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Game pieces for use with touch screen devices and related methods

  • US 9,274,641 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2011
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of using a first peripheral device of a plurality of peripheral devices by a touch-sensitive system having a processor and a touch surface, the first peripheral device having a light router with a mirror and one or more light emission locations on an outer surface of the first peripheral device, the method comprising:

  • detecting, using the processor, a plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device;

    identifying, using the processor, the first peripheral device based on the plurality of touches on the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system that are made by the first peripheral device;

    determining a position of the first peripheral device on the touch surface, the position being a location on the touch surface where the first peripheral device touches the touch surface; and

    generating a light on the touch surface at the position of the first peripheral device on the touch surface for routing the light through the light router of the first peripheral device using the mirror of the light router to present the light at the one or more light emission locations on the outer surface of the first peripheral device.

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