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US 2022/0288484 A1Published application
Electromagnetic game board
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsCharles McCoy, True Xiong
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Abstract
An electromagnetic game board includes a configurable grid of electromagnets under a game board to move game pieces on the board. Alternative to electromagnets is acoustic levitation through soundwave. In an oscillating electric field (four sides), a magnet can create excite ultrasound that quickly contract and rebound its original shape to push out pulses of air.
Claims28
A device comprising:
- a game board substrate comprising a first surface on which game pieces can move;
- and
- a grid of electromagnets (EM) juxtaposed with the substrate with at least first and second EM being individually addressable to cause at least one game piece to move on the substrate;
- and
- at least one processor configured with instructions executable to control energization of the EM to:
- cause at least a first game piece to move from a first location to a second location;
- avoid collisions with other game pieces when the first game piece moves.
4 more elements
A device comprising:
- a game board substrate comprising a first surface on which game pieces can move;
- and
- a grid of electromagnets (EM) juxtaposed with the substrate with at least first and second EM being individually addressable to cause at least one game piece to move on the substrate.
A method comprising:
- energizing a first electromagnet (EM) to move a first game piece toward a destination on a game board;
- and
- deenergizing the first EM and energizing a second EM to move the first game piece toward the destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.