Games board with squares with digital recognition and associated digital playing piece
US8684806B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2250/287
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention therefore relates to a games board assembly comprising a series of squares, the squares representing the locations on which the individualised playing pieces of each player are restricted in terms of movement by the rules of the game, characterised in that each square on the games board comprises a digital recognition pictogram, the playing piece is a digital playing piece which incorporates a calculator, a screen interface, game software, pictogram recognition means on the board, playing piece movement calculation means on the board, a touchscreen which represents, according to the position of the digital playing piece on the games board, the characteristics of the square and/or of the updated game data field on which the digital playing piece is physically positioned.
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