Digital detection of physical dice rolls via conductive dice tray

Number: 9616326
Published: 2017-04-11
Filed: 2014-02-14
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Murdock; Malcolm
CPC: A63F9/0402; A63F9/04; A63F9/0468
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Physical dice tray with embedded conductive sensing to digitally detect dice roll results.

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for determining an identity of a game piece. The system including a detection grid, a memory for storing a detection algorithm, and a processor configured to detect an electrical change on the detective grid caused by a contact face from the game piece, determine the identity of the game piece based on the electrical change using the detection algorithm, and transmit the identity of the game piece wirelessly. The game piece may include a die with a plurality of resistors, where each of the plurality of faces includes a resistor with a different resistance value. The identity of the die corresponds to the rolled face of the die. Wherein detecting the rolled face of the die includes detecting the resistance value on the contact face of the dieand determining the rolled face based on the detected resistance value.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS(1)FIG. 1 presents a system for digitally detecting a physical dice roll using a conductive dice tray, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.(2) FIG. 2 presents agame piece for use with a conductive dice tray, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.(3) FIG. 3 presents an example of a conductive dice tray utilizing a gamepiece, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.(4) FIG. 4 presents an example of a voltage pattern for use in a detection grid of a conductive dice tray, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.(5) FIG. 5 shows a flowchart illustrating a method for digitally detecting a physical dice roll using a conductive dice tray, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(6) The following description contains specific information pertaining to implementations in the present disclosure. The drawings in the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary implementations. Unless noted otherwise, like or corresponding elements among the figures may be indicated by like or corresponding referencenumerals. Moreover, the drawings and illustrations in the present application are generally not to scale, and are not intended to correspond to actual relative dimensions.(7) FIG.1 presents a system for digitally detecting a physical dice roll using a conductive dice tray, according to one i

Claims

1. A conductive tray for determining a rolled face from a plurality of faces of a die, each of the plurality of faces of the die includes a resistor with a different resistance value, the conductive tray comprising: a detection grid having voltage lines; a memory storing a detection algorithm; and a processor configured to: detect a voltage change on the detectiongrid caused by the die contacting the detection grid; determine the rolled face of the die based on the voltage change using the detection algorithm, wherein the voltage change isdifferent based on the resistance value of the face of the die contacting the detection grid; and transmit the rolled face of the die. 6. A method for determining a rolled face from a plurality of faces of a die, each of the plurality of faces of the die includes a resistor with a different resistance value, the method comprising: detecting a voltage changeon a detection grid having voltage lines, the voltage change being caused by the die contacting the detection grid; determining the rolled face of the die based on the voltage change using the detection algorithm, wherein the voltage change is different based on the resistance value of the face of the die contacting the detection grid; and transmitting the rolled face of the die. 11. A conductive tray for identifying a plurality of game pieces including a first game piece, each of the plurality of game pieces having a resistor with adifferent resistance value. the conductive tray comprising: a detection grid having voltage lines; a memory storing a detection algorithm; and a processor configured to: detect a voltage change on the detection grid caused by the first game piece contacting the detection grid; determine the identity of the first game pieces based on the voltage change usingthe detection algorithm, wherein the voltage change is different based on the resistance value of the first game piece contacting the detection grid; and transmit the identity of the game piece. 16. A game piece for use with a conductive tray including a detection gridhaving voltage lines, the game piece comprising: a plurality of faces, each of the plurality of faces of the game piece including a resistor with a different resistance value; wherein when the game piece contacts the detection grid using a face of the plurality of face, the face of the game piece causes a voltage change on the detection grid, and wherein the voltage change is different based on the resistance value of each of the plurality of faces of the game piece contacting the detection grid, so as to identify the face of the game piece contacting the detection grid.