INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING MOVEMENT OF GAME DEVICES
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1. An apparatus comprisinga first set of mobile devices, each mobile device of the first set of mobile devices comprising a respective first display,a second mobile device comprising a second display;
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receive respective information identifying a respective first location of each of the first set of mobile devices;
determine a respective hand of a plurality of hands of a game to which each of the first set of mobile devices belongs based on the respective first locations;
receive information identifying a second location of the second mobile device;
determine to which hand of the plurality of hands to the second mobile device belongs based on the second location; and
determine which hand of the plurality of hands is a winning hand of the game based on the hands to which each of the respective mobile devices of the first set of mobile devices and the second mobile device are determined to belong.
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Abstract
Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. An apparatus comprising
a first set of mobile devices, each mobile device of the first set of mobile devices comprising a respective first display, a second mobile device comprising a second display; - and
a system configured to; receive respective information identifying a respective first location of each of the first set of mobile devices; determine a respective hand of a plurality of hands of a game to which each of the first set of mobile devices belongs based on the respective first locations; receive information identifying a second location of the second mobile device; determine to which hand of the plurality of hands to the second mobile device belongs based on the second location; and determine which hand of the plurality of hands is a winning hand of the game based on the hands to which each of the respective mobile devices of the first set of mobile devices and the second mobile device are determined to belong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising
a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices comprising a respective display; - and
a system configured to; receive information identifying a respective location of each of the plurality of mobile devices; and determine a respective hand of a plurality of hands of a game to which each of the plurality of mobile devices belongs based on the respective location of the respective mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a first mobile device comprising a first display; a second mobile device comprising a second display; and a system configured to; receive information identifying a first location of the first mobile device; receive information identifying a second location of the second mobile device; determine an action to be taken in a game based on the first location and the second location; determine gaming information resulting from taking the action; and control at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device to display, on a respective at least one of the first display and the second display, the gaming information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus comprising:
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a first mobile device comprising a first display; a second card device comprising a second display; and a system configured to; receive information identifying a first orientation of the first mobile device; receive information identifying a second orientation of the second mobile device; determine an action to be taken based on the first orientation and the second orientation; determine gaming information resulting from taking the action; and control at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device to display, on a respective at least one of the first display and the second display, the gaming information. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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