Game with detection capability

• US 20110053173A1
• Filed: 01/13/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Leuthardt, Eric C., Hood, Leroy E., Tegreene, Clarence T., Jung, Edward K.Y., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Hyde, Roderick A., Sweeney, Elizabeth A.
• Application Number:
  US12/657,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20110053173A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 435/7.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics

Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein relating to game systems. In one aspect, a game system includes: at least one game component configured for use in a game system by an individual player; at least one sensor system operably connected to the at least one game component and configured to detect one or more analyte, the at least one sensor system including a signal transmitter; at least one signal detector configured to detect a signal transmitted from the at least one sensor system; and at least one principal game unit operably connected to the at least one signal detector, the at least one principal game unit including at least one signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal responsive to the at least one signal detector.

Claims

1. A game system, comprising:

at least one game component configured for use in a game system by an individual player;

at least one principal game unit including a port configured for communication with the at least one game component;

at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect one or more analyte obtained from the individual player; and

at least one signal output unit associated with the at least one sensor and configured to output signal in response to at least one sensed analyte.

2. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component is configured to encircle part of the individual player'"'"'s body.

3. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one flavorant.

8. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

a transceiver system configured to receive signals from the at least one principal game unit.

9. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one unique identifier.

10. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one transmitter.

11. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one selective medium.

12. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one reservoir.

19. The at least one game component of claim 1, comprising:

an encapsulating material.

25. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises:

at least one recognition element.

28. The game system of claim 1, wherein the one or more analyte comprises:

at least one moiety that is an indicator of a physiological state.

29. The game system of claim 1, wherein the one or more analyte comprises:

a metabolite.

32. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to be indirectly responsive to the one or more analyte.

36. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one detector configured to detect a signal from the at least one sensor.

39. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one transceiver system configured to receive signals from the at least one game component.

40. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one transceiver system configured to receive signals from at least one external network system.

41. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one signal transmitter.

42. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one unique identifier.

43. The game system of claim 1, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one region configured to pair with the at least one game component.

44. The game system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one physiological sensor.

46. The game system of claim 1, comprising:

at least one signal emitter.

53. The game system of claim 1, comprising:

one or more display unit configured to be responsive to the at least one sensor.

54. The game system of claim 1, comprising:

one or more display unit configured to be responsive to the at least one principal game unit.

57. The game system of claim 1, comprising:

at least one antenna operably connected to the at least one principal game unit.

58. The game system of claim 1, comprising:

at least one antenna operably connected to the at least one game component.

59. The game system of claim 1, comprising:

at least one user interface device operably connected to the at least one principal game unit.

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60. A game system comprising:

at least one game component configured for use in a game system by an individual player;

at least one sensor system operably connected to the at least one game component and configured to detect one or more analyte, the at least one sensor system including a signal transmitter;

at least one signal detector configured to detect a signal transmitted from the at least one sensor system; and

at least one principal game unit operably connected to the at least one signal detector, the at least one principal game unit including at least one signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal responsive to the at least one signal detector.

61. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component is configured to at least partially encircle part of the individual player'"'"'s body.

62. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component is integral to the at least one principal game unit.

65. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one flavorant.

67. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one reservoir.

70. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one selective medium.

71. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

an encapsulating material.

72. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one game component comprises:

at least one unique identifier.

80. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one sensor system comprises:

at least one recognition element.

90. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one signal detector is integral to the at least one principal game unit.

91. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

a port for communication with the at least one game component.

94. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal to at least one external device.

95. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one signal receiver configured to receive a signal from at least one external device.

96. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one unique identifier.

97. The game system of claim 60, wherein the at least one principal game unit comprises:

at least one region configured to pair with the at least one game component.

99. The game system of claim 60, further comprising:

at least one physiological sensor.

106. The at least one sensor system of claim 60, comprising:

an encapsulating material.

108. The game system of claim 60, comprising:

one or more display configured to be responsive to the at least one sensor system.

109. The game system of claim 60, comprising:

at least one antenna operably connected to the at least one principal game unit.

110. The game system of claim 60, comprising:

at least one antenna operably connected to the at least one sensor system.

113. The game system of claim 60, further comprising:

at least one user interface device operably connected to the at least one principal game unit.

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114. A method of determining the presence or absence of one or more analyte in at least one bodily fluid from an individual game player through a game interaction comprising:

assessing at least one bodily fluid from an individual game player for one or more analyte with at least one sensor integral to at least one component of a game system; and

indicating information from the assessment to at least one system user.

118. The method of claim 114, wherein assessing at least one bodily fluid from an individual game player comprises:

binding the one or more analyte with a recognition element.

127. The method of claim 114, wherein assessing at least one bodily fluid from an individual game player comprises:

assessing the at least one bodily fluid for the one or more analyte with at least one sensor integral to an individual game component.

128. The method of claim 114, wherein assessing at least one bodily fluid from an individual game player comprises:

assessing the at least one bodily fluid for the one or more analyte with at least one sensor integral to a principal game unit.

136. The method of claim 114, comprising:

providing, with an individual game component, at least one substance to the individual game player; and

assessing for one or more metabolite of the at least one substance with the at least one sensor.

140. The method of claim 114, comprising:

providing one or more flavorant with an individual game component.

143. The method of claim 114, comprising:

receiving one or more unique identifier signals from a module associated with the individual game player.

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