Electronic globe and game system used therewith

• US 20090155749A1
• Filed: 12/17/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mary Ann Cogliano
• Original Assignee: Mary Ann Cogliano
• Inventors: Cogliano, Mary Ann
• Application Number:
  US12/000,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20090155749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/145
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0061 Geography
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 27/08 Globes celestial globes G09B27/06

Abstract

A teaching device including a globe and a DVD player. A wireless connection is provided between the globe and the DVD player. Based upon an individual'"'"'s choosing a location on the globe or based upon a video clip played on the monitor of the DVD, information relating to that particular spot on the globe would be displayed.

Claims

1. An instructional system used in conjunction with a display device for displaying material on a monitor included in a memory device inserted into the display device, comprising:

a three dimensional globe provided with geographical features on the surface of said globe, said globe provided with a plurality of switches, each of said switches in proximity with one of said geographical features and a plurality of illumination devices, each illumination device associated with one of said geographical features and one of said switches; and

a device for wirelessly communicating information between said globe and said display device, said information allowing particular material stored in the memory device to be displayed upon the monitor based upon a user choosing one of said geographic features.

2. The instructional system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said switches are provided on the surface of said globe, further wherein said switches are pressure responsive, and the selection of each of said switches produces a unique frequency transmitted to the display device for displaying information on the monitor related to the geographic feature associated with said selected switch.

3. The instructional system in accordance with claim 2, wherein the illumination device associated with a selected switch would be illuminated.

4. The instructional system in accordance with claim 1, further including a steering mechanism provided on a console for controlling the movement of an icon on the monitor.

5. The instructional system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said steering mechanism is attached to said globe.

6. The instructional system in accordance with claim 5, wherein said steering mechanism is attached to the base of said globe.

7. The instruction system in accordance with claim 6, wherein said steering mechanism is removably attached to said base of said globe.

8. The instructional system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said steering mechanism is a joystick.

9. The instructional system in accordance with claim 1, when said steering mechanism is a wheel.

10. The instructional system in accordance with claim 4, wherein said steering mechanism provides a wireless signal transmitted to said display device.

11. The instructional system in accordance with claim 4, wherein said console is provided with control buttons producing wireless signals transmitted to said globe and/or the display device.

12. The instructional system in accordance with claim 1, further including a steering mechanism provided on a console for controlling the movement of a movable device on the surface of said globe.

13. The instructional system in accordance with claim 12, wherein the surface of said globe is provided with tracks over which said movable device moves by operation of said steering mechanism.

14. The instructional system in accordance with claim 12, wherein said movable device is magnetic.

15. The instructional system in accordance with claim 12, wherein said steering mechanism is a joystick.

16. The instructional system in accordance with claim 12, wherein said steering mechanism is a wheel.

17. The instructional system in accordance with claim 4, wherein said icon includes a propeller which spins as said icon moves across said monitor.

18. The instructional system in accordance with claim 12, wherein said moveable device is provided with a propeller which spins as said moveable device moves across the surface of said globe.

19. The instructional system in accordance with claim 13, wherein said steering mechanism additionally controls the movement of an icon on said monitor.

20. The instructional system in accordance with claim 19, further including means for said steering mechanism simultaneously controlling the movement of said moveable device on said tracks and said icon on said monitor.