CARD HAVING A FLEXIBLE, DYNAMICALLY CHANGEABLE DISPLAY, A SET OF SUCH CARDS AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A card to display content comprising:
- a first flexible electronic display device defining front and back displays;
a processor unit to control at least one of said displays to display variable content; and
a power source to power said display.
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Abstract
A dynamically changeable, flexible card is set forth such as a playing card or a set of playing cards. The cards have one or more flexible displays controlled by a controller to change the display(s). The controller may interface with a wireless communication device to control the displays For card games, the electronic display can be changed so that only several such cards need be used to play the game. The face value content of the display can be changed by contact or wirelessly.
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18 Claims
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1. A card to display content comprising:
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a first flexible electronic display device defining front and back displays; a processor unit to control at least one of said displays to display variable content; and a power source to power said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A set of cards where each displays different content to distinguish one card from another comprising:
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each card includes a first flexible electronic display device defining front and back displays, a processor unit to control at least one of said displays to display variable content and a power source to power said display; and external apparatus in communication with said processor for controlling said displays to display different content for each card - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system including a set of cards for playing a game hands comprising:
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each card includes a first flexible electronic display device defining front and back displays, a processor unit to control at least one of said displays to display indicia used in the play of the game to define outcomes and a power source to power said display, apparatus external to the cards to interface with said processor units to influence the indicia to be displayed on at least the cards in play of the game for the hands of play; a host computer configured to read the cards in play to generate a historical record.
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