Abstract: An electronic chess set includes a plurality of conductive chess pieces, a chessboard having a playing surface including a plurality of individually identifiable locations visible to a user on the chessboard, and an electronic system including a capacitive sensing system. In some embodiments, the capacitive sensing system is configured to determine for each of the plurality of individually identifiable locations: when a chess piece included in the plurality of conductive chess pieces is located at a respective one of the plurality of individually identifiable locations and user-contact with the chess piece is absent; when the chess piece located at the respective one of the plurality of individually identifiable locations is in contact with the user; and when each of the plurality of conductive chess pieces is absent from the respective one of the plurality of individually identifiable locations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
February 6, 2024
Assignee:
Bryght Labs, LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey Bowman Wigh, Adam Wesley Roush, Justin William Farrell, Elliot Samuel Wilder