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7381136 |
Telephone gaming device
A gaming device for playing a game by a game player. The gaming device allows the game player to place a telephone call. A controller generates a prize. Several images of persons who may receive...
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7353274 |
Method, apparatus, and system for determining whether a computer is within a particular location
Some embodiments provide a method of determining whether a lottery player or the player's computer is within a particular location. The player's computer is connected to a computer network. The...
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7272211 |
Property management system protocol auto-detection
The present invention allows a messaging system such as a voice mail system to determine if it is connected to a property management system or some other device. If it is coupled to a property...
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7264546 |
Interactive wagering system with promotions
An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular...
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7201658 |
Interactive wagering system
An interactive wagering application is provided that displays information areas on various wager creation screens. The information areas may be configurable. Information such as promotions, weather...
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7103160 |
Telephone line use enablement of lottery participation
A lottery is provided, requiring participants to use a telephone company's line, or line segments.
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6964608 |
Skill games
Skill games are described that are implemented using network communications. The subject matter of the present invention concerns games of skill that are legal, under current law, in most states of...
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6956932 |
Method and system of controlling promotional call-ins
A method and system for receiving, logging, answering, controlling, and forwarding calls from radio or other promoter call-in contestants, wherein said method provides an efficient means for...
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6907114 |
Telephone line use enablement of lottery participation
A lottery is provided, requiring participants to use a telephone company's line, or line segments.
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6868154 |
System and method for providing a service to a customer via a communication link
A system and a method for providing a service begins when a customer establishes a communication link, such as a telecommunications link, with a service provider, such as directory assistance. An...
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6863610 |
Wireless gaming system using standard cellular telephones
A method for providing interactive wireless gaming using standard wireless communication devices comprising; receiving a target identity and a delivery location for a game related action from a...
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6741682 |
Method, computer system and program for processing bets and games of chance
Method, computer system and program for processing over the telephone net bets and games of chance including placements of bets and winning requests, comprising: a data base; call distribution...
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6690779 |
Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming prepaid telephone time
A slot card issued by a slot club, or a membership card in another incentive award program, that is also capable of being used as phone calling card is provided. Free calling time is credited to...
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6683943 |
Automated mass audience telecommunications database creation method
A method for coordinating a generally publicly broadcast contest show with automatically dialed marketing telephone calls by which the recipients are first interrogated about their willingness to...
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6530835 |
Free long distance calls on slot machines
A gaming machine that provides free long distance telephone calls, or audio entertainment, as a reward for the continued playing of the gaming machine. The player may continue the free long...
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6512415 |
Telephonic-interface game control system
A control system CS interfaces a multiplicity of individual terminals T 1 -Tn through a telephone network facility CO to accommodate game formats. At the terminals T 1 -Tn, callers are prompted by...
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6449346 |
Telephone-television interface statistical analysis system
A system D interfaces with a multiplicity of individual telephone-television terminals T 1 -Tn of a telephone-television network facility C, at the terminals callers are prompted by voice-generated...
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6445778 |
Telephone tag entertainment
To alleviate the frustration of telephone tag, if the called party is unavailable ( 32 ), the calling party is offered the chance to participate in a game ( 36 ). The user can accept or reject the...
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6434223 |
Telephone interface call processing system with call selectivity
For use with a public telephone network CO incorporating a vast number of terminals Ti-Tn, a system CS limits and controls interface access to implement voice-digital communication for statistical...
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6424703 |
Telephonic-interface lottery system
A telephonic-interface lottery system D interfaces with a multiplicity of individual terminals T 1 -Tn of a telephone network facility C to enable lottery players to call and play for at least one...
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6317486 |
Natural language colloquy system simulating known personality activated by telephone card
An artificial intelligence system includes a telephone interface coupled to a telephone network which is capable of connecting with a caller, a debit card processing unit coupled to the telephone...
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6134309 |
Pre-paid phone card system with promotional link
A method for cooperatively promoting the sale of telephone usage services by a telephone service provider and the sale of goods and/or services such as lottery tickets associated with a lottery...
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6044135 |
Telephone-interface lottery system
A telephonic-interface lottery system D interfaces with a multiplicity of individual terminals T1-Tn of a telephone network facility C to enable lottery players to call and play for at least one...
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6016338 |
Lottery method and apparatus having a tiered prize scheme
A method and apparatus for rewarding communication service users can enter a call into a lottery, if the call is eligible. A party associated with the call for purposes of the lottery is...
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6011835 |
Method and apparatus for determining a caller's eligibility for a lottery and advising lottery winner during a same call
A method and apparatus determine a caller's eligibility to enter a lottery, determine whether the caller has won the lottery and advises the caller of the winning status while communication...
