US 12,354,434 B2 · String handler and method for handling strings useable for games

Abstract

Word games are known from for example Scrabble®. Roulette is another game having a high level of randomness to it. A disadvantage of the current games involving randomness, more specific a lot of randomness, is that the word skills of players with a strategy insight is not challenged very well. According to the invention, a string handler comprising: a random character generator for generating a random character randomly selected from a set of characters; a memory arranged for storing a string of characters selected from the set of characters, wherein the string has a minimum length of three characters, and marks associated with each character of the string; an input device for inputting at least one activation tag associated with at least one character of the string; an output device for conveying an indication to the user; a controller configured for: retrieving from the memory the string and when present the marks; receiving from the input device at least one activation tag; after receiving the at least one activation tag, receiving from the random character generator the random character; after receiving the random character, associating a mark with each character in the string if the character equals the random character, and if an activation tag was associated with the character in the string; after associating and if all characters in the string are associated with a mark, providing an indication to the output device and resetting the string; and after the preceding step, storing in memory the string and when present one or more marks.

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Dependent claims

A string handler comprising:

a random character generator for generating a random character randomly selected from a set of characters;
a memory arranged for storing a string of characters selected from the set of characters, wherein the string has a minimum length of three characters, and marks associated with each character of the string;
an input device for inputting at least one activation tag associated with at least one character of the string;
an output device for conveying an indication to a user;
a controller configured for:
retrieving from the memory the string and when present the marks;
receiving from the input device at least one activation tag;
after receiving the at least one activation tag, receiving from the random character generator the random character;
after receiving the random character, associating a mark with each character in the string if the character equals the random character, and if an activation tag was associated with the character in the string;
after associating and if all characters in the string are associated with a mark, providing an indication to the output device and resetting the string;
and
after the preceding step, storing in memory the string and when present one or more marks.

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String handler and method for handling strings useable for games

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String handler and method for handling strings useable for games

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Abstract

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