Domino counter
OwnerRobert F. Beaversinventor
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Abstract
A domino counter provides a method that uses a device for counting and adding dots on dominos and keeps score for one to eight players. The device provides a unit that uses a scanning or imaging device to read and count dots on a domino. When a user places the counting unit over the domino, a sensor or switch detects the domino and starts operation. The displayed count updates and the unit beeps when done. The display shows the accumulated count as successive dominos are read for each player. When a reset button is pressed, the device clears the accumulated count before the next user begins.
Claims10
A method to count dots on dominos and keep score comprising:
- placing a counting unit over a domino;
- detecting the domino and starting operation;
- displaying the count and updating the count;
- signaling to indicate the counting is completed;
- and
- clearing the accumulated count before the next user begins.
An imaging device for counting dominos comprising:
- a lens;
- a camera chip activated by light passing through the lens;
- a microcomputer that receives data from the camera chip;
- a display that displays an image from the microcomputer;
- and
- a power circuit that powers the imaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.