Not So Deep Blue. LED chess board Detect piece movement Magnets/Reed switches Show possible moves...
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Not So Deep Not So Deep BlueBlue
•LED chess board
•Detect piece movement•Magnets/Reed switches
•Show possible moves
•Track game time
(picture taken from a DIY project)
Product ComparisonProduct ComparisonFeatures
Not So Deep Blue
Excalibur Grand Master
Dual Chess Clocks
Piece Recognition
Illuminating Pieces
Possible Move Display
Product ComparisonProduct ComparisonFeatures
Not So Deep Blue
Saitek Mephisto Chess Trainer
Dual Chess Clocks
Piece Recognition
Illuminating Pieces
Possible Move Display
Piece DetectionPiece DetectionUs:
Magnets on pieces, reed switches under board squares
Them:Little Alec
PatentsPatents Variations of the game of Chess
Lights, other circuitry in each piece
Chess clocks
Patents: Electronic chess Patents: Electronic chess gamegame
Claim:“…An electrical circuit associated with the playing position causes other positions to which the playing piece is capable of moving to be illuminated with an appropriate color…”
Patents: Electronic chess Patents: Electronic chess gamegame
Claim:“…An electrical circuit associated with the playing position causes other positions to which the playing piece is capable of moving to be illuminated with an appropriate color…”
Same functionality as “possible moves”, but claim filed in 1980.
ConclusionConclusion No commercial products similar (price?)
No literal infringements found (yet)
Questions?Questions?
