Apparatus and method for distinguishing events which collectively exceed chance expectations and thereby controlling an output
US5830064A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus of generating values and detecting whether the values fall outside chance probabilities. In one embodiment, a random-noise source provides a signal that is amplified, conditioned, and sampled to provide a series of random numbers. In one embodiment, conditioning includes inverting some of the values according to a pseudo-random sequence mask in order to remove certain first-order bias. Another aspect of this invention is to perform a statistical analysis of the values generated, and to control an output based in whether or not a chance expectation has been exceeded, or by the probability of a certain result obtained. Yet another aspect is to control a toy, game, appliance, or computer display based on whether or not a chance expectation has been exceeded by a measured sequence of values.
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