LU84996A1 - VIDEO GAMES WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - Google Patents

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-1- VIDEO GAME WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWER5! | : i I · l <·;>

This invention relates to video games having an autonomous memory to accumulate and produce a question and associated answers i with multiple choice, as well as the means! 5. act interactively with a user.

Previously questioned game systems

Ition and answer used electro-mechanical systems, such as step switches, film projectors, etc.

10 Other learning, educational and guessing game devices have used manual-assisted electronics. In such an apparatus a series of images and words on a card are placed on a light box. In another 15 · apparatus, a series of multiple choice questions and answers are presented using a manual on a sheet of paper * .. or else, and a code for the question and the selected answer is given to a microprocessor ^ ^ ôur'marquer, as · it is shown in the patent of invention Gold-farb no. Another apparatus uses a separate sheet for questioning and answering with a corresponding activator strip which can be inserted into an educational medium having controllable manipulators for the user, as well as a display. The display produces a positive or negative indication responding to a lowered response manipulator responding to the activated user manipulator and the active band. (means of program selection) and a lo-

Control Igic, as taught in US patent Erikalis No. 4,118,876. Another au- -2- i; be a device which uses a set of question and answer cards containing visual information on the front, and information magnetically and digitally on the back,! j 5 · which represents the subject to be studied, j The questions on your cards are reviewed by a student. The computer shows whether the selected answer I is correct or incorrect.

The computer then checks the number of questions J 10 made and the number of questions correctly done. Such a system is taught in the US invention patent of Sachs No. 3,981,087. Another approach is disclosed in Bender's US Patent No. 3,609,878 for a teaching / teaching machine for preschool children, comprising a continuous sheet containing visual information representing a plura-! of structures and thereby teach the child the correlation between the printed words * 20. and. the vision of previously known objects. The sheet advances to the second structure when a correct answer is chosen.

An earlier guessing game called Super QI used a question format and 25 multiple choice answers using a film projector with a continuous strip of film and one on the electromechanical circuit, as disclosed. 'j ^ 4 in invention patent no. 3,765,105. The Su 7 per IQ game allowed the user to choose a subject to be questioned but asked the user for detailed knowledge of the subject in order to correctly answer the questions.

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These prior approaches have many imperfections and have only received limited agreements for many reasons. First, these devices, with the exception of the Super 5 · IQ, require human memory aid intervention and request alternate external physical information sheets to operate properly. In addition, the apparatuses embodying all of these systems require prior knowledge! 10 'of the material, or the chance, to answer! correctly to a given question What is more, I none of these systems or devices generate 1 animation to amuse or captivate the user.

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In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a guessing video game system is described, comprising a user power apparatus, such as a keyboard, for producing a power intelligence signal responsive to | Multiple stimuli of the utiLisatéür, a means of con.

20 * trole to selectively produce a control signal responding to the gna l deijyerrs ^ i ggnement-de - pui s-sance, a memory to accumulate * and produce information of question and associated answers. memory, 25 'further characterized by the fact that the correct answer among the associated answers is deduced. ble directly from the on-screen presentation of the question. A memory means may have the capacity to accumulate a single set of question and associated multiple choice answers, one may alternatively have the capacity to accumulate a plurality of multiple choice question and answer sets. The non-volatile storage medium t i! / f \ 'l · i! h / / -4- such as a cassette or a disc, can be produced to accumulate additional question information and associated multiple choice answer information which can be selected. produced and accumulated in the memory of the video game system. The written video game can be a coin-operated guessing game, or | may be a play operated without a coin, for educational or entertainment purposes. In the glossy incorporation, the marking is produced in response to the name- \. number of correct answers, and may be dependent on the time taken to answer the question correctly and / or the number of correct choices prior to the correct answer to the given question. In the illustrated incorporation, the means of animating the display of the question and the answer are given.

These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those who are trained. . , .- Γ ,. . 20. ·· born in art from the detailed description - "- following of the illustrated incorporations, considered - ^ - related to your accompanying drawings *, in • - ·. · —.- y— which:

Figure 1 illustrates the physical apparatus of a 25 - 3 riddle video as taught in the present invention.

