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Photograph-based game

US8813111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2011
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/69
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system and a method for playing a photograph-based game are provided. The method includes establishing a communication link between a game playing system and one or more game playing devices, each of which is operated by a respective player. Game rules are presented to the player(s) on the respective game playing device(s). The game rules include at least one task for the submission of at least one photographic image. Provision is made for receiving a photographic image in the game playing system which has been submitted via the established link from the game playing device in response to the presented task. An image signature is computed for the submitted photographic image based on visual features extracted from the image and a relevance to the task is computed, based on the computed image signature. A score for the game is output for each player, based on the computed relevance of the submitted images for each of the tasks.

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