Interactive electronic puzzle game and a method for providing the same
US6602133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2003/0428
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and method which provides an interactive electronic puzzle game and rearranges that same puzzle after a certain amount of time has elapsed and the player has not performed a specific action required by the game. The interactive puzzle game comprises a player interface module, a player monitoring module connected to the player interface module and operable to detect actions of the player, a puzzle generation module that generates an electronic word-search puzzle, a clock module that sets a specific amount of time and a display module connected to the player interface module and operable to display the electronic puzzle to the player. If the player does not perform a specific action required by the game within an allotted amount of time, the puzzle generation module rearranges the electronic puzzle and the display module displays the rearranged electronic puzzle to the player for continued play. When the puzzle is rearranged, the amount of time is reset, the clock is restarted and the process of rearranging the puzzle is repeated until the puzzle is solved or the player ends the game.
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