Moovdisk

• US 8,196,930 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2009
• Issued: 06/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: HopeLab Foundation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: HopeLab Foundation, Inc.
• Inventors: Bakshi, Anthony, Chatterjee, Moyukh, Hart, Jeffrey, Mudalige, Lahiru, Warshauer, Matthew, Christen, Patricia L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ha, Nathan W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SUN, YU-HSI DAVID
• Application Number:
  US12/396,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20090221371A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,198 Days
• Field of Search: 463/7, 273/440, 273/444, 273/445, 273/447
• US Class Current: 273/445
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32

Abstract

Described herein is a game system that includes a game control unit that communicates with a plurality of play units. Each play unit typically has a user input functionality (e.g., a button) and a visual indicator (e.g., lights). The play units can communicate and receive instructions from the game control unit. The game control unit may also include a user input, and can track play and upload results (e.g., scores) into a central data repository. Players may wear identification tags that can also provide identifying information for tracking or monitoring by the game control unit. Also described herein are methods of playing games using the system, and social networking website for players.

Claims

1. A game system comprising:

a plurality of play units, wherein each play unit includes a user input functionality configured to toggle the play unit between a first state and a second state and a visual output configured to indicate the state of the game unit;

a mobile game control unit configured to store and release the play units onto a playing field, wherein the mobile unit is configured to wirelessly receive status information from each of the play units; and

at least one identification tag to be worn by a player and configured to wirelessly transmit identifying information.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one boundary indicator to electronically indicate a boundary for the mobile game control unit.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display output functionally connected to the mobile game control unit to display game information.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising wheels connected to the mobile game control unit.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a player input on the mobile game control unit for selecting game play options.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile game control unit includes a mobility game control unit for controlling the movement of the mobile game control unit.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile game control unit includes a processor for processing status information from each of the play units.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the play units are disks.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the visual status indicator for each play unit is a light source configured to display colored light.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the user input of the visual status indicator is a button.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification tag comprises an RFID transmitter configured to be detected by the play units.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile game control unit comprising a computer interface.