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Interactive telephone gaming system

US5186471A · kind A · utility

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7References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1991
Grant dateFeb 16, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2003/086
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A gaming apparatus for use with a telephone network which supports standard DTMF tones and to which is connected telephone stations capable of generating standard DTMF tones wherein the gaming apparatus generates and transmits DTMF tones to a calling telephone station, receives response DTMF tones from a player at the calling station and compares the transmitted and received DTMF tones to determine if there is a match.

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