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US 10,463,952 B2Granted
Customizable dice
OwnerOwen F. Readinventor
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Abstract
A programmable die may feature a robust frame structure housing a plurality of display screens which may be programmed to display any number of possible data. Any number of sides are possible, so long as they can be read. The die may be programmed remotely, such as through an app, or manually. The displays may be LCD screens or electronic paper, or any later discovered and suitable device. A battery may be directly or inductively charged.
Claims10
A programmable die comprising:
- a polyhedral, internal roll cage formed of edges and defining an interior and an open, faceted exterior with a plurality of facets;
- processing unit within the interior;
- a memory operably connected to the processing unit;
- a means for programming the processing unit;
- an external roll cage fitting over and of a similar polyhedral shape as the internal roll cage, also being formed of edges with an open, faceted exterior;
- a plurality of display screens, equal to the number of facets on the internal and external roll cages, said display screens at least partially disposed between said internal and external roll cages, said display screens occupying an entirety of a viewable area of each facet as defined by the edges of the external roll cage;
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- the processing unit providing user programmable output to be displayed on the display screens as a display paradigm, said paradigm not changing based on the position of the die.
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