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US 5,853,327 AGranted
Computerized game board
AssigneeSuper Dimension Ltd.
InventorPinhas Gilboa
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Abstract
A combination computer game and board game including a game board, a plurality of toy figures selectably positionable by a player with respect to the game board and apparatus for automatically and non-discretely sensing the location of the toy figures relative to the game board and actuating an audio/visual display sequence in response thereto.
Claims37
An electronic game board system comprising:
- a game board surface;
- an excitation signal generator which generates an electromagnetic query signal;
- a plurality of playing pieces positioned on the game board surface, each said piece including a transponder which receives the query signal and, in response thereto, generates an identifying answer signal;
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- a plurality of sensors which, upon receipt of the answer signal, generate a plurality of sensor signals responsive to the location of at least one playing piece for automatically and non-discretely sensing location of the playing pieces.
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A position determining system comprising:
- a board surface;
- an excitation signal generator which generates an electromagnetic query signal;
- at least one movable object positioned on the board surface, each object including a transponder which receives the query signal and, in response thereto, generates an identifying answer signal;
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- a pair of sensor coils, each coil including a plurality of sub-coils not all having the same width, the sub coils of one sensor coil being substantially aligned with a first edge of the board and the sub-coils of the other sensor coil being substantially aligned with an edge of the board opposite the first edge, the pair of coils generating a pair of sensor signals in response to a received answer signal.
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A system comprising:
- a board surface;
- at least one moveable object positioned on the board surface, said object including a transponder which receives an electromagnetic query signal and, in response thereto, generates an identifying answer signal;
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- an excitation signal generator which generates an electromagnetic query signal including an excitation coil comprising a plurality of zoned sub-coils, each zoned sub-coil including at least one zone bounded by a clockwise current loop produced by the excitation coil and at least one zone bounded by a counterclockwise current loop produced by the excitation coil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.