Interprocess communication regarding movement of game devices
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1. An apparatus comprisinga first set of mobile devices, each mobile device of the first set of mobile devices comprising a respective first display, in which the first set of mobile devices includes a plurality of mobile devices;
- a second mobile device comprising a second display; and
a system configured to;
receive respective information identifying a respective first location of each of the first set of mobile devices;
determine a respective hand of a plurality of hands of a same round of a card game to which each of the first set of mobile devices belongs based on the respective first locations;
receive information identifying a second location of the second mobile device;
determine to which hand of the plurality of hands the second mobile device belongs based on the second location, in which the second location is proximate to the at least one first location of a mobile device of the first set of mobile devices that belongs to a first hand of the plurality of hands;
determine a gaming action in the round based on the second location in comparison to at least one first location, in which the gaming action includes adding the second mobile device to the first hand based on the second location being proximate to the first location; and
determine which hand of the plurality of hands is a winning hand of the round of the card game based on the hands to which each of the respective mobile devices of the first set of mobile devices and the second mobile device are determined to belong.
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Abstract
Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. An apparatus comprising
a first set of mobile devices, each mobile device of the first set of mobile devices comprising a respective first display, in which the first set of mobile devices includes a plurality of mobile devices; -
a second mobile device comprising a second display; and a system configured to; receive respective information identifying a respective first location of each of the first set of mobile devices; determine a respective hand of a plurality of hands of a same round of a card game to which each of the first set of mobile devices belongs based on the respective first locations; receive information identifying a second location of the second mobile device; determine to which hand of the plurality of hands the second mobile device belongs based on the second location, in which the second location is proximate to the at least one first location of a mobile device of the first set of mobile devices that belongs to a first hand of the plurality of hands; determine a gaming action in the round based on the second location in comparison to at least one first location, in which the gaming action includes adding the second mobile device to the first hand based on the second location being proximate to the first location; and determine which hand of the plurality of hands is a winning hand of the round of the card game based on the hands to which each of the respective mobile devices of the first set of mobile devices and the second mobile device are determined to belong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a first mobile device comprising a first display; a second mobile device comprising a second display; and a system configured to; receive information identifying a first location of the first mobile device; receive information identifying a second location of the second mobile device, in which the second location is proximate to the first location of the first mobile device of that belongs to a first hand of a plurality of hands in a round of a game; determine a gaming action to be taken in the round of a game based on the first location in comparison to the second location in which the gaming action includes adding the second mobile device to the first hand based on the second location being proximate to the first location; determine gaming information resulting from taking the action; and control at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device to display, on a respective at least one of the first display and the second display, the gaming information, in which both the first mobile device and the second mobile device belong to a respective hand in the round of the game when the gaming information is displayed, and in which each respective hand includes a respective plurality of mobile devices that belong thereto. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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