ELECTRONIC GAME APPARATUS

• US 20120040753A1
• Filed: 04/21/2011
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E Ink Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: E Ink Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: HSIAO, PO-WEN, CHUANG, KAI-CHENG
• Application Number:
  US13/091,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20120040753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/73 Authorising game programs or game devices, e.g. checking authenticity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1068 being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/206 Game information storage, e.g. cartridges, CD ROM's, DVD's, smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller

Abstract

An electronic game apparatus comprises a plurality of electronic paper cards and a control device. Each of the electronic paper cards is configured for displaying an image. The control device comprises a control interface configured for a user to select a desired game mode. The control device is capable of changing the image displayed by at least one electronic paper card according to the selected game mode.

Claims

1. An electronic game apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of electronic paper cards, each of the electronic paper cards being configured for displaying an image; and

a control device comprising a control interface, the control interface being configured for a user to select a desired game mode, the control device being capable of changing the image displayed by at least one electronic paper card according to the selected game mode.

2. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the electronic paper cards is an electrophoretic display.

3. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control interface is a touch-control interface.

4. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control interface is a mechanical push-button control interface.

5. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control device further comprising an identification unit for identifying a serial number of each of the electronic paper cards, so that the control device is capable of changing the image displayed by the said at least one electronic paper card accordingly.

6. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the identification unit identifies the serial numbers of the electronic paper cards with optical identification technology.

7. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the identification unit identifies the serial numbers of the electronic paper cards with radio frequency identification technology.

8. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the electronic paper cards further comprises a storage unit, the storage unit is configured for storing a plurality of images corresponding to different game modes, so that the control device is capable of changing the images displayed by the said electronic paper cards according to the selected game mode.