Patent ID: 6573824
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A63F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A combination on-premises paging and gaming system enabling a user to play an electronic game while waiting for an on-premises page, said system comprising:a page transmitter for transmitting paging signals on the premises; a game transmitter for transmitting game answers on the premises; and a combination on-premises pager and electronic game device comprising: a receiver for receiving the on-premises paging signals and the game answers; an alerting mechanism connected to the receiver for alerting the user that a page has been received; an electronic game contained within the on-premises device for playing by the user while waiting for a page; and a signal analyzer connected to the receiver that distinguishes received paging signals from received game answers, said signal analyzer being adapted to: send a received game answer to an indicator that indicates the received game answer to the user, upon determining that a received signal is a game answer; and send a page indication to the alerting mechanism, upon determining that the received signal is a paging signal.