Poker training devices and games using the devices
First Claim
1. A device for translating an internal emotional state of a user into a display perceptible by others near the user, comprising:
- a sensor unit, and a securing device for securing the sensor unit in contact with the skin of a user, said sensor unit comprising a sensor for detecting at least one physical parameter indicative of said user'"'"'s emotional state and issuing a detection signal; and
a display unit attached to said sensor unit for receiving said detection signal and issuing a display indicative of said emotional state.
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Abstract
A method and equipment for playing a game of a type wherein a player conceals his emotional state from other players. A device translates an internal emotional state of a player into a display perceptible by others near the player. The device may comprise a sensor unit, and a securing device for securing the sensor unit in contact with the player'"'"'s skin, the sensor unit detecting a physical parameter indicative of the player'"'"'s emotional state and issuing a detection signal; and a display unit attached to the sensor unit for receiving the detection signal and issuing a display indicative of the player'"'"'s emotional state.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for translating an internal emotional state of a user into a display perceptible by others near the user, comprising:
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a sensor unit, and a securing device for securing the sensor unit in contact with the skin of a user, said sensor unit comprising a sensor for detecting at least one physical parameter indicative of said user'"'"'s emotional state and issuing a detection signal; and
a display unit attached to said sensor unit for receiving said detection signal and issuing a display indicative of said emotional state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of translating an internal emotional state of a user into a display perceptible by others near the user, comprising the steps of:
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securing a sensor unit in contact with the skin of a user, in a position in which said display is perceptible by others near the user, detecting with said sensor unit a physical parameter indicative of said user'"'"'s emotional state and issuing a detection signal; and
receiving said detection signal with a display unit attached to said sensor unit and issuing a display indicative of said emotional state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of playing a game having a predetermined set of equipment and rules, including a step wherein a player conceals his emotional state from other players, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said players with said game equipment and said rules;
providing each of said players with a device capable of translating an internal emotional state of a player into a display perceptible by others near the player, said device comprising;
a sensor unit, and a securing device for securing the sensor unit in contact with the skin of the player, said sensor unit comprising a sensor for detecting a physical parameter indicative of said player'"'"'s emotional state and issuing a detection signal; and
a display unit attached to said sensor unit for receiving said detection signal and issuing a display indicative of said emotional state;
wherein each player secures said device in a place on said player'"'"'s body where said display unit is perceptible by the other players. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of playing a game having a predetermined set of equipment and rules, including a step wherein a player conceals his emotional state from other players, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said players with said game equipment and said rules;
providing said players with a device which translates an internal emotional state of a player into a display perceptible by others near the player.
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17. Equipment for a game having a predetermined set of equipment and rules, including a step wherein a player conceals his emotional state from other players, comprising:
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said game equipment and said rules;
in combination witha device for translating an internal emotional state of a player into a display perceptible by others near the player, said device comprising;
a sensor unit, and a securing device for securing the sensor unit in contact with the skin of the player, said sensor unit comprising a sensor for detecting a physical parameter indicative of said player'"'"'s emotional state and issuing a detection signal; and
a display unit attached to said sensor unit for receiving said detection signal and issuing a display indicative of said emotional state;
said device being securable in a place on said player'"'"'s body where said display unit is perceptible by the other players. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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Specification