Electronic game with overlay card
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsTsuyoshi Matsumoto, Masaru Kuribayashi
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Abstract
Systems and methods related to game consoles, game software and games for play on a game console having a touch screen interface. A card having a pattern defined therein is overlaid on the touch screen. The defined pattern is used to activate portions of the touch screen by guiding user interaction with a touch pad or touch screen. The activated portions of the touch pad or touch screen launch responsive activity in a computer program implemented on the game console.
Claims21
A game system comprising:
- a game console having a touch-sensitive pointing device;
- and
- an overlay card having a pattern therein, wherein the pattern on the card guides use of the touch-sensitive pointing device.
A method of implementing a computer-implemented game on a console having a touch-sensitive pointing device, the method comprising:
- providing a user with an overlay card having a pattern formed therewith;
- detecting activity of the touch-sensitive pointing device corresponding;
- and
- determining whether the activity of the touch-sensitive pointing device corresponds to a pre-selected pattern that indicates the user has activated the touch-sensitive pointing device using the overlay card.
A card for use in a game system:
- first surface configured to overlay a touch-sensitive pointing device;
- a pattern formed with the card, wherein the pattern corresponds to a pattern programmed to be recognized by a game executing in the game system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.