Sudoku game device with dual control button

• US 20070173314A1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DAKA Studio Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DAKA Studio Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Hsien-Tang, Lai, Chen-Chun, Wu, Shao-Ming
• Application Number:
  US11/340,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20070173314A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/18
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/0418 with a grid, e.g. 'Sudoku'-type games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2402 Input by manual operation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00643 Electric board games; Electric features of board games electric word or number games A63F3/0421; computer chess G06F; electric raffle games A63F3/081

Abstract

The present invention discloses a Sudoku device comprises a microprocessor; a Sudoku conditional module coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the Sudoku conditional module has a Sudoku puzzle program for creating a Sudoku puzzle; an input module coupled to the microprocessor, wherein a symbol may be entered into a blank cell on a grid by a directional button and an input button of the input module, wherein the microprocessor check the entered symbol by the Sudoku puzzle and if the entered symbol can not fit symbols Sudoku puzzle, then an indication may be shown on the display for re-entering another symbol into the blank cell; a display interface coupled to the microprocessor; a display coupled to the display interface, wherein the display may be shown the data of executing or completed Sudoku on the display processed by the microprocessor through the display interface coupled to the display; and a power source coupled to the microprocessor and the display interface.

Claims

1. A device with a Sudoku game module, comprising:

a microprocessor;

a Sudoku conditional module coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said Sudoku conditional module has a Sudoku puzzle program for creating a Sudoku puzzle;

a dual-buttons input module coupled to said microprocessor, wherein a symbol may be entered into a blank cell on a grid by a directional button and an input button of said dual button input module;

a display coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said display is used to show the data of executing on said display processed by said microprocessor; and

a power source coupled to said microprocessor and said display.

2. The device as in claim 1, wherein said microprocessor detects that the Sudoku is finished when said symbols entered into all blank cells are filled, followed by sending an indication of Sudoku complete signal through said display and allowable for erasing said symbols on said grid for re-starting of Sudoku.

3. The device as in claim 1, wherein an action of short release of said directional button represents a signal of cursor forwarding, and an action of pressing of said directional button to a predetermined time represents a signal of cursor backward until an action of releasing said cursor.

4. The device as in claim 1, wherein an action of short release of said input button represents a signal of changing the selected symbol, and an action of pressing said input button to a predetermined time represents a signal of confirming the selected symbol.

5. The device as in claim 1, wherein said device comprises an electronic game device, a mobile phone, a computer or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) .

6. The device as in claim 1, wherein said grid comprises m×

m cells, wherein said m is an integer from four to nine.

7. A device with a Sudoku game module, comprising:

a microprocessor;

a Sudoku conditional module coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said Sudoku conditional module has a Sudoku puzzle program for creating a Sudoku puzzle;

a four-buttons input module coupled to said microprocessor, wherein a symbol may be entered into a blank cell on a grid by two-directional buttons and two-input buttons of said four-buttons input module;

a display coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said display is used to show the data of executing on said display processed by said microprocessor; and

a power source coupled to said microprocessor and said display.

8. The device as in claim 7, wherein said microprocessor detects that the Sudoku is finished when said symbols entered into all blank cells are filled, followed by sending an indication of Sudoku complete signal through said display and allowable for erasing said symbols on said grid for re-starting of Sudoku.

9. The device as in claim 7, wherein said two-directional buttons comprise a forward button for moving the cursor to a next forwarding cell, and a backward button for moving back the cursor to a previous cell.

10. The device as in claim 7, wherein said two-input buttons comprises a symbol button for changing said symbol to be inserted into the cursor cell, and a confirmation button for confirming said symbol to be inserted into the cell.

11. The device as in claim 7, wherein said device comprises an electronic game device, a mobile phone, a computer or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) .

12. The device as in claim 7, wherein said grid comprises m×

m cells, wherein said m is an integer from four to nine.

13. A device with a Sudoku game module, comprising:

a microprocessor;

a Sudoku conditional module coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said Sudoku conditional module has a Sudoku puzzle program for creating a Sudoku puzzle, wherein a grid of said Sudoku comprises m×

m cells, wherein said m is an integer that is four or five;

an input module coupled to said microprocessor to enter a symbol into a blank cell on said grid;

a display coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said display is used to show the data of executing on said display processed by said microprocessor; and

a power source coupled to said microprocessor and said display.

14. The device as in claim 13, wherein said microprocessor detects that Sudoku is finished when said symbols entered into all blank cells are filled, followed by sending an indication of Sudoku complete signal and allowable for erasing said symbols on said grid for re-starting of Sudoku.

15. The device as in claim 13, wherein said input module includes dual-bottoms input module having a directional button and an input button.

16. The device as in claim 15, wherein an action of short release of said directional button represents a signal of cursor forwarding, and an action of pressing of said directional button to a predetermined time represents a signal of cursor backward until an action of releasing said cursor.

17. The device as in claim 15, wherein an action of short release of said input button represents a signal of changing the selected symbol, and an action of pressing said input button to a predetermined time represents a signal of confirming the selected symbol.

18. The device as in claim 13, wherein said input module includes a four-bottoms input module having two directional buttons and two input buttons.

19. The device as in claim 18, wherein said two-directional buttons comprise a forward button for moving the cursor to a next forwarding cell, and a backward button for moving back the cursor to a previous cell.

20. The device as in claim 18, wherein said two-input buttons comprises a symbol button for changing said symbol to be inserted into the cursor cell, and a confirmation button for confirming said symbol to be inserted into the cell.

21. The device as in claim 13, wherein sub grids of said grid are asymmetric on 5×

5 cells.