Figure 2 is an electrical block diagram illustrating the incorporation of an electrical circuit Î to practice the present invention; and 30 'Figures 3 to 5 illustrate the various display displays of multiple choice question and associated answers that can be used with the current invention.

’I 1 k \ h i! i -5- j If we now refer to La figu- | re 1, we see an apparatus illustrating an incorporation of the physical material of the game. A console -i j of power is produced to convert the sti- | 5 · muli given by the user as power intelligence signals usable by the video game system. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the production means comprises a production apparatus 10 for player 1, a production apparatus 20 for player 2 and a number of selection buttons 30 for the player (one player) · and 32 (two players).

In addition, another production device can be produced to convert another user-supplied external stimulus into production intelligence signals for the video game system, such as the fall of the coin acceptor. in a coin-operated game, and / or other means of production. As illustrated in FIG. 20 · 1, the power devices of player 10 and 20 are of identical construction, chacub being shown as containing “buttons” for “tee“ j player, a, b , c and d. A higher number where fewer buttons can be produced, so as to produce a total alpha-numeric information of input capacities. The start buttons ad can be any what type of switch, including capacity touch switches, momentary contact push buttons, etc.

30 'The buttons 30 and 32 allow the selection of games for one and two players respectively.

The video game system responds to the power intelligence signals generated by these press buttons to select the subsequent sequence of the game as it is represented on the video display. The display apparatus 100 includes a question and answer view area 150, displays j 1 of score indication 100 and 130 for players 1 and 2, respectively, a display of the number of ques-5. 125 and a point value for question j currently on display 120. Displays 110, 120, I 125 and 130 can be integrated into the region of I1 the question and answer display 150, or can be positioned separately. In a 10 * better incorporation, the correct answer among the multiple choice answers can be deduced directly from the information produced in the display of the question. Thus, the game user does not need to be an expert in history, sports or entertainment. because no prior knowledge of the subject is required to select the correct answer from the choices given. As explained in more detail with reference to Figures 3-5, a correct response results in a positive 20 · visual display of ^ HenÎorcernent positive, while each incorrect response results in a reinforcement video display- '* m ¥ It is not increasing. In a better incorporation, an animation of color graphs is used simultaneously as part of question 25 * and presentation of the choice of answers and as part of reinforcement of the „ answer ^. ·

Referring now to Figure 2, there is shown an electronic system for use in conjunction with the apparatus illustrated in La figu-30- re 1, illustrating an incorporation of an electronic system compatible with the present invention. A production means 200 is coupled to a control means 210. The production means can be of the nature of the reference of the production means 10, 35 '20, 30, and 32 and of Figure 1 and | or can include fi -7- any means of production to convert a stimulus given externally by the user;] into a production information signal to be coupled to the control means 210. As can be seen - i | 5 - in FIG. 2, the control means 210 comprises a microprocessor 215 and a memory 216. An additional support, a control and a back-up pressurization logic can also be produced.

Alternatively, the other means of control logic 10 * The actual rendering outside of discontinuous integrated circuits can be used. The control means 210 I produce a control signal 212 - • 'responding to the production signal. The 15. production of control signal 212 from the control means 210 is coupled to the memory 220. The memory 220 can be separated from or form part of the control means 210. The memory 220 is a read-write memory for supplying and pro - "20 draw information representing a question and associated multiple choice answers, or a plurality of questions and a plurality of soda answers with multiple choice. The information is pro-- ~ ;; duit by the memory 220 answering the signal of con-25 - trole 212 as produced by the control means 210. 7

The production of information 225 from memory 220 is coupled to a means 230 to produce a display presentation of a question and associated multiple-choice answers corresponding to the production 225 of the memory 220. The means to display display 230 is coupled to display 250. In an alternate incorporation, display means 230 may be contained in the control means 210, and the produc-35 - tio.t 225 of the memory 220 can be coupled to the portion of the controller on the presentation in the stage "i fj -8- r

