System for playing electronics card game with player selection of cards in motion on display
US5833536A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/1073
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game machine is provided which comprises a display device, a processor connected to the display device and a user input device connected to the processor. The processor is programmed to generate images of playing cards moving from a point on the display device toward a plurality of card hand locations displayed on the display device. To play a card game such as poker on the game machine, a player uses the user input device to select a moving card and direct its movement toward a selected card position in a selected one of the card hand locations. If the player does not select and direct a moving card before a predetermined period of time elapses (e.g., as determined by the time required for a card to travel a predetermined distance), the processor automatically places the card in one of the card hand locations.
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