Apparatus and method for playing computer games via a telecommunication network
US5904620A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/338
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for networking computer games in a centrally located game storage accessed by remote game key pads comprising a keypad interface for receiving game control data from the key pad, the game control data being frequency modulated with a center frequency above the audible frequency range to obtain a modulated data format and means for connecting the keypad interface in parallel across a telephone pair for communicating the modulated data format to a switched telephone network and a method for using such apparatus.
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