Class 463/14 - Chess- or checker-type

Subclass of Class 463 - Amusement devices: games
Definition: A strategy or problem solving application including a contest
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 05/01/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8167698	Determining the orientation of an object placed on a surface A touch screen includes light emitters and light detectors arranged around a periphery thereof. The position, orientation, shape and/or size of objects may be determined by switching the light emitters on one-by-one and detecting shadows caused by the objects. The o...	05/01/2012
8118656	Game device A roulette-shaped big monopoly unit 12 is disposed at the center of a casing 10, and a triangular pointer 14 for pointing a partition of the annular board 13 is disposed at the summit of the big monopoly unit 12. The players playin...	02/21/2012
8109820	Methods and apparatus for chess instruction Methods and apparatus, including software, for creating a database of information based on one or more chess game scores, preferably by a chess engine analyzer, from which database instructive puzzles can be constructed for presentation and solution by a player....	02/07/2012
7780513	Board game system utilizing a robot arm A board game system comprises a touch screen, a computing device and a robot arm. The computing device comprises a processor and a memory. At least one type of board game program is stored in the memory so that the processor can execute the board game program presen...	08/24/2010
7417681	Multifunctional integrated image sensor and application to virtual interface technology An electronic camera including an electronic imaging sensor providing an output representing an imaged field, a first imaging functionality employing the electronic imaging sensor for taking a picture of a scene in the imaged field, a second imaging functionality em...	08/26/2008
7410418	Chess-like game involving hidden information A chess-like game involves hidden information. The information provided to a player of the game includes positions and types of game pieces on a) squares that are occupied by game pieces belonging to the player and squares that are diagonally adjacent thereto, b) sq...	08/12/2008
7192352	System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodi...	03/20/2007
6830513	Computer-based player performance variation Allowed actions of a computer-based player in a game are limited. A pre-action value is identified which corresponds to a relative advantage between the computer-based player and a real person player prior to a current action taken by the computer-based player. A po...	12/14/2004
6659464	GridBloc strategy game A GridBloc strategy game. The present invention employs a runner and a blocker within any number of various GridBloc boards. The runner is operable to move throughout the GridBloc board, and the blocker who tries to oppose the movement of the runner throu...	12/09/2003
6288708	Interactive display systems, particularly computer systems and televis ion sets A method and apparatus for allowing interaction between an individual and a display screen, such as a computer monitor or television set. A controller has a plurality of keys having a spatial arrangement which corresponds to target areas of the display sc...	09/11/2001
6264562	E-mail games An E-mail games processor includes computer software programs running on two or more computers connected through a computer network. The computer software automatically transmits, receives and processes E-mail messages containing move data for one or more...	07/24/2001
6213873	User-adaptable computer chess system A computer-based strategic game system for, e.g., playing chess includes a kingbrain that is characterized by a rating and a queen brain. The rating of the kingbrain is automatically adjusted to the skill of the player, as determined by the queen brain, s...	04/10/2001
6102397	Computer interface apparatus for an amusement device A device and method for interconnecting a computer or similar central processing unit with the physical structure of an amusement device so that the computer can participate during play. The device can be embodied within the amusement device or can be use...	08/15/2000
5826880	Multi-level chess game with additional chess pieces A multi-level chess game for three-dimensional play comprises an odd-numbered plurality of chessboards, means for arranging the chessboards in vertical spaced relation to one another, a pair of conventional sets of standard chess pieces, and at least one ...	10/27/1998
5791987	Method for users to play the kung-ming chess on micro-processor-based systems A game software is devised for a user to play the Kung-Ming Chess on a microprocessor-based system having at least a CPU, a memory unit, a screen, and a cursor position control device. In playing the Kung-Ming Chess, the user plays on screen against a dep...	08/11/1998
4716529	Electronic game apparatus An electronic game apparatus has a handicap data memory for storing a plurality of types of handicap data corresponding to piece positions and the number of extra pieces displayed on a display unit, and a game level designation data memory for specifying ...	12/29/1987
4492581	Gameboard teaching apparatus A game apparatus enabling a person to learn the standard orders of development in or to solve a problem of the game of Go, shogi (Japanese chess), chess or the like. In the case of learning the standard orders of development in the game, this game apparat...	01/08/1985
4398720	Robot computer chess game The computer robot arm chess game assembly is provided with a chess board, magnetized chess pieces, auxiliary parking locations for the chess pieces, and an articulated radially moving robot arm. The robot arm can perform all the functions of an opponent ...	08/16/1983
4372558	Remote game apparatus A game apparatus for enabling players present at remote places from each other to easily play the game through a connected common communication network like a telephone line. The game apparatus has functions for detecting and displaying the moved arrangem...	02/08/1983
4082285	Electronic chess game An electronic chess game is provided, including a playing board surface made up of a number of push-button squares. Display circuitry is provided for displaying at each of the squares an image of any one of the playing chess pieces required for the chess ...	04/04/1978
4073067	Pocket-size electronic device for playing chess A pocket-size portable electronic device for playing chess problems comprises an electronic visual display, a display driver, an 8-digit keyboard and scanner, function keys and scanner, a random access memory, registers and counters, and a logic control u...	02/14/1978
4019745	Electrical chess game A chess game apparatus utilizing a square matrix of sixty four optical display cells for displaying plural chessman states includes a keyboard having keys corresponding to ranks and files in the matrix for addressing and entering a digital memory which dr...	04/26/1977
4017072	Electrically operated game apparatus An electrically operated game is disclosed having a matrix arranged play area of contiguous elements. Various elements of the matrix are designated as scoring elements for each player. One element is distinguished throughout the game. The location of the ...	04/12/1977

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Class 463/14 - Chess- or checker-type