Integration of board games and touch screen devices
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorArmen Mkrtchyan
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Abstract
In accordance with one implementation disclosed in the present application, an electronically integrated board game includes a game board having an overlapping region that is configured to cover a touch screen of an electronic device. The game board also includes a touch input interface configured to route a touch input from a play area of the game board to the touch screen of the electronic device through the overlapping region. The game board can also include an opening configured to expose the touch screen of the electronic device. The overlapping region can surround an opening of the game board, where the opening is configured to expose the touch screen of the electronic device.
Claims15
A game board for use with a tablet computer having a touch screen display, the game board comprising:
- an overlapping region that is configured to cover the touch screen display of the tablet computer;
- a touch input interface configured to route a touch input from a play area of the game board to the touch screen display of the tablet computer through the overlapping region;
- wherein the game board has an opening configured to expose the touch screen display of the tablet computer.
A method of using a game board with a tablet computer having a touch screen display, the method comprising:
- receiving, using the touch screen display of the tablet computer, a touch input through an overlapping region of the game board covering the touch screen display of the tablet computer;
- displaying, using the touch screen display of the tablet computer, game information in response to the touch input;
- wherein the touch screen display of the table computer is exposed through an opening of the game board.
An executable code stored in a memory of a tablet computer for execution by a processor of the tablet computer, the tablet computer having a touch screen display exposable through a plurality of openings of a game board, wherein when the executable code is executed by the processor performing a method comprising:
- dividing the touch screen display of the tablet computer into a plurality of display regions, wherein each of the plurality of display regions is exposable through each of the corresponding plurality of openings of the game board;
- and
- receiving a touch input from at least one of the plurality of display regions of the touch screen display of the tablet computer for playing the game board;
- wherein one of the plurality of display regions displays a wheel exposable through one of the plurality of openings of the game board.
An executable code stored in a memory of a tablet computer for execution by a processor of the tablet computer, the tablet computer having a touch screen display exposable through a plurality of openings of a game board, wherein when the executable code is executed by the processor performing a method comprising:
- dividing the touch screen display of the tablet computer into a plurality of display regions, wherein each of the plurality of display regions is exposable through each of the corresponding plurality of openings of the game board;
- and
- receiving a touch input from at least one of the plurality of display regions of the touch screen display of the tablet computer for playing the game board;
- wherein one of the plurality of display regions displays a dice roll exposable through one of the plurality of openings of the game board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.