TWI385022B - Electrified board game system - Google Patents

Description

Electronic board game system

The present invention relates to an electrified board game system, and in particular, according to the present invention, to a record of chess play or to determine whether each hand conforms to a relevant chess rule (chess) Rule) Electronic board game system.

Electronically, board games have been exposed, and many prior art techniques have been exposed. Most of them are aimed at teaching learners the basis of learning games. For example, U.S. Patent No. 5,462,281 discloses a board game. It consists of a chessboard in the form of a lattice frame and defining a plurality of chess positions. The lattice frame comprises a plurality of separate, electrically insulating metal frames. Each metal frame encloses a chess position in a plurality of playing positions and supports a transparent, shared window. Light of different colors illuminate a particular chess position, thereby indicating where each hand moves. Obviously, U.S. Patent No. 5,462,281 is more suitable for use in a board game in which the pieces move in a lattice form and fails to record the game.

For another prior art that would be electronically used in board games, please refer to the Republic of China New Patent No. M358005. It is designed for Go and each chess position is an open board. A photointerrupter is disposed below each opening, and the photointerrupter is electrically connected to a signal transmitter. The prior art also designs a plurality of chess pieces, each of which contains a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag). A chess box according to this prior art includes a RFID reader. This prior art also includes a computer. When the player removes the pawn from the chess pot, the radio frequency identification reader of the chess jar loses the signal of the radio frequency identification tag of the chess piece and the computer can judge that the chess piece is taken out. And when the piece is placed at a chess position, the photo interrupter below the chess position is triggered, and the corresponding signal transmitter transmits a signal to the computer. Thereby, the computer records the chess position of each hand, that is, records the game. However, this prior art is only applicable to Go teaching, and the prior art board is not a standard Go board, and does not indicate a specific position on the Chess board, for example, "Star", "Tianyuan", and the like. Obviously, this prior art does not apply to Go games. In addition, in the actual chess process, there will be a hand and a chess player holding a few pieces of chess... and so on, in various special circumstances, the computer of the prior art will be misjudged.

Through the understanding of the prior art, there has not been seen an electronic board game system that can adopt a standard board and can be applied to various board games. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic board game system that can be used in a game board and that can be applied to various types of board games.

In addition, there is currently no electronic board game system that can be applied to games and can be applied to games. Accordingly, another aspect of the present invention is to provide an electronic board game system that can be applied to teach to indicate a chess path and can be applied to a game to record a game.

An electronic board game system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a board, a plurality of pieces, an array of antennas, an RFID reading unit, and a Data processing unit. The board defines a plurality of chess positions thereon. Each of the pieces includes a different RFID tag. Each piece is allowed to be placed in one of the chess positions in accordance with a related chess rule. The antenna array is disposed below the board, and each of the antenna arrays corresponds to a chess position in a chess position. The radio frequency identification reading unit is electrically connected to the antenna array. For the pieces in the chess position of the chess positions, the RFID reading unit is configured to receive the tag data of the RFID tags of the pieces via the antennas corresponding to the chess positions. The radio frequency identification reading unit and mapping the location data of the corresponding antennas to the received tag data. The data processing unit is capable of communicating with the radio frequency identification reading unit. The data processing unit is configured to receive the tag data received by the radio frequency identification reading unit and the location data mapping the tag data, and record a game according to the received tag data and the location data.

In a specific embodiment, the data processing unit further determines, according to the received tag data and the location data, that one of the pieces is in a chess position in the chess positions, and Whether the trajectory between the chess positions or the one of the chess positions is removed from the chess position is in accordance with the relevant chess rules.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

The scope of the present invention is intended to provide an electronic board game system that can be used in a game board and can be widely applied to various types of board games, for example, game of "go", Chinese chess, chess. (chess), checkers..., etc. And in particular, an electronic board game system in accordance with the present invention is applied to teach to indicate a chess path and can be applied to a game to record a game. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, so that the features, spirit, advantages and ease of implementation of the present invention are fully described.

Please refer to FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C, which are schematic diagrams showing the architecture of an electronic board game system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1A to Fig. 1C show an example of an electronic board game system 1 whose structure is suitable for Go.

