 W 19960910
- AU PN546195 A 19950913
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9710561A1] A system is disclosed for interactively communicating between a plurality of distributed players of computer based games on computer assemblies interconnected by a data communication network, the system including: at least one controller data processing assembly connectable to the data communication network for controlling the operation of the plurality of computer assemblies connected to the data communication network; and a plurality of computer assemblies for players to play computer based games, each computer assembly including: an input/output assembly for transmitting data representative of game and/or player status to a data communication network; and application program interface means for interfacing each of the computer assemblies with the controller data processing assembly; wherein application program interface data is transferable to the application program interface means from game data storage means, the application program interface means being operable to allow a plurality of players located at distributed locations and utilising computer assemblies having the same or differing operating systems and/or hardware configurations to play a game, data representative of the game being transferable to the computer assemblies from the game data storage means for processing solely by the computer assemblies.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63F 13/12 (2006.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06F 21/22 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63F 13/792 (2014.09 - EP US); G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/401 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/532 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/5546 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9710561 A1 19970320; AU PN546195 A0 19951012; EP 0909424 A1 19990421; EP 0909424 A4 20000105; JP H11515123 A 19991221
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 9600566 W 19960910; AU PN546195 A 19950913; EP 96929131 A 19960910; JP 51150097 A 19960910