RU2147451C1 - Interactive tv game - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: entertainment. SUBSTANCE: method for playing on-air entertainment game involves selling cards, which have different cost and are equipped with serial number and personal number which is covered by protection layer. Each game player opens personal bank account which number corresponds to identification number of the player and deposits initial amount onto said account by means of telephone activation of card using telephone contact to computer for transmission of information about serial and personal numbers of card. Then player draws stake for game session by means of pressing specific combinations of keys on telephone keyboard to transmit information about stake amount in tone mode over telephone network. Game is played by at least one croupier which uses computer terminal. When croupier makes an announcement by TV, command from computer terminal starts and finishes accepting stakes for playing session from participants. Upon first telephone contact to computer, each game player receives known character for designating it on computer screen during game. EFFECT: proximity effect. 7 cl

Description

 The invention relates to the field of leisure activities and relates to a method for conducting an interactive gambling game simultaneously by many participants during a live broadcast on television using telecommunications.

 A known method of participation in casino games is a remote user, providing for the organization of communication with a casino computer through an interface. All cash payments in this way of playing are carried out using the player’s credit cards (International Application WO 9714484, A 63 F 9/24, 1997). The disadvantage of this game is the limited circle of users, since only people with credit cards can play from specially equipped places.

 Known game methods such as "Bingo", which include the participation in the game of many viewers transmitting information to the gaming computer via telephone networks (for example, US patent N 5518253, CL A 63 F 3/06, 1996). To participate in the game you need to purchase a special card with the game combination applied on it. The disadvantage of this method is the limited possibilities of the player in choosing a game strategy, in choosing the value of bets due to the predetermination of combinations on the cards. Players also do not see the process of the draw itself.

 One of the closest analogues is an interactive television game, which consists in the fact that the game is broadcast live, and the participants of the game transmit information over the telephone network in tone mode, while the calls of the participants of the game are identified using a computer by the identification number that is assigned to each participant in the game during his first telephone contact with a computer (RF Patent N 2127143, class A 63 F 3/08, publ. 03/10/1999).

 The disadvantage of this method is its limited applicability. For example, it does not provide for gambling, during which you can make money bets.

 The objective of the claimed invention is to eliminate the shortcomings of existing games and create a method of gambling, which is carried out on live television and in which, without leaving your home, anyone who has a TV and a telephone with tone dialing can take part.

 The problem is solved due to the fact that for live gambling, the organizers of the game distribute cards with different face values, on which serial and individual cards, covered with a protective erasable layer, are applied, and each player first opens a personal money account, whose number corresponds to the identification number of this participant, and makes an initial contribution to the above account by activating by telephone at least one card previously purchased from the organizers of the game, for which, when making telephone contact with a computer, transmits information regarding the serial and individual card numbers, and then makes a bet on a game session, for which, by dialing certain combinations of dialed keys of the telephone set in telephone mode, it transmits information regarding the monetary value of the bet to the computer when this gambling is conducted by at least one manager, whose workplace is equipped with a computer terminal, on command from which after the manager makes the appropriate ie ads on TV, the computer starts and stops receiving bets on games from its participants the session, and during the first telephone contact with a computer to each participant of the game is also assigned a well-known symbol for its output to a TV during a game session in which the participant takes part.

 Participants in the game can purchase cards of different denominations distributed by the organizers of the game through any network, including banking, trading and individual orders with delivery. During the first telephone contact for each participant in the game, in addition to the individual identification number, the computer assigns a well-known symbol displayed on the TV screen during the game session in which he takes part, while the symbol can be numerical, verbal, graphic, etc. The computer starts and stops accepting bets on the game session from the game participants - viewers on commands from the terminal of the game manager after he makes the corresponding announcement on TV, while the computer can duplicate these announcements by phone. At the end of the game (draw) session, the winning number is entered into the computer through the game manager’s terminal, which automatically calculates and / or debits the participants won and / or lost from the individual money accounts of the participants, depending on the bets made by them. The participant of the game can receive the amount credited to his personal money account in any way agreed upon with the organizers of the game, upon presentation of the cards by which he made the deposit to his account, including by transfer to a bank account indicated by the participant or in cash. The computer stores information about the identification number, symbol and personal money account assigned to the game participant for as long as there is money on the account, and in case of resetting the account after the completion of the next game session, the computer offers the game participant to replenish the account by activating an additional card. In the event of a failure, the computer destroys the information stored in its memory about the identification number, symbol and personal cash account of this participant.

