Portable robotic board game playing system

Abstract

A portable robotic board game playing system is disclosed, which comprises: a chessboard unit; a fetching unit and a control unit. The chessboard unit is composed of a board frame and a plurality of game pieces. The fetching unit is movable for grasping any one of the plural game pieces. The control unit, being electrically connected to the chessboard unit and the fetching unit, is capable of detecting statuses of the chessboard unit and the fetching unit so as to generate a control signal accordingly. With the aforesaid portable robotic board game playing system, a board game can be played by a user using actual game pieces with lifelike sense of realization against the robotic board game playing system itself or a remote user. In addition, the portable robotic board game playing system can be used exactly as an ordinary chessboard.

1 . A portable robotic board game playing system, comprising:
 a chessboard unit, composed of a board frame and a plurality of chess pieces;   a fetching unit, being movably mounted for grasping and releasing any one of the plural chess pieces; and   a control unit, electrically connected to the chessboard unit and the fetching unit for enabling the same to detect statuses of the chessboard unit and the fetching unit so as to generate a control signal accordingly.   
   
   
       2 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , wherein the board frame is further comprised of:
 at least a chess board;   a base, for accommodating the at least one chess board, the fetching unit and the control unit   
   
   
       3 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one chess board is capable of being connected to the base in a detachable manner. 
   
   
       4 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 3 , wherein the base is structured with a slot, provided for the at least one chess board to insert therein so as to connect the at least one chess board with the base. 
   
   
       5 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 3 , wherein a signal sensing device is disposed at a position between the control unit and the at least one chess board that as soon as the at least one chess board is connected to the base, the signal sensing device is triggered for enabling the control unit to evaluate and determine the type of the base-connected chess board. 
   
   
       6 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , wherein the fetching unit is further comprised of:
 a grasping/releasing means, being fitted with a magnetic part capable of being activated to attract other magnetic parts fitted upon the plural chess pieces; and   a driving device, used for driving the grasping/releasing means to move.   
   
   
       7 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 6 , wherein the grasping/releasing means is further composed of:
 an axle, extending vertically by a specific length while being fitted with a magnetic part capable of being activated to attract magnetic parts fitted upon the plural chess pieces; and   a linkage part, connected to the axle to be driven to move with the axle synchronously   
   
   
       8 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 6 , wherein the driving device is further comprised of:
 a first carrier, used for carrying the grasping/releasing means in a manner that the grasping/releasing means can be driven to move reciprocatively along an inner axis of the first carrier;   a second carrier, for carrying the first carrier; and   a transmission apparatus, connected to the first and the second carriers to be used for driving the first and the second carriers to move.   
   
   
       9 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 8 , wherein the transmission apparatus is comprised of:
 a driving motor, for power providing; and   a transmission part, connected to the driving motor, the first and the second carriers to be used for transmitting the power of the driving motor to the first and the second carrier for driving the two to move.   
   
   
       10 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 9 , wherein the transmission part is a component selected from the group consisting of a screw rod, a guide rod, a gear rack, a belt, a toothed belt, a gear, a pulley and the likes as well as the assembly thereof. 
   
   
       11 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 9 , wherein the driving motor is a device selected from the group consisting of a stepping motor, a direct current (DC) motor, a servo motor and the likes. 
   
   
       12 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 8 , wherein the first carrier is able to move reciprocatively along a first path and the second carrier is able to move reciprocatively along a second path, whereas the first path is perpendicular to the second path. 
   
   
       13 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 8 , wherein the first carrier can be moving non-synchronously with the movement of the second carrier. 
   
   
       14 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 8 , wherein the second carrier is comprised of:
 two longitudinal supporting racks, symmetrically arranged at two sides of the board frame while each extending along its corresponding side by a specific length; and   a transverse supporting rack, being disposed between the two longitudinal supporting racks while extending transversely by a specific length;   wherein, the control unit is able to direct the two longitudinal supporting racks to slide and move synchronously along the two sides of the board frame while bringing along the transverse supporting rack to move above the board frame   
   
   
       15 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 14 , wherein a sliding mechanism is disposed between the first carrier and the transverse supporting rack of the second carrier for enabling the first carrier to move reciprocatively in a direction parallel to the extending length of the transverse supporting rack. 
   
   
       16 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 15 , wherein the sliding mechanism is a device comprised of:
 a slide groove, parallelly arranged along the extending length of the transverse supporting rack; and   a slide wheel, capable of sliding in the slide groove.   
   
   
       17 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 15 , wherein the sliding mechanism is a device comprised of:
 a guide rod, parallelly arranged along the extending length of the transverse supporting rack; and   a bearing, slidably mounted on the guide rod.   
   
   
       18 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 6 , wherein a first magnetic part is fitted upon the grasping/releasing means while each of the plural chess pieces is fitted with a second magnetic part in a manner that the grasping/releasing means is capable of being activated to attract any of the plural chess pieces as the polarity of the first magnetic part is different from those of the second magnetic parts. 
   
   
       19 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 2 , wherein a reed switch module is to be disposed between the plural chess pieces and the at least one chess board of the chessboard unit, the reed switch module comprising:
 a plurality of magnets, respectively fitted upon the plural chess pieces;   a plurality of sensor, arranged at the at least one chess board, each capable of sensing the magnetism of any of the plural magnets and thus generating a sensing signal accordingly; and   a circuit device, electrically connecting the reed switch module to the control unit so as to transmitting the sensing signal and the control signal of the control unit.   
   
   
       20 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , wherein the control unit further comprises:
 a signal processing unit, for evaluating and processing signals received thereby; and   a chess software unit, capable of controlling the operation of the portable robotic board game playing system for executing a chess playing program.   
   
   
       21 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 20 , wherein the chess software unit further comprises a transmission interface, used for connecting to an external device. 
   
   
       22 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 21 , wherein the connection between the transmission interface and the external device is enabled by a manner selected from the group consisting of a wireless manner and a wired manner. 
   
   
       23 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 21 , wherein the transmission interface is a device selected from the group consisting of an universal serial bus (USB) interface, a serial bus, a parallel bus, and an IEEE 1394 bus and the likes. 
   
   
       24 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wireless transmission unit, electrically connected to the control unit and capable of transmitting data to a remote end;   wherein the wireless transmission unit is a device adapted for a communication system selected from the group consisting of: the 3 rd  generation communication system, the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) communication system, the Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication system, and the Ultra-WideBand (UWB) communication system.   
   
   
       25 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 24 , wherein the wireless transmission unit further comprises: a web cam, used for capturing images. 
   
   
       26 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an audio/video unit, electrically connected to the control unit and capable of receiving and displaying signals relating to the operating of the portable robotic board game playing system.   
   
   
       27 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 26 , wherein the audio/video unit further comprises:
 an inputting device, for inputting multimedia signals into the portable robotic board game playing system; and   an outputting device, for outputting the multimedia signals received by the portable robotic board game playing system.   
   
   
       28 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 27 , wherein the inputting device is substantially a component selected from the group consisting of a keyboard, a touch panel, a microphone and the likes as well as the combination thereof. 
   
   
       29 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 27 , wherein the outputting device is substantially a component selected from the group consisting of a display, a speaker and the likes as well as the combination thereof. 
   
   
       30 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a power unit, used as the power source of the portable robotic board game playing system.   
   
   
       31 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of security devices, each being electrically connected to the control unit for enabling the control unit to determine whether each and every one of the plural security devices is being triggered simultaneously.   
   
   
       32 . The portable robotic board game playing system of  claim 31 , wherein the plural security devices are so-distributed that they can not be touched simultaneously by one single average adult-sized palm.