Gordon R Graves

US Patent:

45939047, Jun 10, 1986

Filed:

Mar 19, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/591209

Inventors:

Gordon T. Graves - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Syntech International, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

A63F 918

US Classification:

273 1E

Abstract:

A video entertainment system includes a central station (10) that is connected to a plurality of remote display terminals (12) through a data link (14). Each of the display units (12) has a display (16), a currency receptacle (18) for receiving currency to activate the system and a currency dispenser (20) to provide a reward to the player. The players at each of the remote display terminals (12) are presented with an identical query or situation, instructions on how to respond to that query or situation and various select subjective responses. All of the players then individually select a response which is then transmitted to the central station (10). These responses are then analyzed and the proper winning selected response determined by some algorithm that compares all responses or set of responses. All of the remote terminals are provided with information regarding which response was the proper response. Each individual remote display terminal (12) determines whether the response selected by the player at that location corresponds to the least selected response, and, if so, a reward is provided.