Information-presentation structure with compensation to increase size of color-changed print area
First Claim
1. An information-presentation (“
- IP”
) structure comprising;
an object-impact (“
OI”
) structure having an exposed surface for being impacted by an object during an activity, the OI structure comprising a variable-color (“
VC”
) region which extends to the exposed surface at a surface zone and normally appears along it largely as a principal color during the activity, the VC region responding to the object impacting the surface zone at an impact-dependent (“
ID”
) object-contact (“
OC”
) area spanning where the object contacts the surface zone by providing a general location-identifying (“
LI”
) impact signal if the impact meets threshold impact criteria, the LI impact signal identifying an ID threshold criteria-meeting (“
CM”
) area where the impact meets the threshold impact criteria in the surface zone; and
a color-change (“
CC”
) controller responsive to the LI impact signal, if provided, for providing a general CC initiation signal which designates a print area in the surface zone such that the print area is larger than the threshold CM area and at least partly encompasses, at least mostly outwardly conforms largely to, and is largely concentric with the OC area, an ID portion of the VC region responding to the initiation signal, if provided, by temporarily appearing along the print area largely as changed color materially different from the principal color.
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Abstract
A variable-color region (106) of an information-presentation structure extends to an exposed surface (102) at a surface zone (112) and normally appears along it as a principal color. The region responds to an object (104) impacting the zone at an object-contact area (116) by providing an impact signal if the impact meets threshold impact criteria. The impact signal identifies a threshold criteria-meeting area (1626 or 1626) where the criteria are met in the zone. Responsive to the impact signal, a controller (1622 or 1632) provides an initiation signal that designates a print area (118) in the zone such that the print area is larger than the criteria-meeting area and can closely match the object-contact area in size, shape, and location. An impact-dependent portion (138) of the region responds to the initiation signal by temporarily appearing along the print area as changed color materially different from the principal color.
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22 Claims
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1. An information-presentation (“
- IP”
) structure comprising;an object-impact (“
OI”
) structure having an exposed surface for being impacted by an object during an activity, the OI structure comprising a variable-color (“
VC”
) region which extends to the exposed surface at a surface zone and normally appears along it largely as a principal color during the activity, the VC region responding to the object impacting the surface zone at an impact-dependent (“
ID”
) object-contact (“
OC”
) area spanning where the object contacts the surface zone by providing a general location-identifying (“
LI”
) impact signal if the impact meets threshold impact criteria, the LI impact signal identifying an ID threshold criteria-meeting (“
CM”
) area where the impact meets the threshold impact criteria in the surface zone; anda color-change (“
CC”
) controller responsive to the LI impact signal, if provided, for providing a general CC initiation signal which designates a print area in the surface zone such that the print area is larger than the threshold CM area and at least partly encompasses, at least mostly outwardly conforms largely to, and is largely concentric with the OC area, an ID portion of the VC region responding to the initiation signal, if provided, by temporarily appearing along the print area largely as changed color materially different from the principal color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information-presentation (“
- IP”
) structure comprising;an object-impact (“
OI”
) structure having an exposed surface for being impacted by an object during an activity, the OI structure comprising a variable-color (“
VC”
) region which extends to the exposed surface at a surface zone and normally appears along it largely as a principal color during the activity, the VC region responding to the object impacting the surface zone at an impact-dependent (“
ID”
) object-contact (“
OC”
) area spanning where the object contacts the surface zone by providing a general characteristics-identifying (“
CI”
) impact signal if the impact meets threshold impact criteria, the CI impact signal identifying an ID threshold criteria-meeting (“
CM”
) area where the impact meets the threshold impact criteria in the surface zone and general supplemental impact information for the impact; anda color-change (“
CC”
) controller responsive to the CI impact signal, if provided, for determining whether the supplemental impact information meets supplemental impact criteria and, if so, for providing a general CC initiation signal which designates a print area in the surface zone such that the print area is larger than the threshold CM area and at least partly encompasses, at least mostly outwardly conforms largely to, and is largely concentric with the OC area, an ID portion of the VC region responding to the initiation signal, if provided, by temporarily appearing along the print area largely as changed color materially different from the principal color. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information-presentation (“
- IP”
) structure comprising;an object-impact (“
OI”
) structure having an exposed surface for being impacted by an object during an activity, the OI structure comprising a variable-color (“
VC”
) region which extends to the exposed surface at a surface zone and normally appears along it largely as a principal color during the activity, the VC region responding to the object impacting the surface zone at an impact-dependent (“
ID”
) object-contact (“
OC”
) area spanning where the object contacts the surface zone by providing a general location-identifying (“
LI”
) impact signal if the impact meets threshold impact criteria, the LI impact signal identifying an ID threshold criteria-meeting (“
CM”
) area where the impact meets the threshold impact criteria in the surface zone;object-tracking control apparatus for tracking movement of the object over the exposed surface; and a color-change (“
CC”
) controller responsive to at least the LI impact signal, if provided, (a) for providing a general CC initiation signal which designates a print area in the surface zone such that the print area is larger than the threshold CM area and at least partly encompasses, at least mostly outwardly conforms largely to, and is largely concentric with the OC area, an ID portion of the VC region responding to the initiation signal by temporarily appearing along the print area largely as changed color materially different from the principal color if the tracked movement indicates that the object is expected to impact the OC area or (b) for providing the initiation signal if the tracked movement indicates that the object impacted, or is expected to impact, the OC area, the ID portion then responding to the initiation signal, if provided, by temporarily appearing along the print area largely as the changed color. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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