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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Applicant:
Alois Homer, Vienna, AT;
Inventor:
Alois Homer, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
Novomatic AG, Gumpoldskirchen, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01); G07F 7/1033 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method including a multi-touch interface for card gaming includes providing a multi-touch interface for displaying a card having a hidden value. The method includes detecting a touch on the interface. The touch has a curved pattern with multiple points of contact with the interface. The curved pattern is indicative of the lateral edge of a human hand in contact with the interface, oriented to hide the card from others. The method then detects movement of the multiple points of contact sweeping over a portion of the interface to reveal the value of the card to the user.