GB2440284B - Game playing apparatus - Google Patents

Game playing apparatus

Info

Publication number: GB2440284B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: game playing; playing apparatus; game; playing
Prior art date: 2005-07-18
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.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB0718687A

Other versions

GB2440284A (en

GB0718687D0 (en

Inventor

Mark Charles Spittle

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

Original Assignee

Ffynnon Games Ltd

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

2005-07-18

Filing date

2006-07-18

Publication date

2009-06-03

2006-07-18 Application filed by Ffynnon Games Ltd filed Critical Ffynnon Games Ltd

2006-07-18 Priority to GB0718687A priority Critical patent/GB2440284B/en

2007-10-31 Publication of GB0718687D0 publication Critical patent/GB0718687D0/en

2008-01-23 Publication of GB2440284A publication Critical patent/GB2440284A/en

2009-06-03 Application granted granted Critical

2009-06-03 Publication of GB2440284B publication Critical patent/GB2440284B/en

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

2026-07-18 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- A63F13/20—Input arrangements for video game devices
- A63F13/22—Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
- 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
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/18—Question-and-answer games
- A63F9/183—Question-and-answer games electric
- 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
- A63F13/10—
- 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
- A63F13/45—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
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/18—Question-and-answer games
- A63F2009/188—Details of questions, e.g. with increasing level of difficulty
- 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
- 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
- A63F2300/60—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program
- A63F2300/63—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for controlling the execution of the game in time

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
Selective Calling Equipment (AREA)

GB0718687A 2005-07-18 2006-07-18 Game playing apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2440284B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0718687A GB2440284B (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game playing apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB0514669.1A GB0514669D0 (en)	2005-07-18	2005-07-18	Game playing apparatus
GB0614173A GB2428386B (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game playing apparatus
GB0718687A GB2440284B (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game playing apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0718687D0 GB0718687D0 (en)	2007-10-31
GB2440284A GB2440284A (en)	2008-01-23
GB2440284B true GB2440284B (en)	2009-06-03

Family

ID=34897362

Family Applications (4)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB0514669.1A Ceased GB0514669D0 (en)	2005-07-18	2005-07-18	Game playing apparatus
GB0718688A Pending GB2440285A (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game apparatus
GB0614173A Expired - Fee Related GB2428386B (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game playing apparatus
GB0718687A Expired - Fee Related GB2440284B (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game playing apparatus

Family Applications Before (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB0514669.1A Ceased GB0514669D0 (en)	2005-07-18	2005-07-18	Game playing apparatus
GB0718688A Pending GB2440285A (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game apparatus
GB0614173A Expired - Fee Related GB2428386B (en)	2005-07-18	2006-07-18	Game playing apparatus

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20080220866A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1904198A1 (en)
GB (4)	GB0514669D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2007010306A1 (en)

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US5364108A (en) *	1992-04-10	1994-11-15	Esnouf Philip S	Game apparatus
US20030003990A1 (en) *	1986-03-10	2003-01-02	Henry Von Kohorn	Evaluation of responses of participatory broadcast audience with prediction of winning contestants; monitoring, checking and controlling of wagering, and automatic crediting and couponing
US20050070361A1 (en) *	2003-09-30	2005-03-31	Lau Michael P.C.	Interactive control of video machines and games therefor

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2005
- 2005-07-18 GB GBGB0514669.1A patent/GB0514669D0/en not_active Ceased
2006
- 2006-07-18 GB GB0718688A patent/GB2440285A/en active Pending
- 2006-07-18 WO PCT/GB2006/050212 patent/WO2007010306A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2006-07-18 GB GB0614173A patent/GB2428386B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2006-07-18 GB GB0718687A patent/GB2440284B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2006-07-18 EP EP06765361A patent/EP1904198A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-07-18 US US11/996,025 patent/US20080220866A1/en not_active Abandoned

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4372554A (en) *	1980-02-06	1983-02-08	Henry Orenstein	Electronic question and answer game
US20030003990A1 (en) *	1986-03-10	2003-01-02	Henry Von Kohorn	Evaluation of responses of participatory broadcast audience with prediction of winning contestants; monitoring, checking and controlling of wagering, and automatic crediting and couponing
US5364108A (en) *	1992-04-10	1994-11-15	Esnouf Philip S	Game apparatus
US20050070361A1 (en) *	2003-09-30	2005-03-31	Lau Michael P.C.	Interactive control of video machines and games therefor

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2440285A (en)	2008-01-23
WO2007010306A1 (en)	2007-01-25
GB2440284A (en)	2008-01-23
GB2428386A (en)	2007-01-31
GB0514669D0 (en)	2005-08-24
GB0718688D0 (en)	2007-10-31
GB2428386B (en)	2008-03-19
GB0718687D0 (en)	2007-10-31
EP1904198A1 (en)	2008-04-02
GB0614173D0 (en)	2006-08-23
US20080220866A1 (en)	2008-09-11

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB0426977D0 (en)	2005-01-12	Apparatus for playing games
GB0501256D0 (en)	2005-03-02	Game playing apparatus
GB2429817C (en)	2007-09-14	Game playing methods and apparatus
GB0521950D0 (en)	2005-12-07	Apparatus for playing games
GB2440284B (en)	2009-06-03	Game playing apparatus
GB0616830D0 (en)	2006-10-04	Card game playing apparatus
GB0518185D0 (en)	2005-10-12	Game apparatus
GB0617330D0 (en)	2006-10-11	Game apparatus
GB0419054D0 (en)	2004-09-29	Game apparatus
GB0701387D0 (en)	2007-03-07	Game playing apparatus
GB0514672D0 (en)	2005-08-24	Game playing apparatus
GB0513445D0 (en)	2005-08-10	Game playing apparatus
GB0502034D0 (en)	2005-03-09	Game playing apparatus
GB0513444D0 (en)	2005-08-10	Distributed game playing apparatus
GB2431593B (en)	2009-05-06	Game apparatus
GB0601575D0 (en)	2006-03-08	Apparatus for playing a game
GB0417720D0 (en)	2004-09-08	Game playing apparatus
GB0418696D0 (en)	2004-09-22	Game playing apparatus
GB0511297D0 (en)	2005-07-13	Game apparatus
GB0512909D0 (en)	2005-08-03	Telecommunuications game apparatus
GB0519768D0 (en)	2005-11-09	Game apparatus
SG132527A1 (en)	2007-06-28	Gaming apparatus with feature game
GB0512220D0 (en)	2005-07-27	Games apparatus
GB0524496D0 (en)	2006-01-11	Games apparatus
GB0519427D0 (en)	2005-11-02	Board game apparatus

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2013-03-27	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20120718