Interactive teaching and entertaining system for a spectator
First Claim
1. An interactive entertainment system for use during a sporting event to educate a spectator and keep score of the sporting event, said system comprising:
- a substantially planar member having first and second surfaces, said first surface having a playing portion including indicia having a general resemblance of the playing surface of a venue where the sporting event is being played and a second portion including a scorekeeping area having indicia generally resembling an article used when scoring is conducted during the sporting event;
a plurality of scoring members for being removably secured to said scorekeeping area of said first surface of said planar member, said scoring members having indicia resembling an object used during the sporting event or an image relating to a team playing in the event; and
a plurality of position members for being removably secured to said planar member, a plurality of said position members each including a likeness of a respective participant in the sporting event and being moveable along the first surface.
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Abstract
An interactive entertainment system for use during a sporting event to educate a spectator and keep score of the sporting event comprising a substantially planar member having first and second surfaces. Each surface includes indicia. The first surface has a playing portion including indicia having a general shape that resembles the playing surface of a venue where the sporting event is being played, and a second portion including a scorekeeping area having indicia used when scoring is conducted during the sporting event. The second surface can be used to keep various statistics, lineups, notes, autographs, logos, etc. and the scoring and positioning members that are not being used. The system also has a plurality of scoring members for being removably secured to the scorekeeping area of the first surface of the planar member. The scoring members have indicia resembling an object used during the sporting event. Further, the system includes a plurality of position members for being removably secured to the first surface. The position members include a likeness of participants in the sporting event and are moveable along the playing portion of the first surface so that the likeness of the participant can be positioned on the playing surface indicia in a location that corresponds to a position the participant is occupying on the playing surface.
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60 Claims
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1. An interactive entertainment system for use during a sporting event to educate a spectator and keep score of the sporting event, said system comprising:
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a substantially planar member having first and second surfaces, said first surface having a playing portion including indicia having a general resemblance of the playing surface of a venue where the sporting event is being played and a second portion including a scorekeeping area having indicia generally resembling an article used when scoring is conducted during the sporting event;
a plurality of scoring members for being removably secured to said scorekeeping area of said first surface of said planar member, said scoring members having indicia resembling an object used during the sporting event or an image relating to a team playing in the event; and
a plurality of position members for being removably secured to said planar member, a plurality of said position members each including a likeness of a respective participant in the sporting event and being moveable along the first surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interactive entertainment system that permits a user to follow along with a competition, said system comprising:
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a scoring and teaching device having first and second surfaces, said first surface having a first portion including indicia having the general resemblance of an area on which the competition is contested and a second portion including a scorekeeping region having indicia for recording scoring during the competition;
a plurality of scoring members for being removably secured to said scorekeeping region of said first surface of said scoring and teaching device, said scoring members having indicia resembling an object used during the competition or an image relating to at least one competitor;
a plurality of position members for being removably secured to said first surface of said scoring and teaching device, a plurality of said position members each including a likeness of a respective participant in the competition and being moveable along the first portion of the first surface so that the likeness of the participant can be positioned in the first portion in a location that corresponds to the location the respective participant is occupying in the area where the competition is being contested. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. Method for scoring and playing along with a competition as it is being contested, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a scoring and teaching device comprising a first surface having a first section with indicia having a general shape of and resembling a venue where the competition is contested and a second section having indicia resembling a scoring system for the competition;
securely locating a plurality of scoring members at predetermined positions along said second section in response to occurrences in the competition, each said scoring member including indicia that resembles an item used during the competition or an image relating to a team in the competition;
securely locating at least one position member having indicia with the likeness of a contestant participating in the competition in said first section when the contestant moves within the area where the competition is contested. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An interactive entertainment system that permits a user to follow along with a competition, said system comprising:
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a first member having first and second surfaces, said first surface comprising at least a first portion including indicia resembling a surface on which the followed competition is being contested; and
a plurality of members for being removably secured to said first member, said plurality of members each including static cling vinyl and having indicia associated with the competition. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An interactive entertainment system for use during a sporting event to educate a spectator and keep score of the sporting event, said system comprising:
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a substantially planar member having first and second surfaces, said first surface having a playing portion including indicia having a general resemblance of the playing surface of a venue where the sporting event is being played; and
a plurality of members for being removably secured to said first surface of said planar member, said members each having indicia resembling either an object used during the sporting event, an image relating to a team playing in the event or a likeness of a respective participant in the sporting event. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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Specification