Amusement device including provision for tracking a player's top score
US8696468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/61
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of tracking electronic game score information for a plurality of players participating in an amusement system is disclosed. The amusement system includes at least one amusement device communicating with a central server over a network. The amusement device has a display, a memory storing a plurality of electronic games and a controller. The central server maintains a plurality of player accounts corresponding to the plurality of players. Each of the player accounts includes best score information for at least one of the plurality of electronic games played by the respective player on the amusement device. The central server receives score update information associated with the player accounts from the amusement device and updates the player accounts with the received score update information.
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