Electronic word puzzle

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2004-05-27

2009-11-17

Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...

C463S037000, C434S272000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07618313

ABSTRACT:
A word puzzle device, method and apparatus, is disclosed which is based on the popular “find a word,” and “form a word” games. The puzzle employs logical structures to scramble an initial board display of characters, and requires a player to reconstruct the scrambled board before finding predefined words hidden in the display. The logical structures include a shift process, and a cause/effect process to change the position of characters in the display, or to replace characters with other characters based on predefined rules. When playing “form a word” game, a player is permitted to shift rows and/or columns, and/or activate control points to replace characters, to form as many new words as possibly can within a predetermined period of time. The puzzle device includes means to store a plurality of games, and input control mechanisms to enable a player to interact with the device. The device keeps a score that measures the player's skills in solving the word puzzle.

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