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j age of the control means 210. The presentation to | the resulting display may be either of the nature of; static display, or perhaps of a type of animated presentation. Display can I 5. be made to change in response to re- | answers selected by the user faced with J questions presented, such as presentation to; | the display, according to the presentation of the question and! multiple choice answer selections, varies by! 10. compared to user response example of * selected responses.

|| In an incorporation, the means is produced to compare the correct response among the responses associated with the production intelligence signal corresponding to the user's response selection. Further, we produce the means of producing a score production for each question having a point value answering by means of comparison, and. on.produces the means to accumulate a total 20 -score responding to the power of score. The cumulative 1 ac score can then be given, either by using separate score indication means, or by using display 250. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the comparison means, the means 25 of producing a score, and the means of accumulating a score are included in the control means 210. In addition, one can produce the means of reducing the point value of the production of score responding to the number of incorrect answers selected! · By the user and the time elapsed between the display of the question and the production of the correct answer. The means of reducing the point value are included in the control means 210, as illustrated in Figure 2, but may include a separate control circuit.

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In an alternate incorporation, non-volatile supply means 240 are produced! to accumulate the question and the associated answers, and to selectively produce the question and U 5 - i_es the associated answers for the supply in the memory 220. This can be done either at 1 interface direct to memory 220 from | non-volatile supply means 240,! or this can be accomplished by transferring the information via the control means 210 to the memory 220. The non-volatile supply means 240 may include a semiconductor memory, a magnetic supply agent, a optical supply agent, etc. The means 15. non-volatile supply 240 can respond to the control means 210 ,. or other control logic, to select the moment when the information will be produced from the means of access; rp ov is it non-volatile event 240 for supply-20 v nemént jd. in memory 220. Thus a great number tié: jeïïxlile question and answers associated with multiple choice * can be accumulated in the means of non-volatile supply 240, and sub-games selected from the plurality of games can * -25 »be selectively accumulated in the memory 220 responds to the control logic 210. Thus, for example, the user can, passing through the production means 200, select certain categories of questions and answers. Alternatively, the control log 210 can select subsequent sets of associated questions and answers depending on / the past history of previously used question and answer sets. As described above in the preferred incorporation, presentation in e- to -10-.

the size of the riddle video game system is such that the correct answer among those with multi-choice! j] pie is deductible by the user directly! i saving the display of the question

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dd 5 tion. This character increases the scope of if people who can use this system. Through ani- | graphical control and colorful control, more ease of user interaction and enhanced user attention are achieved at 10 ’, resulting in a more fun guessing environment.

Referring now to FIGS. 3-5, we see illustrations of display displays of different sets of question and associated answer 15 · (less colors and current animation effects). The question and associated answers illustrated in Figures 3-5 illustrates the illustrated embodiment of the present invention,! in which the correct answer can be deduced directly from the presentation of the question and the choice of answer without requiring prior knowledge of the subject.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the user is asked to select the object / 25 * which does not belong. Four objects using fire, and one using electricity (the light bulb), choice d, are shown. If the user selects the correct answer, d, the display could for example flash green, with the lamp of the 30 answer d flashing, and the other answers fading in the background. Alternatively, for a first incorrect response, part of the display could flash red, and the intensity of the incorrectly selected response could be reduced. If the user then selected your

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-11- ^ a second incorrect answer, The present- | display may flash red, | and the objects of the incorrect answer could] ignite and disappear. This description is

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5. only valid for illustration purposes and other display techniques could be used.

If we now refer to the figure ’. 4, we see another example of presentation of questions J <jq. tion and associated multiple choice responses. The presentation of the question asks "How many people have no hair?". An illustration is given of a number of heads of people, some with and others without hair. We give four choices 15 * of answer. An example of using colored animation for correct and incorrect answers can again be given, as was done for figure 3. If the user gives the correct answer, the display7 changes to display 20 ' flash the hairless figures with a green color, changing facial expressions into a smile. On the other hand, the first incorrect answer selection may result in a presentation of the red flashing display, reducing the intensity 25 * of display of the selected response and causing the lowest figure to mine. . A second incorrect answer may a-.

