Playground equipment
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1. A playground system, comprising a playground appliance and a processing unit, wherein the playground appliance comprises:
- a display operationally connected to the processing unit and adapted to display one or more user-selectable items;
a support structure for securing at least a part of the playground appliance to a surface;
a support member for supporting a user of the playground appliance, wherein the support member is movably arranged relative to the support structure responsive to a kinetic energy imparted by the user;
a sensor operationally connected to the processing unit and adapted to detect a movement of the support member;
and wherein the processing unit is adapted to receive a sensor signal from the sensor indicative of the detected movement, and to control the display to indicate a user-selection responsive to the received sensor signal.
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Abstract
A playground system includes a playground appliance and a processing unit. The processing unit is adapted to receive a sensor signal from the sensor indicative of the detected movement, and to control the display to indicate a user-selection responsive to the received sensor signal.
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1. A playground system, comprising a playground appliance and a processing unit, wherein the playground appliance comprises:
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a display operationally connected to the processing unit and adapted to display one or more user-selectable items; a support structure for securing at least a part of the playground appliance to a surface; a support member for supporting a user of the playground appliance, wherein the support member is movably arranged relative to the support structure responsive to a kinetic energy imparted by the user; a sensor operationally connected to the processing unit and adapted to detect a movement of the support member; and wherein the processing unit is adapted to receive a sensor signal from the sensor indicative of the detected movement, and to control the display to indicate a user-selection responsive to the received sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A user-interface element for playground equipment, the user-interface element comprising:
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a housing including a rear surface mountable on a playground appliance; a front cover including a convex front surface having a centre axis defining a forward direction, the front surface comprising at least one light-emitting front surface part having a surface normal at an angle relative to the forward direction;
wherein said angle is larger than 30 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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