Puzzle device

• US 5,417,425 A
• Filed: 04/08/1994
• Issued: 05/23/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Avish Jacob Weiner, Michael Ganor
• Original Assignee: Avish J. Weiner, Michael Ganor
• Inventors: Blumberg, Revital, Ganor, Michael, Weiner, Avish J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US08/225,291
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 273/153 R, 273/237, 273/460, 434/236, 434/237, 434/258, 434/259
• US Class Current: 273/153.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/241 Touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0612 Electronic puzzles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/08 Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other

Abstract

A puzzle device which includes an array of indicators, each of the indicators capable of alternately indicating a first state or a second state; means for selecting one of the array of indicators; and means for changing, upon the selection of one of the array of indicators, the state of at least one of the other of the indicators based on a pre-determined pattern.

Claims

1. A puzzle device, comprising:

(a) an array of indicators, each of said indicators capable of alternately indicating a first state or a second state;

(b) means for selecting one of said array of indicators; and

(c) means for changing, upon the selection of said one of said array of indicators, the state of at least one of the other of said indicators based on a predetermined geometrical pattern.

2. A device as in claim 1, wherein said indicators are visual indicators.

3. A device as in claim 2, wherein one of said states is indicated by a light on condition and the other of said states is indicated by a light off condition.

4. A device as in claim 2, wherein one of said states is indicated by one color and the other of said states is indicated by a second color.

5. A device as in claim 1, wherein each of said indicators includes a touch screen.

6. A device as in claim 5, wherein each of said indicators includes an LCD.

7. A device as in claim 6, wherein said LCD is back-lighted.

8. A device as in claim 1, wherein said means for selecting one of said array of indicators includes a switch.

9. A device as in claim 8, wherein each of said indicators includes an LED.

10. A device as in claim 1, wherein said array of indicators is two dimensional.

11. A device as in claim 1, wherein said array of indicators is rectangular.

12. A device as in claim 11, wherein said array of indicators is square.

13. A device as in claim 12, wherein said array of indicators is 4 by 4.

14. A device as in claim 13, wherein said array of indicators is 5 by 5.

15. A device as in claim 1, wherein said pre-determined pattern includes said selected one of said array of indicators and the adjacent indicators in the same row and column as said selected one of said array of indicators.

16. A device as in claim 1, wherein said means for changing the state of said at least one of the other of said indicators includes a micro-controller.