* see the same results on the display on the display as with the first incorrect answer, with 3Q in addition doubling the size of the lowest figure which makes a face. In this way, the display presentation responds to and is interactive with the user. Thus, a direct, real-time reaction is produced towards the user responding to their selected responses, beyond the reinforcement produced by the marking. As discussed above with reference to Figure 2, j 5. i.e marking produces separate means of reinforcement! identify positive and negative, decreasing the score with the time elapsed from the presentation of the question j, and / or decreasing the score for each re! , incorrect answer prior to selection of the 10 * correct answer: A fixed number of incorrect answers may be allowed before canceling the question presented and proceeding to the next. For example,

Ideux incorrect answers can give zero points, indicate the correct answer and present the next question and the set of associated answers.

If we now refer to Figure 5, we see another illustration of presentation of the display. The display on display demands.

the user can select one of five geometric segments to complete a rectangle with a missing segment. The selection of the answer by the user, and the hi stoijrë: of the selection of the I answer to this question, determine the subsequent sequence of the display. ~ - "For example, if we choose 25 ' if the answer is correct, in this case c, the display might sparkle green, and! 1

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$ the correct symbol could be moved to mesh with the block and form a rectangle, while the remaining answers would be erased from the display. Alternatively, for the first selected incorrect response, the display of the display could sparkle red, and the intensity of the incorrectly selected response would be reduced. If a second incorrect answer is 35 * then selected, the display may sparkle in red, the correct answer may double its size and move to mesh -13- rj In addition, d ' other specific characters i ί '"from the game could be added to the game. For example,! 1 ίΐ for a coin game, a mode of attraction can be I. product on the screen showing different aspects of the operation of the game. By inserting money, an animated sequence "get ready" could appear on the screen, followed by a first indication J "go ahead", followed by an on-screen presentation of the first question and associated answers.

10 - As described above, the marking for each question can be done so as to decrease as a function of time and incorrect answer selections.

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Thus, for example, the main score 15 'for each question could decrease to 900 points and decrease to 0 under specific conditions. For example, the score for a correct question could remain at 900 points for the first two seconds, decrease by 100 points 20 after the next 3/4 of a second, decrease by 100 - - points per second after the next three seconds l ^ Eliminate again by 100 points after the second. Î.1 and The next 1/4 of a second, decrease again - '·· by 100 points after the next second and a half, 25' and finally decrease to 0 after two seconds. In addition, each incorrect answer could result in a score of points for an answer decreasing by 400 points. These point values and time periods are given for the purpose of illustration and other marking techniques may be selected in connection with teaching the current invnetion.

If we continue with the exemplary description of the operation of the game, the presentation in the Display produces to the user the question and the selections of multiple choice answers, and presents Ê -14- the score. maximum for this question (eg 900 points). The player (uti lisateua) presses the button; appropriate response from the device, and the ironic electronic system of the game responds immediately. The selection of a correct answer results in that the selected answer choice sparkles in green, the score of player j. j for this question sparkles, and the decrease in the i score stops. A correct display associated with animation and a sound sequence can be produced while it * j 10 'the score is transferred to the score of the respective player - i® | 100 points less. This produces positive reinforcement. The selection of an incorrect answer is re-followed by the sparkle.

Be selected, incorrect score sound, and decrease the question’s score to 500.

A second incorrect answer results in the immediate redness of the chosen answer, a decrease in the score for this question to 0 and a sound and animated sequence indicating 20. selection, of an incorrect answer. The description of this operation is for illustrative purposes only, and should not be taken in a li-1 mi tat if or -obljgatoi re sense.

An additional I-25 game bonus character may be produced to reward a predefined number of I correct answer selections and / or for a new high game score. The bonus question may be accompanied by a sequence animated display. Thus, 30 * in the case where only six questions per game are normally produced, one can win other bonus questions.

While various incorporations of guessing video games have been described above in order to illustrate the manner in which the invention can be used to advantage, it should be appreciated that the invention is not limited to revealed incorporations. Likewise, any equivalent modification, variation or arrangement within the scope of the following claims 5- should be considered to be within the scope of the invention.

