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First Claim
1. A location based gaming device (10, 20), said gaming device comprising:
- a body;
a location control unit (1) arranged in the body, arranged to output location data;
a light unit(4) comprising light sources (5) arranged for displaying a light characteristic; and
a controller (3) adapted to control said light unit (4), the controller (3) comprising a memory (7) to store track data;
wherein the controller (3) is arranged to change a light characteristic of the light unit (4) between an on track and an off track mode depending on a proximity function between the track data and the location data thereby providing intuitive direction indications.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a location based gaming device. The gaming device comprises an elongated handheld body and a location control unit arranged in the body. The location control unit outputs location data. A light unit is arranged at a distal side of the body. A controller is adapted to control said light unit, the controller comprising a memory to store track data; The controller is arranged to change a light characteristic between an on track and an off track mode depending on a proximity function between the track data and the compass directional data and/or location data. Accordingly a device is provided that can provide intuitive direction indications, which may be interpretable by players of younger ages.
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1. A location based gaming device (10, 20), said gaming device comprising:
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a body; a location control unit (1) arranged in the body, arranged to output location data; a light unit(4) comprising light sources (5) arranged for displaying a light characteristic; and a controller (3) adapted to control said light unit (4), the controller (3) comprising a memory (7) to store track data;
wherein the controller (3) is arranged to change a light characteristic of the light unit (4) between an on track and an off track mode depending on a proximity function between the track data and the location data thereby providing intuitive direction indications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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