Game pieces for use with touch screen devices and related methods
US9274641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for communicating with a first peripheral device, of a plurality of peripheral devices, using a touch-sensitive system that has a processor and a touch surface. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method includes detecting, using the processor, a plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method further includes identifying, using the processor, the first peripheral device based on the plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device. The method additionally includes communicating data, using the processor, to a receptive circuit of the first peripheral device in response to the identifying of the first peripheral device.
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