Nifty Globe

• US 20170084205A1
• Filed: 09/22/2016
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Menzi Sigelagelani
• Original Assignee: Menzi Sigelagelani
• Inventors: Sigelagelani, Menzi
• Application Number:
  US15/273,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20170084205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 1/00 Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways puzzle-games A63F9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0061 Geography
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 27/08 Globes celestial globes G09B27/06
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

An intuitive globe that provides an ornamental display piece and/or an interactive learning tool has a sphere casing, a geographical demarcation, a liquid, and a support stand. The support stand holds the sphere casing, wherein the sphere casing is rotatably connected to a sphere mount. The sphere casing is a hollow body that is filled with the liquid and is transparent such that movement of the liquid is visible when the sphere casing is rotated. The geographical demarcation is disposed about the sphere casing, representing a body of land. The geographical demarcation is a first color, while the liquid is a second color; the second color contrasting the first color, such that the geographical demarcation is readily discernable from the liquid. A plurality of touch sensors can be utilized in conjunction with a plurality of lights to illuminate selected regions of the geographical demarcation.

Claims

1. An interactive globe comprises:

a sphere casing;

a geographical demarcation;

a liquid;

a support stand;

the support stand comprising a base and a sphere mount;

the sphere mount being adjacently connected to the base;

the sphere casing being rotatably connected to the sphere mount;

the sphere casing being filled with the liquid;

the geographical demarcation being disposed about the sphere casing;

the geographical demarcation being a first color;

the liquid being a second color;

the second color contrasting the first color; and

the sphere casing being transparent.

2. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

the second color being phosphorescent.

3. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a display screen; and

the display screen being mounted into the base.

4. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of touch sensors;

the plurality of touch sensors being dispersed about the geographical demarcation; and

each of the plurality of touch sensors corresponding to a particular geographical location on the geographical demarcation.

5. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 4 comprises:

a processing unit and a digital storage unit;

the digital storage unit being configured to store geographical data associated with a particular geographical location indicated by the geographical demarcation; and

the processing unit being configured to retrieve the geographical data in response to the actuation of a particular sensor from the plurality of touch sensors.

6. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 4 comprises:

a processing unit and a transceiver; and

the processing unit being configured to retrieve geographical data associated with the particular geographical location through the transceiver in response to the actuation of a particular sensor from the plurality of touch sensors.

7. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a phone dock; and

the phone dock being mounted into the base.

8. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

the sphere casing comprising a rotational device; and

the sphere casing being engaged with the rotational device.

9. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 8, wherein the rotational device is a mechanical device.

10. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 8, wherein the rotational device is a magnetic device.

11. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 8 comprises:

a processing unit and a digital storage unit;

the digital storage unit being configured to store a particular geographical location indicated by the geographical demarcation; and

the processing unit being configured to actuate the rotational device in order to position the particular geographical location at a designated radial angle.

12. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a microphone; and

the microphone being mounted into the base.

13. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a speaker; and

the speaker being mounted into the base.

14. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of lights;

the plurality of lights being disposed about the geographical demarcation; and

each of the plurality of lights corresponding to a particular geographical location on the geographical demarcation.

15. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 14 comprises:

a processing unit and a plurality of touch sensors;

each of the plurality of touch sensors corresponding to a particular light from the plurality of lights; and

the processing unit being configured to illuminate the particular light in response to the actuation of a particular sensor from the plurality of touch sensors.

16. The interactive globe as claimed in claim 14 comprises:

a processing unit and a transceiver;

the transceiver being configured to relay an indicator command to the processing unit; and

the processing unit being configured to illuminate a particular light from the plurality of lights according to the indicator command.