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5987101 |
Method and apparatus for determining a caller's odds for winning a lottery based on caller history
A method and apparatus determine a caller's eligibility to enter a lottery, determine whether the caller has won the lottery and advise the caller of the winning status in response to a caller's...
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5921865 |
Computerized lottery wagering system
A wagering system for accepting wagers over communications systems comprising: (a) automatic call director means (ACD) for receiving incoming messages from subscribers who wish to wager on the...
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5917893 |
Multiple format telephonic interface control system
Call data signals actuated by a telephone terminal are provided from a telephone communication system to indicate call data as the called number, the calling number and the calling equipment. The...
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5835576 |
Telephonic-interface lottery device
A telephonic-interface lottery system D interfaces with a multiplicity of individual terminals T1-Tn of a telephone network facility C to enable lottery players to call and play for at least one...
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5828735 |
Games on hold telephony service
An on hold telephony service that allows a subscriber to the service to place a call on hold and make interactive games available to the party placed on hold. The on hold service can be implemented...
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5816919 |
Computer lottery wagering system
A wagering system for accepting wagers over communications systems comprising: (a) automatic call director means (ACD) for receiving incoming messages from subscribers who wish to wager on the...
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5761286 |
Method for enabling communications between calling an called multmedia terminals
Communications across a network (16) between a calling multimedia terminal (10) and at least one called multimedia terminal (12) is readily facilitated by assigning each terminal an endpoint...
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5757890 |
Data link for multi-player game system using telephone lines
An improved data transfer system is provided to transfer game data over a telephone line with low delay even while a voice conversation is being transferred over the same telephone line. Voice data...
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5685775 |
Networking video games over telephone network
A method and apparatus for playing the same video game by a number of players at remote locations over a telephone network. More specifically, a video representation of the game played by a number...
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5651058 |
Hotel interactive communication apparatus
A PABX switching network adapted to provide an interactive communication service to hotel guests comprises guest extension lines (4) each serving a telephone apparatus (3) located in individual...
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5632681 |
Universal electronic video game renting/distributing system
A video game cartridge that can be plugged into a video game machine to enable a user to request and play a video game for a predetermined number of video frames. The cartridge has a receiver for...
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5608785 |
Method and apparatus for telephone prize opportunities
A telephone network is modified so that callers making telephone calls can engage in a game of chance to win a prize without having had to specially dial the game processor, i.e., the telephone...
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5545088 |
Television game interactively played by telephone with television-viewing home audience
A television game show is interactively played by the studio participant game players, the television studio audience and by telephone with the television-viewing home audience, where a set of...
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5537143 |
Interactive communication system
An Interactive Communication System which solves the problem of enabling a participant (16) to participate in a broadcast program event (40) by using a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) keypad (46)...
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5522089 |
Personal digital assistant module adapted for initiating telephone communications through DTMF dialing
A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital...
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5519771 |
Called subscriber selecting system
A system for selecting a called subscriber is provided in a telephone switching network for selecting a called subscriber from a plurality of called subscribers who desire to be selected and has a...
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5403999 |
Telecommunications systems for lotteries
A lottery system using a public switched network to enter a lottery and to receive an indication of winning while connected on a lottery call. A lottery customer dials a telephone number to enter...
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5396546 |
Apparatus and method for automatic and user configurable information appliance
An electronic device and method for accessing remote electronic facilities and displaying associated information on a conventional television set. The electronic device self-configures itself upon...
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5354069 |
Lottery emulation system
A lottery by phone system which permits a caller to place bets with a state's existing lottery computer system via a telephone call from a touch-tone telephone which is connected via the public...
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5340119 |
Method of playing a game of chance at locations remote from the game site
Participating in a game of chance, such as KENO, played remotely away from the site where the winning numbers are drawn. Each player can mark his predicted winning number combination on a sheet...
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5327485 |
Telephone lottery play system
Playslip booklets are printed with bar code and numeric identification plus individual ticket identification numbers on each playslip. At purchase, the booklet is authorized for play through the...
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5273288 |
Communication terminal used as a game machine
A communication terminal connected to a telephone line for playing a game with an opponent through a telephone line, includes a display board for displaying the game, a touch panel provided on the...
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5236199 |
Interactive media system and telecomputing method using telephone keypad signalling
Telephone DTMF keypad signalling is converted to a unique user input protocol in conjunction with interactive media and telecomputing network systems to permit one or more participants to provide...
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5197094 |
System for remotely crediting and billing usage of electronic entertainment machines
A method and apparatus for remotely crediting and billing usage of a plurality of electronic entertainment machines situated at different locations. Each electronic entertainment is connected via a...
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5186471 |
Interactive telephone gaming system
A gaming apparatus for use with a telephone network which supports standard DTMF tones and to which is connected telephone stations capable of generating standard DTMF tones wherein the gaming...
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