Electronic die device
AssigneeIgt
InventorsAndreas Bean, Martin Oswald
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Abstract
An electronic die includes a plurality of faces, each face of the plurality of faces including a display device, an inertial measurement device, a processor circuit, and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to receive a movement signal from the inertial measurement device indicative of a die-shake movement of the electronic die. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to, in response to the movement signal, cause the display device of each face of the plurality of faces to display a graphical symbol.
Claims19
An electronic die comprising:
- a plurality of faces, each face of the plurality of faces comprising a display device;
- an inertial measurement device;
- a processor circuit;
- and
- a memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to:
- receive a movement signal from the inertial measurement device indicative of a die-shake movement of the electronic die;
- select, for each face of the plurality of faces, a graphical symbol of a plurality of graphical symbols;
- and
- in response to the movement signal, cause the display device of each face of the plurality of faces to display the selected graphical symbol.
A system comprising:
- an electronic die comprising:
- a plurality of faces, each face of the plurality of faces comprising a display device;
- an inertial measurement device;
- a die communication interface;
- a die processor circuit;
- and
- a die memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the die processor circuit to:
- receive a movement signal from the inertial measurement device indicative of a die-shake movement of the die;
- in response to the movement signal, select, for each face of the plurality of faces, a graphical symbol of a plurality of graphical symbols;
- in response to the movement signal, cause the display device of each face of the plurality of faces to display the selected graphical symbol;
- determine the graphical symbol associated with an upward-facing face of the die;
- and
- transmit an indication of the graphical symbol associated with an upward-facing face of the die;
- and
- an electronic dice shaker device comprising:
- a housing defining an interior cavity, the housing comprising a transparent window between the interior cavity and an exterior of the housing;
- and
- a housing communication interface that:
- receives the indication of the graphical symbol from the die communication interface;
- and
- in response to receipt of the indication, provides an indication of the upward-facing face of the electronic die to a gaming device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.