Patents by Inventor Cephas Edgar Howard

Cephas Edgar Howard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11452935
    Abstract: A game system comprising: a plurality of game tokens, an image capturing device and a processor; the image capturing device being operable to capture one or more images of one or more game tokens placed within a field of view of the image capturing device; wherein the processor is configured to: execute a digital game, the digital game comprising computer executable code configured to cause the processor to implement a virtual card game, the virtual card game including a plurality of virtual playing cards; receive one or more images captured by said image capturing device; recognise one or more game tokens of the plurality of game tokens within the one or more images; responsive to recognising a set of game tokens in the one or more images, create a virtual playing card based on the recognised set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Roberto Marchesi, Melissa Jane Pickering, Maiken Hillerup Fogtmann, Henrik Munk Storm, Rasmus Harr, Cephas Edgar Howard
  • Patent number: 11389718
    Abstract: A game system, comprising: a plurality of game tokens, an image capturing device and a processor; the image capturing device being operable to capture one or more images of one or more event tokens placed within a field of view of the image capturing device, the plurality of game tokens comprising a plurality of event tokens; wherein the processor is configured to: execute a digital game, the digital game comprising computer executable code configured to cause the processor to associate one or more individual game events with each of the plurality of event tokens; and to associate one or more further game events with each of a plurality of sets of event tokens, each set comprising two or more event tokens chosen from said plurality of event tokens; receive one or more images captured by said image capturing device; recognise one or more game tokens of the plurality of game tokens within the one or more images, the recognised one or more game tokens including one or more event token; responsive to recognising
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Roberto Marchesi, Melissa Jane Pickering, Maiken Hillerup Fogtmann, Henrik Munk Storm, Rasmus Harr, Cephas Edgar Howard
  • Publication number: 20200094134
    Abstract: A game system comprising: a plurality of game tokens, an image capturing device and a processor; the image capturing device being operable to capture one or more images of one or more game tokens placed within a field of view of the image capturing device; wherein the processor is configured to: execute a digital game, the digital game comprising computer executable code configured to cause the processor to implement a virtual card game, the virtual card game including a plurality of virtual playing cards; receive one or more images captured by said image capturing device; recognise one or more game tokens of the plurality of game tokens within the one or more images; responsive to recognising a set of game tokens in the one or more images, create a virtual playing card based on the recognised set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Roberto MARCHESI, Melissa Jane PICKERING, Maiken Hillerup FOGTMANN, Henrik Munk STORM, Rasmus HARR, Cephas Edgar HOWARD
  • Publication number: 20200023269
    Abstract: A game system, comprising: a plurality of game tokens, an image capturing device and a processor; the image capturing device being operable to capture one or more images of one or more event tokens placed within a field of view of the image capturing device, the plurality of game tokens comprising a plurality of event tokens; wherein the processor is configured to: execute a digital game, the digital game comprising computer executable code configured to cause the processor to associate one or more individual game events with each of the plurality of event tokens; and to associate one or more further game events with each of a plurality of sets of event tokens, each set comprising two or more event tokens chosen from said plurality of event tokens; receive one or more images captured by said image capturing device; recognise one or more game tokens of the plurality of game tokens within the one or more images, the recognised one or more game tokens including one or more event token; responsive to recognising
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Roberto MARCHESI, Melissa Jane PICKERING, Maiken Hillerup FOGTMANN, Henrik Munk STORM, Rasmus HARR, Cephas Edgar HOWARD
  • Patent number: 8408549
    Abstract: A gaming dice for a game, such as a board game or a card game, said gaming dice comprising a body part comprising a number of sides, wherein at least one or more of those sides is/are provided with coupling studs. Hereby it is possible to mount indicia-carrying elements that have a bottom side on which complementary coupling means are provided and a top side which is opposite relative to the bottom side and is provided with indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Lego A/S
    Inventors: Cephas Edgar Howard, Ditte Bruun Pedersen
  • Patent number: 8387982
    Abstract: A gaming dice (1) and a game with a gaming dice (1), such as a board game or a card game, said gaming dice (1) comprising a body part comprising at least six sides (2) wherein at least one or more of those sides (2) is/are provided with means (3) for simultaneous mounting of at least two indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c). This makes it possible to mount at least two separate indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c), said indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c) being configured such that they can be mounted next to each other on the same side of the gaming dice (1), and wherein the indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c) have a bottom side on which means for mounting of the indicia-carrying element of the side (2) of the gaming dice (1) is configured and a top side which is opposite relative to the bottom side and is provided with indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Lego A/S
    Inventors: Cephas Edgar Howard, Ditte Bruun Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20110101607
    Abstract: A gaming dice (1) and a game with a gaming dice (1), such as a board game or a card game, said gaming dice (1) comprising a body part comprising at least six sides (2) wherein at least one or more of those sides (2) is/are provided with means (3) for simultaneous mounting of at least two indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c). This makes it possible to mount at least two separate indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c), said indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c) being configured such that they can be mounted next to each other on the same side of the gaming dice (1), and wherein the indicia-carrying elements (4a, 4b, 4c) have a bottom side on which means for mounting of the indicia-carrying element of the side (2) of the gaming dice (1) is configured and a top side which is opposite relative to the bottom side and is provided with indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Cephas Edgar Howard, Ditte Bruun Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20110042891
    Abstract: A gaming dice for a game, such as a board game or a card game, said gaming dice comprising a body part comprising a number of sides, wherein at least one or more of those sides is/are provided with coupling studs. Hereby it is possible to mount indicia-carrying elements that have a bottom side on which complementary coupling means are provided and a top side which is opposite relative to the bottom side and is provided with indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Cephas Edgar Howard, Ditte Bruun Pedersen
  • Patent number: D618738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Lego A/S
    Inventors: Cynthia Bodin, Cephas Edgar Howard
  • Patent number: D630265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Lego A/S
    Inventors: Cynthia Bodin, Cephas Edgar Howard
  • Patent number: D630685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Lego A/S
    Inventors: Cynthia Bodin, Cephas Edgar Howard