Appeal No. 2004-0121
Application No. 09/507,368
using the first game situation and the first results as inputs,
generating a second game situation by the computer using the
second results as input, and determining whether to issue an
award to the user using the second results as input only if the
first game situation is a previous game situation from a previous
play of the game by the user. This appealed subject matter is
adequately illustrated by independent method claim 1 which reads
as follows:
1. A promotion method comprising the steps of:
(a) executing a game by a computer within a retail
establishment;
(b) identifying the user by the computer;
(c) establishing a first game situation for a user by the
computer;
(d) generating a number of first results by the computer;
(e) generating a number of second results by the computer
using the first game situation and the first results as inputs;
(f) generating a second game situation by the computer using
the second results as input; and
(g) determining whether to issue an award to the user using
the second results as input only if the first game situation is a
previous game situation from a previous play of the game by the
shopper [sic, user].
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