Patent ID: 7285048
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An episode data distribution method comprising the steps of: periodically virtually presenting to one or more remote-players at corresponding one or more multimedia stations randomly selected entertaining multimedia episode signals with independently randomly generated synthetic multimedia episode outcome signals appended thereto; repeatedly acquiring remote-player authentication related data acquired by one or more biometric authentication sensors co-located with each of said one or more multimedia stations; repeatedly transferring said authentication related data to a provider of said episodes to enable said provider to periodically approve episode based remote-player participation and accounting related data transactions; periodically providing corresponding remote-player participation input based multimedia outcome signals and remote-player accounting related data updates to said remote-players at said stations; wherein said multimedia episode signals comply with movie/TV entertainment industry presentation quality standards defined by Society-of-Motion-Picture-and-Television-Engineers (SMPTE); wherein said authentication is performed multiple times during said episode presentation; wherein each said randomly selected entertaining multimedia episode has independently randomly generated synthetic multimedia episode outcome signals appended thereto immediately upon receipt of said remote-player participation input; and wherein said episode outcome signals are synthetically generated using an independent episode related random number generation array based synthetic outcome multimedia generation array.