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Claims (19)

1. A video game comprising: a production means for converting the user's stimulus into a production information signal, j 5, a control means for selectively producing j a control signal responding to the signal of! | 1% production information, i a memory means to accumulate and produce ji a question and associated answers to choice Π 10 - multiple answer to said control signal; ij The means of producing a presentation on the display of the said questions and associated answers answers to the said means of memory production in which the said correct answer is deduced directly from the presentation to the 'display. 2. The game of number 1 in which there is a plurality of questions and associated answers. 3. The jeë; number 2 additionally comprising: a means for selecting one of the so-called pluralities of 20 · games in response to said power intelligence signal “" 4. The game of numbers 1 or 2 or 3 additionally comprising the means of non-volatile accumulation for storing said item of information and the information of associated answers, and the means of selectively producing said item question and said associated answers from said non-volatile means of accumulation and for storing said production of the question and associated answers in said means of memory. , -17- 5. The game of number 1 additionally comprising:] the means of comparing the correct answer among 3 said answers associated with the bet signal: i J in the information walk corresponds to j 5, user response selection , and] the means of producing a power of score having • J j a point value corresponds to the said means of j comparison, and | the means of accumulating a score responds to the "1 10" so-called scoring power. 6. The game of number 5 further comprising: the means for decreasing the point value of said power of score responding to an incorrect response among the said signals providing information of power of the associated responses. 7. The game of numbers 5 or 6 additionally comprising: the means for decreasing the point value of said power of score corresponding to the time elapsed between the display at the display of the question and the start of the correct response 3 of the said start signals. associated answers. , 8. The game of numbers 5, 6 or 7 additionally comprising: the means of displaying on display the accumulated score 25 * mulated corresponding to the said means of accumulation. 9. the game of numbers 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 in which the said display of the said question is animated. 10. The set of number 9 in which the said display 30 * is a tube with radius with negative electrode. 11. A video game comprising: a power means for converting the stimulus of the alternate external user into a power intelligence signal A i I / 1 -18-, a control means for selectively producing a control signal responsive to the feedback signal 1 ·] power signal, j 5. a means of memory to accumulate and produce | question information and answer information associated with multiple choice responds to said control signal; the means of producing a presentation in step-10 ge of the question and the associated answers answering said means of memory, dnas which said presentation in display of said question is animated. 12. The game of number 11 in which there is a plurality of associated question and answer games. 13. The game of number 12 additionally comprising: the means of selecting one of the so-called pluralities of games responds to said power signal, ... i ^ s == 2I3 14.The game of numbers 11 or 12 or 13 comprising in ": more: TZjtI?", A nonTVOlatil accumulation means for storing the said question and answer information, and 25 · the means of selectively generating said associated question and answer information from the non-volatile accumulation means and for storing said associated question and answer power information in said memory means. 15.The game of number 11 additionally comprising: the means of comparing the correct answer in the answers associated with the power information signal corresponds to the selection of the user // J A * ν "\„ ponsè. ! the means of producing a power of score i having a point value responds to said j means of comparison, and, j 5 “the means of accumulating a score answering the-: J known as power of score. -% 16. The game of number 15 further comprising: l the means of decreasing the point value of the said power of score responds to each incorrect if-I 10 ’gnal of said intelligence signals 1 for producing the associated responses. 17. The game of numbers 15 or 16 further comprising: the means of decreasing the point value of said power of score responding to the time elapsed between the presentation on display and the powering up of the correct signal among the signals of power intelligence of associated responses. 18. The game of the numbers 15, 16 or 17 comprising in 20 "- plus: '· Γ · ~ Π' the means of presenting to the display the accumulated score responds to the said means of accumulation. 19. The game due nXiméro 11 in which the correct answer among those of the display is deductible 25 "directly from the presentation to the display of the question. Drawings: ....... boards S? Pages of which .. .... Λ— Pa9e de garde JLSL pages of description ...... ^ ..... pages of protest ..... Ö. Abridged description Luxembourg, le \ l SEP. 1SB3 The representative: j. Me Alain Rukavina Ί