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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Michael S. Caffrey, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Michael S. Caffrey, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/92 (2014.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 3/00643 (2013.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/92 (2014.09); A63F 3/00 (2013.01); A63F 2003/00482 (2013.01); A63F 2009/241 (2013.01); A63F 2009/242 (2013.01); A63F 2009/246 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2419 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1093 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming system is provided having a plurality of playing positions, with each playing position having both a human readable and a machine readable indicia identifying the playing position. The gaming system also includes playing pieces, which also have both human and machine readable indicia. The gaming system uses a smart phone with an optical scanner to facilitate interaction with the gaming surface and pieces.