System for Performing Games
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1. A system for performing games based on a game participant'"'"'s positioning of an optically imaging pen on a writing surface, said system comprising:
- a pre-printed gaming form with game-related graphics and a position-coding pattern printed thereon, wherein said position-coding pattern codes coordinate information and is spatially interrelated with said game-related graphics; and
an optically imaging pen, said pen detecting its position on a surface of said pre-printed gaming form by optically imaging the position-coding pattern on said writing surface as said game participant positions said pen on said surface.
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Abstract
A system for performing games based on a game participant'"'"'s positioning of an optically imaging pen on a writing surface. The system comprises a pre-printed gaming form with game-related graphics and a position-coding pattern printed thereon. The position-coding pattern codes coordinate information and is spatially interrelated with the game-related graphics. An optically imaging pen detects its position on a surface of the pre-printed gaming form by optically imaging the position-coding pattern on the writing surface as the game participant positions the pen on the surface.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for performing games based on a game participant'"'"'s positioning of an optically imaging pen on a writing surface, said system comprising:
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a pre-printed gaming form with game-related graphics and a position-coding pattern printed thereon, wherein said position-coding pattern codes coordinate information and is spatially interrelated with said game-related graphics; and an optically imaging pen, said pen detecting its position on a surface of said pre-printed gaming form by optically imaging the position-coding pattern on said writing surface as said game participant positions said pen on said surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for performing games based on a game participant'"'"'s positioning of an optically imaging pen on a surface, said method comprising:
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optically imaging a position-coding pattern on said surface as said game participant positions said pen on said surface, said surface being a pre-printed gaming form with game-related graphics and said position-coding pattern printed thereon, wherein said position-coding pattern codes coordinate information and is spatially interrelated with said game-related graphics; detecting positioning of said pen on the surface; converting information detected by the pen into transmittable data; and transmitting the data via a communication system to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. A method for performing games as claimed in 8, wherein the data between the participant and the recipient is transmitted in encrypted form.
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