As shown in FIG. 1A, an electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention includes a board 10. The board 10 defines a plurality of chess positions 102 thereon. The case illustrated in FIG. 1A is applicable to Go, and therefore, the board 10 in FIG. 1A can be a standard Go board, that is, having 361 (19×19) chess positions 102.

The electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention also includes a casing 12. The board 10 is fixedly or removably coupled to an opening of the housing 12, as shown in FIG. If the board 10 is detachably coupled to the opening of the housing 12, the board 10 can be pulled away from the board of other board games, for example, chess; the opposite side of the board 10 can also be defined as another In the chess position 102 in the form of a board game (for example, chess), the board 10 is first pulled away, and then turned over and connected to the opening of the casing 12 to reveal another form of the board game. Chess position 102, another board game.

Also shown in Fig. 1A, an electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of pieces 14. The case of the pawn 14 shown in Fig. A is the white 14 and the black 14 of Go. Each of the pieces 14 is allowed to be placed at one of the chess positions 102 in accordance with a related chess rule. The case shown in Figure 1A is a common case of the beginning of the Go game. The board 10 is initially placed with three blacks 14 at the "Star" position 102, and then the first white 14 is placed. The electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention also includes two chess cans 15 (shown in FIG. 1A) for holding the pieces 14 that are not placed on the board 12.

In particular, each of the pieces 14 of the pieces 14 includes a further RFID tag 142 therein. The radio frequency identification tag 142 of each of the pieces 14 can be used to store the type of the board game (eg, go, chess, etc.), which side of the game (eg, the sunspot or white of the chess, the red side of the chess or Black, black or white chess, etc.), the type of the chess piece (for example, Black's "will", "Shi", "Xiang", "Bing", etc.), the number of the same piece ( For example, the number of 181 pieces of Go blacks and the number of 180 pieces of white, etc.), etc. For example, as shown in FIG. 1A, the black box 14 placed on the "star position" in the upper left corner, the radio frequency identification tag 142 therein stores the game type, the chess piece, the chess piece type, and the chess piece number as shown in FIG. , and other information.

As shown in FIG. 1B, an electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention also includes an antenna array 16. The antenna array 16 is disposed below the board 10. Each of the antenna arrays 162 is corresponding to one of the chess positions 102 in the chess position 102.

In one embodiment, the antenna array 16 is formed in the form of a first circuit board, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 1C, the first circuit board 16 is disposed under the board 10 such that each of the antennas 162 is aligned with its corresponding chess position 102.

Also shown in Fig. 1B, an electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention includes a radio frequency identification reading unit 18. The radio frequency identification reading unit 18 is electrically connected to the antenna array 16. The sensing range of each antenna 162 is designed to cover only the corresponding chess position 102. The radio frequency identification reading unit 18 is configured to receive the radio frequency identification of the pieces 14 via the antenna 162 corresponding to the chess positions 102 for the pieces 14 at the chess positions 102 of the chess positions 102. The label information of the label 142, for example, the label data as shown in Fig. 2A. The radio frequency identification reading unit 18 maps the location data of the corresponding antennas 162 to the received tag data, for example, as shown in FIG. 2B.

In one embodiment, the radio frequency identification reading unit 18 is in the form of a second circuit board. In practice, the antenna array 16 and the radio frequency identification reading unit 18, which are implemented in the form of a circuit board, are disposed in the housing 12.

Also shown in Fig. 1B, an electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention also includes a data processing unit 20. The data processing unit 20 is capable of communicating with the radio frequency identification reading unit 18. In practice, the data processing unit 20 and the radio frequency identification unit 18 can establish a physical electrical connection, or transmit data by a short-range wireless technology, for example, Wi-Fi, UWB (Ultra Wideband), Bluetooth. (Bluetooth) and IEEE 802.15.4..., and other wireless transmission technologies.

