INTERACTIVE TV GAME Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

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