ELECTRONIC TABLETOP VIRTUAL SPORTS GAMING SYSTEM

• US 20140213357A1
• Filed: 01/25/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian Claffey
• Original Assignee: Brian Claffey
• Inventors: Claffey, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 9,314,695 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2442 Sensors or detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2457 Display screens, e.g. monitors, video displays
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2488 Remotely playable
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2489 by radio transmitters, e.g. using RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/18 Use of resilient or deformable elements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 7/0668 the ball being flicked with a finger or hit with a stick, cue or sliding disc which are not connected to the table

Abstract

A virtual gaming environment including processing systems and methods and generally includes operations related to visual display of movements and locations of physical game pieces and storage and retrieval of data in accordance with various game events. The game system can comprise a game token, a display, a mobile device, a processor, and combinations thereof.

Claims

1. A gaming system, comprising:

a game surface having multiple boundary points defining an area of play;

a game token having at least one sensor for tracking position relative to a game surface;

a wireless interface component associated with the game token;

a remote processor for receiving over the wireless communication network from the game token game surface boundary points and game token movement data;

a display associated with the remote processor;

an application program executable to display movement of the game token on the display; and

a multimedia file that is retrievable by the processor in response to the game token movement data.

2. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said game token comprises three spaced spokes extending from a center section.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said game token comprises an optoelectronic sensor.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 comprising a first gaming system and a second gaming system, wherein said first gaming system is connected via the Internet to the second gaming system such that a first user of said first gaming system can compete against a second user on said second gaming system.

5. The gaming system of claim 4 wherein said first gaming system and said second gaming system are in different locations.

6. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said game token comprises a feature selected from the group consisting of:

compass, accelerometer, GPS component, movement sensor, positioning sensor.

7. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said area of play comprises a rectangle.

8. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said game token comprises a soft outer texture, wherein said texture is suitable for flicking.

9. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said area of play comprises four corners.

10. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein said display displays a representation of said area of play.

11. The gaming system of claim 10 wherein said display further displays a score of at least one player.

12. The gaming system of claim 10 wherein said representation of said area of play resembles a football field.

13. The gaming system of claim 12 wherein said football field is divided into twelve segments.

14. A gaming system, comprising:

a game surface;

a game token having an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of lobes from a hub;

a movement tracking sensor embedded on the lower surface of the game token at a distal end of each lobe;

an activation key located on the upper surface of the game token;

a mobile device in communication with the game token over a wireless communication network;

a data storage area associated with the mobile device in which data associated with said game system is stored;

a display screen associated with the mobile device;

an application program associated with the mobile device executable to display game token movement; and

an application program executable to play a multimedia file in response to game token movement.

15. The gaming system of claim 14 wherein said mobile device comprises a feature selected from the group consisting of:

compass, accelerometer, GPS component, movement sensor, positioning sensor.

16. The gaming system of claim 14 wherein said mobile device comprises a smart phone and wherein an image capturing capability of said smart phone detects game token flight.

17. A game system, comprising:

a game surface having multiple boundary points defining an area of play;

a game token having at least one sensor for tracking position relative to a game surface;

a wireless interface component associated with the game token;

a remote processor for receiving over the wireless communication network from the game token game surface boundary points and game token movement data;

a display associated with the remote processor; and

an application program executable to display movement of the game token on the display.

18. The game system of claim 17 further comprising a multimedia file that is retrievable by the processor in response to the game token movement data.

19. The game system of claim 17 wherein said multimedia file comprises celebratory audio when a point is scored.

20. The gaming system of claim 17 wherein said display displays a representation of said area of play, wherein said display displays the position of the game token on said area of play.