Method, system, and program product for a recreational game

• US 9,566,520 B2
• Filed: 11/11/2013
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lucian S. Naum
• Original Assignee: Lucian S. Naum
• Inventors: Naum, Lucian S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu, Kang
• Assistant Examiner(s): Clarke, Jr., Robert T
• Application Number:
  US14/077,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20150133217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,191 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2043/001 Short-distance or low-velocity balls for training, or for playing on a reduced area
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0063 Shock absorbers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/002 with special configuration, e.g. non-spherical discs for throwing A63B65/10
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/02 with a handle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0054 Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/57 Simulating properties, behaviour or motion of objects in the game world, e.g. computing tyre load in a car race game A63F13/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/18 Throwing or slinging toys, e.g. flying disc toys discs used in athletics A63B65/10as part of a game A63F9/02; sling weapons F41B3/00; spring toy guns F41B7/08

Abstract

As one implementation example, an application comprising a recreational game performs a method comprising displaying at least a portion of a recreational object. The recreational object comprises a central portion comprising a center and a plurality of arm members in which the arm members are joined to the central portion and balanced about the center, the arm members each comprising a channel for enabling air passage through the arm members and into the central portion in which the air passage affects a flight speed and a rotational speed of the recreational object passing through air. The method further comprises receiving input from an application user, the input operable to manipulate the recreational object to achieve a goal of the recreational game.

Claims

1. A non-transitory program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine, the application performing a method consisting of:

displaying at least a portion of a recreational object, said recreational object comprising;

a central portion comprising a center core;

a plurality of arm members in which said plurality of arm members are joined to said central portion, said plurality of arm members each comprising a channel for enabling air passage through said arm members and into said central portion in which the air passage affects a flight speed and a rotational speed of the recreational object passing through air; and

a casing implement, wherein said casing implement comprises a plurality of casing implements, each having a longer length than each of said plurality of arm members, wherein each of said casing implements being configured to enclose each of said plurality of arm members and form a bubble between each of said plurality of arm members and an end portion of said casing implement, said casing implements further comprising air channels configured to enable air passage to each of said plurality of arm members and limit a speed of flight or a speed of rotation of said recreational object; and

receiving an input from an application user, wherein said input being operable to manipulate said recreational object to achieve a goal of the recreational game.

2. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein said central portion is a sphere shaped central portion.

3. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of arm members are adjustable.

4. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 3, wherein the adjustment is increasing or decreasing the number of arm members on said recreational object.

5. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein said recreational object comprises at least fourteen (14) of said plurality of arm members.

6. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein said recreational object comprises between six and twenty-two (22) arm members.

7. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein the recreational game is a computer, console, or cell phone computerized game.

8. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein said input is received through a keyboard, gamepad, or joystick.

9. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein said input is received through a utilization of an accelerometer in a cell phone device.

10. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein a goal of said recreational game is to guide said recreational object to a destination.

11. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 10, wherein said recreational object is displayed on a screen, said recreational object falling at a certain speed and the destination being a target located in a different portion of the screen.

12. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 11, wherein the destination is reached by guiding said recreational object through a course comprising obstacles.

13. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 12, wherein the obstacles are overcome by adjusting the speed of said recreational object.

14. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 12, wherein the obstacles are overcome by adjusting the speed of a rotation of said recreational object.

15. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 12, wherein at least one obstacle is a rod, the rod being located outside the circumference of said central portion but inside an exterior circumference created by said plurality of arm members.

16. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein said plurality of arm members are colored and the goal of said recreational game is to connect arm members of the same color by manipulating more than one of said recreational objects.

17. The non-transitory program storage device of claim 1, wherein the goal of said recreational game is to guide said recreational object to a destination, wherein the destination is reached by guiding said recreational object through a course of obstacles, wherein the obstacles are overcome by adjusting a speed and a rotation of said recreational object.

18. A system for a recreational game, the system consisting of:

a central portion comprising a center core;

a plurality of arm members in which said plurality of arm members are joined to said central portion and balanced about said center core, said plurality of arm members each comprising a channel configured for enabling air passage through said plurality of arm members and into said central portion, in which the air passage affects a flight speed and a rotational speed of the recreational object passing through air;

a casing implement being operable to mitigate damage to other objects from an impact of said recreational object, wherein said casing implement comprises a longer length than each of said plurality of arm members, said casing implement further comprises a plurality of casing implements, each having a hollow space, wherein said casing implement being configured to enclose each of said plurality of arm members in said hollow space, and wherein said longer length forms a bubble between each of said plurality of arm members and an end portion of said plurality of casing implements, in which said bubble being configured for cushioning said impact of said recreational object; and

in which said casing implement further comprises an air channel being configured to enable an air passage to each of said plurality of arm members and limit a speed of flight or a speed of rotation of said recreational object.

19. A computer program product comprising:

code for displaying at least a portion of a recreational object, said recreational object consisting of;

a central portion comprising a center core;

a plurality of arm members in which said plurality of arm members are joined to said central portion, said plurality of arm members each comprising a channel operable for enabling air passage through said arm members and into said central portion in which the air passage affects a flight speed and a rotational speed of the recreational object passing through air;

a casing implement, said casing implement comprises a longer length than said plurality of arm members, said casing implement further comprises a plurality of casing implements, each having a hollow space, wherein each of said plurality of casing implements configured to enclose each of said plurality of arm members in said hollow space and said longer length forms a bubble between said arm member and an end portion of said casing implement; and

said casing implement further comprises an air channel operable to further affect said flight speed and said rotational speed of the recreational object passing through air;

code for receiving input from a user, said input operable to manipulate said recreational object to achieve a goal of the recreational game; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing said computer code.