GB0600918D0 - Game playing methods and apparatus - Google Patents

Game playing methods and apparatus

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Publication number
GB0600918D0
GB0600918D0 GBGB0600918.7A GB0600918A GB0600918D0 GB 0600918 D0 GB0600918 D0 GB 0600918D0 GB 0600918 A GB0600918 A GB 0600918A GB 0600918 D0 GB0600918 D0 GB 0600918D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
game playing
playing methods
methods
game
playing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GBGB0600918.7A
Other versions
GB2422466A (en
GB2422466B (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ffynnon Games Ltd
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Ffynnon Games Ltd
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Publication date
Priority claimed from GBGB0500950.1A external-priority patent/GB0500950D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0502034A external-priority patent/GB0502034D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0514672A external-priority patent/GB0514672D0/en
Application filed by Ffynnon Games Ltd filed Critical Ffynnon Games Ltd
Priority to GB0622625A priority Critical patent/GB2429561A/en
Priority to GB0622663A priority patent/GB2429817C/en
Publication of GB0600918D0 publication Critical patent/GB0600918D0/en
Publication of GB2422466A publication Critical patent/GB2422466A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2422466B publication Critical patent/GB2422466B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

    • A63F13/10—
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/90—Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
    • A63F13/95—Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
    • A63F13/02—
    • A63F13/06—
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/45—Controlling the progress of the video game
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/45—Controlling the progress of the video game
    • A63F13/48—Starting a game, e.g. activating a game device or waiting for other players to join a multiplayer session
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/70—Game security or game management aspects
    • A63F13/71—Game security or game management aspects using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0238—Programmable keyboards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C19/00—Electric signal transmission systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J9/00—Remote-control of tuned circuits; Combined remote-control of tuning and other functions, e.g. brightness, amplification
    • H03J9/06—Remote-control of tuned circuits; Combined remote-control of tuning and other functions, e.g. brightness, amplification using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03M—CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
    • H03M11/00—Coding in connection with keyboards or like devices, i.e. coding of the position of operated keys
    • H03M11/02—Details
    • H03M11/04—Coding of multifunction keys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/20—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform
    • A63F2300/206—Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
GB0600918A 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game playing methods and apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2422466B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0622625A GB2429561A (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game-playing apparatus comprising a reconfigurable handset with modified operation
GB0622663A GB2429817C (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game playing methods and apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0500950.1A GB0500950D0 (en) 2005-01-17 2005-01-17 Game playing apparatus
GBGB0501256.2A GB0501256D0 (en) 2005-01-17 2005-01-20 Game playing apparatus
GB0502034A GB0502034D0 (en) 2005-01-17 2005-02-01 Game playing apparatus
GB0514672A GB0514672D0 (en) 2005-01-17 2005-07-18 Game playing apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0600918D0 true GB0600918D0 (en) 2006-02-22
GB2422466A GB2422466A (en) 2006-07-26
GB2422466B GB2422466B (en) 2007-03-14

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GB0622663A Expired - Fee Related GB2429817C (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game playing methods and apparatus
GB0622625A Withdrawn GB2429561A (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game-playing apparatus comprising a reconfigurable handset with modified operation
GB0600918A Expired - Fee Related GB2422466B (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game playing methods and apparatus

Family Applications Before (2)

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GB0622663A Expired - Fee Related GB2429817C (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game playing methods and apparatus
GB0622625A Withdrawn GB2429561A (en) 2005-01-17 2006-01-17 Game-playing apparatus comprising a reconfigurable handset with modified operation

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1841513A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2006205680A1 (en)
GB (3) GB2429817C (en)
WO (1) WO2006075194A2 (en)

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EP1841513A2 (en) 2007-10-10
WO2006075194A2 (en) 2006-07-20
GB2429817B (en) 2007-08-22
GB2429817C (en) 2007-09-14
GB2429817A (en) 2007-03-07
GB0622663D0 (en) 2006-12-20
GB0622625D0 (en) 2006-12-20
GB2422466A (en) 2006-07-26
GB2429561A (en) 2007-02-28
AU2006205680A1 (en) 2006-07-20
WO2006075194A3 (en) 2006-09-28
GB2422466B (en) 2007-03-14

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Legal Events

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Effective date: 20120117