EP0396266A1
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Display device
Assignee: Three Dimensions Nv
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Filing: 1990-04-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-04-11
Abstract
Abstract Decorative or display device for game-playing, amusement or aesthetic purposes comprises a three-dimensional array of switchable indicators in a transparent matrix. The indicators may be light sources e.g. led's and may be used to play games such as noughts and crosses in 3-dimensions. A non-electric version has a stack of separable layers with beads insertable in recesses.
Inventors
- 👤 Benjamino Peter Lucius Jozef Klein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:53
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00643; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00094; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00214; G; G02; G02B; G02B30/00; G02B30/50; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/30; H04N13/388; H04N13/398; A63F2003/00646; A63F2003/00652; A63F2003/00656; A63F9/00; A63F9/06; A63F9/0613; A63F2009/0637; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2401; A63F2009/243; A63F2009/2432; A63F2009/2433; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/01; Y10S273/14; Y10S273/16; Y10S273/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
24 words
Decorative or display device for game-playing, amusement and aesthetic purposes, characterised by comprising a three- dimensional array of switchable indicators in a transparent matrix.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
Decorative or display device for game-playing, amusement and aesthetic purposes, characterised by comprising a three- dimensional array of switchable indicators in a transparent matrix.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the matrix is a solid matrix of a transparent material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device according to claim 2, characterised in that the matrix is of a transparent plastics material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Device according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterised in that the indicators are electrically switchable and the matrix supports electrical conductors thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device according to claim 4, characterised in that the said electrical conductors are of transparent film circuits or otherwise unobtrusive so as not to impede observation of the indicators.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterised in that the indicators are terminations of optical fibres.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the matrix comprises a framework supporting the array.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterised by comprising a stack of layers of matrix material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device according to claim 8, characterised in that the layers are separable and the switchable indicators comprise recesses with inserts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the indicators have two states.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the indicators have three or more states.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device according to claim 11, characterised in that the indicators comprise light-emitting diodes capable of emitting at least two colours.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
Device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterised by having a supporting pedestal housing power and control means for electrically-operated indicators.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device according to claim 13, characterised by said control means comprising program means adapted for game-playing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 14, characterised by said program means being adaptable as by selectable program modules to playing different games.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
Device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterised by having switch means for the indicators.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
Device according to claim 16, characterised in that the switch means are actuable by "touching" co-ordinate sets of the array.
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