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Video game with randomly generated images

US6287197A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 1998
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/8064
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system for generating video pictures including various images. The system defines a target number of video images eligible for display, identifies target display positions for the images and selects various basic images from game memory. A number of change candidates is selected from among the basic images eligible for display and a change option is selected for each change candidate. The selected change options are executed to define a number of changed images, which may then be displayed with a number of the basic images to define the video pictures. The display system may be advantageously employed to generate pictures in a video game in which points are awarded for identifying the changed images.

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