EP 2117660 A2 20091118 - SYSTEM, METHOD AND HANDHELD CONTROLLER FOR MULTI-LAYER GAMING
Title (en)
SYSTEM, METHOD AND HANDHELD CONTROLLER FOR MULTI-LAYER GAMING
Title (de)
SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND IN DER HAND GEHALTENE STEUERUNG FÜR MEHRSCHICHTIGES SPIELEN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME, PROCEDE ET COMMANDE PORTATIVE DE JEU MULTICOUCHE
Publication
Application
Priority
- CA 2007000770 W 20070503
- US 66964607 A 20070131
- US 73876907 A 20070423
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2008092233A2] Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for multi-player gaming. Some embodiments relate to systems having an improved communications infrastructure and improved handheld game controllers, while other embodiments relate to improvements in handling large numbers of players in the multi-player game when played in a game arena with a single large display screen showing the multi-player game images. In one particular embodiment, a bingo system is provided that has a game server controlling a display system to display the multi-player bingo game on the large screen and a plurality of bingo game controllers. Each game controller has a secondary display means for providing a secondary bingo game display and input means for receiving player input. The system further comprises communication mans for enabling communication between the game server and each of the plurality of game controllers. The plurality of game controllers are located in proximity to the large display screen such that it is visible to game players manipulating the game controllers while playing the multi- player game.
IPC 8 full level
A63F 13/12 (2006.01); A63F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3295 (2013.01); A63F 2300/204 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8023 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2008092233 A2 20080807; WO 2008092233 A3 20081023; AU 2007345528 A1 20080807; CA 2677117 A1 20080807; EP 2117660 A2 20091118; EP 2117660 A4 20100901
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2007000770 W 20070503; AU 2007345528 A 20070503; CA 2677117 A 20070503; EP 07719695 A 20070503