Electronic bingo player
US4475157A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F3/0645
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic bingo playing apparatus and method involve the use of a hand held portable computer having a card memory which can store the content information from a plurality of standard bingo cards. This information is entered by a keyboard. Letter/number combinations which are selected during play of the game are also manually entered by the keyboard. The program memory then directs the microprocessor to search the stored cards for a match and any winning patterns of matches. Upon detection of a winning pattern, the portable computer responds with the winning card number, as well as the particular winning pattern.
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