Personalized game pieces
US10297063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a game piece are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises launching an application on a mobile device that has a camera; selecting a game character using the application; displaying an overlay for the selected game character in an image from a field of view of the camera, the overlay being an augmented reality layer; capturing an image of an individual in the field of view of the camera; sending the captured image to a printer that is coupled to the mobile device; and printing the captured image with a border of unequal size around the image, wherein printing the capture images comprises printing the captured image upside down to cause a border area larger at a top of the image than around other portions of the image for use in handling the image when using the image as part of a game piece.
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