Educational balancing game

• US 10,603,575 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2018
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alexandra Rose Huffman
• Original Assignee: Alexandra Rose Huffman
• Inventors: Huffman, Alexandra Rose
• Primary Examiner(s): Baldori, Joseph B
• Application Number:
  US16/008,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20180304150A1
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 273237, 273430, 273431, 273432, 273445, 273449, 273453, 273454, 273455
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/00 Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/323 between game devices with different hardware characteristics, e.g. hand-held game devices connectable to game consoles or arcade machines
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00359 Modular units
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/241 Touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/242 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2489 by radio transmitters, e.g. using RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/21 Adapted outdoor game resembling to an indoor game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1031 using a wireless connection, e.g. Bluetooth, infrared connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1068 being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/183 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/06 of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers

Abstract

The application provides for a system and method of playing an educational balancing game. An electronic game spinner is used to select a category to be tested, as well as a specific question within this category. Once the specific question has been selected, potential answers are shown on an electronic game board whereby a user must then use their body to select a circle containing an answer. The game board may also be constructed out of plastic, where the answers are fixed, however, the electronic game spinner scans a code on the game board so that appropriate questions are used with the printed answer selections.

Claims

1. An educational balancing game, for helping one human user educate themselves while developing motor skills by standing on and interacting with an electronic game board and a prompter,

the electronic game board having:

a top surface, having a first touch-sensitized display disposed thereon;

a bottom surface, located below the top surface; and

a plurality of walls extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, the plurality of walls having a recess, a power port, and a chamber defined by the top surface, the bottom surface, and the plurality of walls,

wherein the chamber holds a first processor, a first memory, and a first wireless transceiver,

wherein the first processor, the first memory, the first wireless transceiver, and the first touch-sensitized display are in electronic communication,

wherein the first memory is equipped with a first series of commands in a computer-readable form,

wherein the first processor is configured to perform the first series of commands in computer-readable form,

wherein the electronic game board is configured to show a plurality of answer zones on the first touch-sensitized display and to support the weight of one human user standing thereon;

the prompter having;

a second touch-sensitized display;

a second processor;

a second memory; and

a second wireless transceiver, for providing wireless electronic communication with the electronic game board,

wherein the second touch-sensitized display, the second processor, the second memory, and the second wireless transceiver are in electronic communication, wherein the second memory is equipped with a second series of commands in computer-readable form,

wherein the second processor is configured to perform the second series of commands in computer-readable form,

wherein the first series of commands and the second series of commands are executed to perform;

a) receiving by the second processor, a final score input from the human user, causing the second processor to store the final score on the second memory;

b) receiving by the second processor from the second memory a plurality of categories;

c) displaying the plurality of categories by the second processor on the second touch-sensitized display;

d) initializing by the second processor, a spinner and spin initiator displayed on the second touch-sensitized display;

e) receiving an input from the user on the second touch-sensitized display to initiate the spinner used to select one of the plurality of categories, the selected category stored in the second memory;

f) displaying on the second touch-sensitized display by the second processor receiving instructions from the second memory, a question corresponding to the selected category stored on the second memory;

g) transmitting to the electronic game board via the second wireless transceiver, a correct answer to be stored on the first memory and processed by the first processor;

h) displaying by the first processor on the first touch-sensitized display, a plurality of answer zones, a portion of the plurality of answers zones containing a correct answer, the remainder of the plurality of answer zones containing incorrect answers, wherein each answer zone contains one answer, each answer zone having a size and a position, where the size is dynamic and the position is dynamic;

i) receiving by the first processor, a selection of the human user, each selection being of one of the plurality of answer zones, wherein the size and the position of the selected answer zone becomes static upon selection;

j) transmitting from the first wireless transceiver to the second processor via the second wireless transceiver, whether an answer zone selected by the human user contains the correct answer;

k) adding by the second processor, a point for each selection of one of the plurality of answer zones containing the correct answer; and

l) repeating steps d-k until the points earned by the human user is equal to the final score.