Hasbro filed 1 patent in Hardware.
The application describes a magnetic tracking system designed to identify and locate individual board game pieces on electronic game boards. This technology enables hybrid physical-digital gameplay by providing precise recognition of game pieces through magnetic sensors integrated into the playing surface.
The single Hardware patent centers on a magnetic tracking system that distinguishes between individual game pieces rather than simply detecting their presence. The system works by assigning each piece a unique magnetic signature, whether through different magnet strengths or distinct polarity configurations. When a player places a piece on the electronic board, embedded sensors read these magnetic characteristics to determine exactly which character, token, or game element occupies that specific location. This approach allows the board to track not just that something is present, but which specific piece has been placed where during gameplay.
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