 The described method of the game is implemented as follows.

 On one of the TV channels, a program is created with the code name "Virtual TV casino" with airtime, for example, from 00.00 to 5.00 at night. A computer system for receiving information from participants by telephone is being created. The program broadcasts a game table, followed by a real game with the participation of real people and the real manager of the game, in the particular case of the croupier. Such a broadcast can be organized from a real casino, where the croupier’s workplace is additionally equipped with a computer terminal. It is possible to create a separate television channel that will be able to play with the audience in the daytime, when the number of real players in the casino is reduced.

 The organizers of the game release for sale casino chips simulating cards of various face values (for example, 1/5/10/20 ... and $ 1000), each of which has a serial number and an individual number hidden under a protective opaque erasable layer.

Having bought a card, a participant in a game during a live broadcast calls a specific multi-channel telephone number and enters into a dialogue with a computer. The computer requests the primary information:
"If you are playing for the first time - press" 1 ", if you already have an individual identification number - press" 2 "(hereinafter, the conditional numerical combinations are given in the description).

 If the participant of the game presses the key "2" (after putting the telephone set into tone mode), then the computer asks for the individual number of the player, identifies him, checks and informs the player about his personal account status and allows him to play.

 If the participant in the game presses the "1" key, then the computer assigns the player an individual identification number and a well-known symbol in the form of a number, word, etc., which will be visible on the TV screen during the game session. To open a personal money account, the computer asks to enter the serial number of the purchased card sequentially, and after erasing the protective layer, the individual card number. According to these data, the computer determines the face value of the card and deposits the indicated amount into the player’s account, after which it is allowed to play.

 Before the start of the next game session, for example roulette, the dealer announces the start of accepting bets and from his terminal gives the appropriate command to the computer. The computer asks the player about his bet and its size. The participant of the game - the viewer tells the computer all the information by pressing the appropriate combination of buttons on his phone.

 For example, the computer says: "to place a bet, press *, after each bet, click # and enter the amount of the bet, then press ##."

Examples of bets:
$ 10 bet on the number 1 * 01 # 10 ##
$ 100 bet on "even" * 2 # 100 ##
$ 50 bet on "odd" * 1 # 50 ##
$ 20 bet on red * 100 # 20 ##
$ 15 bet on black * 101 # 15 ##
$ 30 bet per pair 1 and 2 * 0102 # 30 ##
$ 7070 bet on four neighboring 18, 19, 22 and 23 * 18192223 # 7070 ##
$ 300 bet from 1 to 12 * 01912 # 300 ##
$ 20 bet from 13 to 24 * 13924 # 20 ##
$ 15 bet from 25 to 36 * 25936 # 15 ##
Combined Bet Example:
* 0 # 25 ## * 101 # 50 ## * 1112 # 30 ## * 32 # 1 ## * 13924 # 20 ## * 09 # 11 # * 00 # 500 ##
this means: “zero” - $ 25, “black” - $ 50, “couple next to 11 and 12” - $ 30, “for 32” - $ 1, “from 13 to 24” - $ 20, “for 9" - $ 11, "for double zero" - $ 500.

 If the TV player incorrectly dialed the combination, the computer says: "the bid was entered incorrectly - press * and try again."