The data processing unit 20 is configured to receive the tag data received by the radio frequency identification reading unit 18 and the location data mapping the tag data, for example, the data shown in FIG. 2B. The data processing unit 20 is further configured to record a game based on the received tag data and location data. In practice, the radio frequency identification reading unit 18 periodically scans the pieces 14 on the board 10 by the antenna array 16, and transmits the received label data and the mapped position data to the data processing unit 20. The data processing unit 20 compares the recorded data at two time points before and after, and can determine whether there are any new pieces 14 falling on the board 10, whether the pieces 14 originally falling on the board 10 are removed or moved to a new one. Chess position 102. Thereby, the data processing unit 20 can further determine, according to the received tag data and the location data, that one of the pieces 14 of the pieces 14 is at a chess position 102 of the chess positions 102, The trajectory between the chess positions 102 is either removed or removed from one of the chess positions 102 to determine whether the relevant chess rules are met.

In practical applications, the data processing unit 20 includes a memory and a display for storing or displaying the received tag data and location data. The data processing unit 20 can also execute a related program to determine the possible position of the next move and display it on the display, thereby indicating the learner's move.

From the above detailed description, it can be clearly understood that the electronic board game system according to the present invention can be widely applied to various types of board games, and is used in teaching to indicate the chess path. More specifically, the electronic board game system according to the present invention can employ a standard board, and therefore, the electronic board game system according to the present invention can be applied in a formal game to automatically record a game.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed. Therefore, the scope of the patented scope of the invention should be construed as broadly construed in the

1. . . Electronic board game system

10. . . checkerboard

102. . . Chess position

12. . . case

14. . . piece

142. . . Radio frequency identification tag

15. . . Chess pot

16. . . Antenna array

162. . . antenna

18. . . Radio frequency identification reading unit

20. . . Data processing unit

Figure 1A is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a partial architecture of an electronic board game system 1 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 1B is a functional block diagram showing the architecture of an electronic board game system 1 in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 1C is a partial view of the board 10 and the antenna array 16 of the electronic board game system 1 according to the present invention, to illustrate that the antenna 162 on the antenna array 16 is aligned with the corresponding chess position 102 on the board 10.

Figure 2A is the label data stored in the radio frequency identification tag 142 of the black box 14 placed in the upper left corner "star position" in Fig. A.

Figure 2B shows the location data of the antenna 162 corresponding to the tag data mapping shown in Figure 2A.

1. . . Electronic board game system

10. . . checkerboard

14. . . piece

142. . . Radio frequency identification tag

16. . . Antenna array

162. . . antenna

18. . . Radio frequency identification reading unit

20. . . Data processing unit

Claims (6)

An electrified board game system includes: a chessboard on which a plurality of playing positions are defined; a plurality of chess pieces, in which the pieces are Each piece contains a different RFID tag, and each piece is allowed to be placed in one of the chess positions according to a related chess rule; an antenna array (array) The antenna array is disposed under the board, each of the antenna arrays is corresponding to a chess position in a chess position; a radio frequency reading unit (RFID) The radio frequency identification reading unit is electrically connected to the antenna array, and the radio frequency identification reading unit is configured to receive the antennas corresponding to the chess positions for the chess pieces at the chess positions of the chess positions. Label data of the radio frequency identification tags of the pieces, the radio frequency identification reading unit and mapping the bits of the corresponding antennas to the received tag data And a data processing unit capable of communicating with the radio frequency identification reading unit, the data processing unit configured to receive the tags received by the radio frequency identification reading unit The data and the location data of the tag data are mapped, and a game record is recorded based on the received tag data and the location data. The electronic board game system of claim 1, wherein the antennas are in the form of a first circuit board. The electronic board game system of claim 2, wherein the first circuit board is disposed under the board such that each of the antennas is aligned with a corresponding chess position. An electronic board game system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the radio frequency identification reading unit is in the form of a second circuit board. The electronic board game system of claim 4, further comprising a casing, the board being coupled to an opening of the casing, the first circuit board and the second circuit board It is placed in the housing. The electronic board game system of claim 1, wherein the data processing unit further determines, according to the received tag data and the location data, that one of the pieces is in the chess position. Whether the trajectory between the chess positions, the positions between the chess positions, or the one of the chess positions is removed from the chess position is whether the relevant chess rules are met.