Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Player-actuated control structure
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Shah, Milap (Department: 3717)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Player-actuated control structure
C463S001000, C463S036000, C463S042000, C015S105000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976388
ABSTRACT:
An oral care gaming system and methods are provided for promoting and rewarding proper oral care techniques and behaviors and for controlling an electronic and/or video game. The system and methods enable a user to play an electronic and/or video game while performing certain oral care activities. The efficacy of a user's oral care techniques enables the user to improve their game play and to achieve the goals of the game. The system includes an oral care tool configured as a game enabler/controller and a base unit configured as an electronic gaming apparatus. Using the oral care tool, a user performs oral care and interacts with an electronic and/or video game the base unit implements and runs. The base unit includes a video display that displays video outputs of an electronic and/or video game. The oral care tool is actuated to enable an electronic and/or video game, and includes sensors for detecting characteristics of a user's oral care techniques and behaviors that serve as inputs to an electronic and/or video game.
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Dayton Douglas C.
Park Sung K.
Shah Milap
Strategic Patents, P.C.
Umagination Labs, L.P.
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