Touchscreen game allowing simultaneous movement of multiple rows and/or columns
US9120010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/638
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronic game playable in an amusement device having a display with a touchscreen configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously includes a playing area having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns which form a grid having a plurality of gaming spaces and game objects disposed within each gaming space. The player is permitted to select and move a plurality of game objects each in different rows or columns simultaneously. A match is achieved when a predefined number of game objects having a same first identifier selected from a predetermined set of first identifiers are in adjacent gaming spaces within a row or column.
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