 At the end of accepting bets, the game manager (croupier) makes an appropriate announcement for real players and viewers and from his terminal gives a command to the computer, which duplicates this message by phone and stops accepting bets from all participants in the game. The croupier makes a rally that all viewers see on their screens. During the drawing and when accepting bets, the symbols assigned to the players are displayed on the screen, which helps them navigate the game. At the end of the draw, the croupier enters the winning number into the computer from his terminal. The computer displays only the symbols of the winning players, and the won amounts are credited to their personal accounts. The computer deducts the lost amounts from the accounts of the losing players.

 Each participant in the game at any time can receive information from the computer about the state of their personal money account by dialing a certain combination of dial keys of the telephone set in tone mode.

 The player can receive the amount credited to his personal cash account in any way agreed upon with the organizers of the game, upon presentation of the cards by which he deposited money into his account, including by transferring it to the bank account indicated by the participant or in cash.

 Since the computer stores information about the identification number, symbol and personal money account assigned to the participant of the game for as long as necessary, subject to the availability of funds in the account, you can take part in games repeatedly, remembering only your individual number.

 In case of loss and zeroing of the account, the computer offers the participant of the game to replenish the account by activating an additional card. If a player refuses such an operation, the computer destroys the information stored in his memory about the identification number, symbol and personal money account of this participant, and when buying a new card, you will need to "register" again to enter the game.

 The organizers of the Virtual Casino television game for the distribution of cards of various denominations issued by them create either a special network of distributors, as is the case with the famous Russian Lotto television game, or use existing banking or trading networks, selling cards at savings banks, bank branches, and retail outlets houses, etc. It is possible to organize a service for individual delivery of game cards on request by phone.

 It is significant that this way of playing with a real SHOW on television attracts players with the full effect of presence, and the possibility of participating in the game without the use of credit cards and other banking forms of payment expands the circle of players.

Claims (7)

 1. An interactive television game, consisting in the fact that the game is broadcast live, and the participants of the game transmit information over the telephone network in tone mode, while the calls of the participants of the game are identified using a computer by the identification number that is assigned to each participant of the game during his first telephone contact with a computer, characterized in that for conducting a live gambling game, the game organizers distribute cards with different face values, on which serial and individual cards are applied, are closed a protective erasable layer, numbers, and each participant in the game first opens a personal money account, the number of which corresponds to the identification number of this participant, and makes an initial contribution to the specified account by activating by telephone at least one card purchased in advance from the game organizers, for which, by telephone contact with a computer, it transfers information regarding the serial and individual card numbers, and then makes a bet on a game session, for which purpose, over a telephone network, by dialing certain combos nations of the keys of the telephone set in tonal mode transmits to the computer information regarding the monetary value of the bet, while the gambling is played by at least one manager, whose workplace is equipped with a computer terminal, on command of which, after the manager makes the appropriate announcement the television, the computer starts and ends accepting bets on the game session from its participants, and during the first telephone contact with the computer, each participant in the game is also assigned estno symbol to display it on the TV screen during the game session time in which the party is involved.  2. The interactive television game according to claim 1, characterized in that the participants distribute the cards distributed by the game organizers through the banking, trading network, through the system of individual orders with delivery.  3. The interactive television game according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each participant in the game is assigned a numerical, verbal or combined well-known symbol.  4. The interactive television game according to claim 1 or 2, 3, characterized in that the computer duplicates by telephone the corresponding announcement of the manager made on television.  5. An interactive television game according to claim 1 or 2 to 4, characterized in that in order to receive the amount credited to the personal money account, the game participant presents the cards by which he made money to his account.  6. The interactive television game according to claim 1 or 2 to 5, characterized in that if there is funds in the personal money account of the game participant, the computer stores information about the specified account, about the identification number and the well-known symbol of this game participant.  7. The interactive television game according to claim 6, characterized in that when resetting the personal money account, the computer offers the game participant to replenish the specified account by activating an additional card, and if it is refused, it destroys information regarding the personal money account, identification number and well-known symbol.