EP 0909424 A4 20000105 - 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)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 4572509 A 19860225 - SITRICK DAVID H [US]
- [Y] US 5051822 A 19910924 - RHOADES DONALD E [US]
- [A] US 5428528 A 19950627 - TAKENOUCHI NORIO [JP], et al
- [A] WO 9323125 A1 19931125 - CODEMASTERS LTD [GB], et al
- See references of WO 9710561A1
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