Toy apparatus with card reader unit and a card having game parameter data
US5212368A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A toy apparatus includes a card reader unit for use with a card which has game parameter data stored thereon in machine-readable form. The toy apparatus also includes a calculation unit which generates player turn result data or game result data in dependence upon game parameter data read from a card. In a preferred embodiment, the card reader unit is designed to read game parameter data stored as a barcode on the card. In addition, a data storage medium of the present invention stores game parameter data for use with a toy apparatus including a card reader unit. In the preferred embodiment, the data storage medium is a card which stores game parameter data. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the game parameter data is stored as a barcode on the card, and the game parameter data stored on the card may be selected by a user.
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