Patent ID: 8087672
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A hand-held, portable apparatus for recording a chess game by touchscreen at chess tournaments operable between a recording mode and at least one other mode, comprising: means for uniquely identifying a user; means for electronically entering into a memory a chess game played by said user; means for switching between said at least one other mode and said recording mode upon said player making a first move in a new game, said recording mode further including a security module so that only authorized features are accessible when said apparatus is in said recording mode, said security module disallowing access to the memory storage of games, any program that could help a chess player in making his decision on a next move, or receiving advantageous information due to its networking capability, and when said apparatus is in said other mode, said security module permits viewing of chess games and receiving wirelessly text messages; power means; and communication means for securely communicating chess moves to a central location; wherein moves are recorded in a universal language, and said chess game is displayed on said apparatus touchscreen in at least one of an algebraic universal language notation or a universal language notation; wherein said apparatus further records and stores said chess game in a pictorial chess symbol annotation, and when said apparatus operates in said other mode, said security module permits automatic replay of stored chess games in said apparatus on said apparatus touchscreen.