Class Information
Number: 463/14
Name: Amusement devices: games > Including means for processing electronic data (e.g., computer/video game, etc.) > In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a participant (e.g., problem eliciting response, puzzle, etc.) > Chess- or checker-type
Description: A strategy or problem solving application including a contest in which opposing participants alternately control the movement of one of a group of contest elements (e.g., checker, chessman, etc.) initially equal in number for each player, about a game area composed of an array or matrix of segments (e.g., squares) or positions wherein each segment can be occupied by only one contest element at a time, the contest proceeding until one participant captures all of the contest elements, or a principle contest element, of the other, without losing all or the principle contest element of his group; or otherwise places the other participant in a position where he cannot reposition one of his contest elements to another game segment.
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6830513 |
Computer-based player performance variation |
Dec. 14, 2004 |
| 6659464 |
GridBloc strategy game |
Dec. 9, 2003 |
| 6288708 |
Interactive display systems, particularly computer systems and televis ion sets |
Sep. 11, 2001 |
| 6264562 |
E-mail games |
Jul. 24, 2001 |
| 6213873 |
User-adaptable computer chess system |
Apr. 10, 2001 |
| 6102397 |
Computer interface apparatus for an amusement device |
Aug. 15, 2000 |
| 5826880 |
Multi-level chess game with additional chess pieces |
Oct. 27, 1998 |
| 5791987 |
Method for users to play the kung-ming chess on micro-processor-based systems |
Aug. 11, 1998 |
| 4716529 |
Electronic game apparatus |
Dec. 29, 1987 |
| 4492581 |
Gameboard teaching apparatus |
Jan. 8, 1985 |
| 4398720 |
Robot computer chess game |
Aug. 16, 1983 |
| 4372558 |
Remote game apparatus |
Feb. 8, 1983 |
| 4082285 |
Electronic chess game |
Apr. 4, 1978 |
| 4073067 |
Pocket-size electronic device for playing chess |
Feb. 14, 1978 |
| 4019745 |
Electrical chess game |
Apr. 26, 1977 |
| 4017072 |
Electrically operated game apparatus |
Apr. 12, 1977 |
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