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| United States Patent | 7,532,111 |
| LaRue | May 12, 2009 |
System and method for graphically displaying a coin toss
System and method for graphically displaying a coin toss using sensors to detect the physical movement of a coin or instrumented coin, communication of sensor-derived data to remote graphical display system, display of a virtual coin that represents movement and orientation of the tossed coin. May utilize a sensor system, communication system and display system. Sensor system and part of a wireless communication system may be embedded in a coin shaped housing or may be external to coin. Display system and part of wireless communication system may include a remote or repeater station. Graphical coin movement and orientation may mimic the actual coin being tossed or may be represented as any avatar or other graphical object that represents the coin including celebrity pictures, videos, faces, logos or any other object that may represent a "head" or "tail". May generate a random number that allows viewers to win a prize.