Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
Elisca, Pierre E (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07862415
ABSTRACT:
An electronic game, method and apparatus, is disclosed which includes a playfield that is subdivided into a plurality of sectors. Each sector includes one or a plurality of playing positions, and each playing position has an indicator. The device incorporates a plurality of rotation patterns, each of which maps a plurality of indicators on the playfield. The device further incorporates a plurality of indicating states that correspond to a plurality of visual indications. In addition, the device includes a plurality of input control mechanisms to enable a player to activate the rotation patterns. The object of the game is for the player to manipulate the switches in order to transform an initial pattern of visual indications to a desired pattern of visual indications. The device functions by rotating the indicating states between the various sectors on the playfield using predefined rotation patterns. As an indicating state is shifted, or rotated, from one sector to another, it provides a different visual indication. The device employs a microprocessor to control the progress of the game, monitor the activation of the input switches, rotate the indicating states between indicators defined by a rotation pattern, and generate visual indications based on the configuration of indicating states and sectors. The microprocessor also controls the generation of audio/visual effects to enhance the enjoyment of play. Further, the device employs means to generate a plurality of puzzles, and games, and provisions to vary the level of difficulty of play.
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