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Player interactive live action athletic contest

US5695401A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1994
Grant dateDec 9, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/8076
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A player interactive live action football game which may be played for example on a television screen. A player interactive live action football game is provided which comprises a random access storage and retrieval device and a plurality of individual, pre-recorded action football plays illustrating interaction of players of opposite teams. This information is stored in random access storage and retrieval device and accessible according to type of play. The invention further comprises a microprocessor and microprocessor control device electronically associated with the random access storage and retrieval device. The microprocessor is programmed to enable one or more users to select in sequence, through the control device, different football plays according to play type. A display device is electronically associated with the microprocessor to enable the selected plays to be viewed by the users. The microprocessor is further programmed to evaluate and cumulate play results and report them to the users in a meaningful way.

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