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Game board and game element with detecting meansRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Board Games, Pieces, Or Boards ThereforGame board and game element with detecting means description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20050248091, Game board and game element with detecting means. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The invention relates to a method of playing a game by means of a game element. [0002] The present invention also relates to a computer system for performing the method. [0003] The present invention further relates to a computer program product for performing the method. [0004] The invention further relates to a game element for playing a game. [0005] The invention further relates to a game board for playing a game. [0006] WO 97/13563 discloses a board game comprising playing pieces and a board. The playing pieces can interact with the board by means of transmission of light, electromagnetic induction, by ultrasound or by electrical contact. A playing piece may receive predetermined information from the board. Said information can subsequently be displayed on the playing pieces. [0007] However, the above prior art method involves the problem that only certain predetermined information, such as color, brightness, intensity of light, fixed textual information, etc. can be displayed on a playing piece. [0008] It is a problem that static characteristics of board games often have as a result that game content and playing pieces can typically be used only for one specific game. The game elements that come with a lot of board games are fixed physical objects dedicated to a predetermined kind of game and require the users to acquire new game elements when they wish to add functionality or new game elements to the game. It is a further problem that game elements are typically bound to few, fixed games. [0009] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a game element and a game board with presented information reflecting the kind of said game element in a particular game. [0010] The above and other problems are solved by said method, wherein the method comprises the steps of: [0011] placing the game element on a first location relative to a game board; [0012] determining, by the game board, the first location of the game element; [0013] determining, by the game board, a first information item representing game content, wherein said first information item is dependent on said location and a first game being played; [0014] transferring, by the game board, the first information item to the game element; and [0015] receiving and presenting said first information item on the game element. [0016] In the first step, it is possible for the user to position the game element to any desirable location relative to a game board. [0017] In the second step, the game board may find out that a game element is placed relative to it, and subsequently the game board may then locate the game element. [0018] In the third step, said first information item is made dependent on the location of the game element and a game being played on the game board. [0019] Said first information item may comprise plain text, pictures, frames, video, word-processor data, spread-sheet data, game figures, game elements, text or picture messages, or any combination thereof. This may reflect which game is played and the location and or status of the game's game element or elements. [0020] In the fourth step, said information is then transferred to the game element. [0021] Finally, the information is received by the game element and is then presented, i.e. displayed and/or played back, if possible. [0022] By means of the these steps, the problem of game elements as fixed physical objects dedicated to a predetermined kind of game is solved because information presented on said game element specifies its kind. The game element is therefore no longer a fixed object because information presented on it modifies its appearance. [0023] The object of providing the game element with presented information reflecting the kind of game is further achieved, because the presented information may be dependent of a game selected. [0024] It is an advantage of the invention that new game elements may be added to the game (without new elements actually being bought) because modified information presented on said game elements may modify their kind and appearance. Continue reading about Game board and game element with detecting means... Full patent description for Game board and game element with detecting means Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Game board and game element with detecting means patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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