System and method for a multi-stations sport game

• US 9,884,235 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aung Min
• Original Assignee: Aung Min
• Inventors: Min, Aung
• Primary Examiner(s): YEN, JASON TAHAI
• Application Number:
  US14/999,251
• Publication Number:
  US 20170296894A1
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2067/063 tossing, e.g. rings or horseshoes around or on, e.g. posts, hooks
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0658 Position or arrangement of display
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/08 magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/54 Transponders, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2243/00 Specific ball sports not provided for in A63B2102/00 - A63B2102/38
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/20 Swimming
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/00 Devices for handling or treating balls , e.g. for holding or carrying balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/00 Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/02 Special golf games, e.g. miniature golf or golf putting games played on putting tracks; putting practice apparatus having an elongated platform as a putting track
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/06 Ring or disc tossing games , e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/00 Amusement arrangements hoop exercising apparatus driven by the user A63B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/02 with moving substructures

Abstract

A sport game which utilizes a plurality of play articles, at least three stations cum goals or targets, a playground, a game controller device and a display device is disclosed. The game is played by individual participant or participants wherein the rules of the game maintain a familiarity with an ancient puzzle game and is based on a mathematical formula of logarithmic scale where the play articles are moved around the stations by play participants to accrue points or goals and where the devices are incorporated with identification, tracking, data transmission, data processing, determination and data display capabilities to monitor and manage the game. The game provides physical, skill and cerebral challenges and is applicable to a plurality of normal sports wherein goal or target shooting is primal; the game can be played indoors or outdoors, for fun, exercise, training of sport skills, light or serious competition.

Claims

1. A physical game comprising:

at least three stations, each station being physically located apart from one another, wherein one of said stations is designated an original station and another the final station;

a plurality of movable articles being at least of different sizes, wherein each article is equipped with at least one identification device providing each movable article with a detectable identity in relation to its unique position of the said plurality of movable articles, wherein at commencement of the game, all of the movable articles are located at the designated original station in a predetermined sequence of size, and

a controller for receiving data from the identification device;

wherein each station includes at least one detector for;

detecting the position of the relative to the station;

identification of said article; and

transmitting at least one signal to the controller, wherein said at least one signal includes information relating to the detection and identification of said moveable article and identification of the station; and

wherein at the completion of the game all of the movable articles are located at the designated final station in a same sequence as found at the first station at commencement of the game;

the controller receiving the at least one signal from each station, the at least one signal having data identifying the station, the detection and identification of said moveable article once it has been moved relative to the station, and whereby said controller processes the at least one received signal to determine whether the article has been moved to or from a specific location in accordance with rules of the game;

a visual display unit equipped to display information to at least one game participant; and

providing a playground on which to stage the game;

wherein the physical game is played by at least one participant moving one moveable article between the at least three stations in a particular sequence, the sequence requiring that the station receiving the moveable article already contains articles which are greater in size than the article being moved by the at least one game participant to the station.

2. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the movements of the articles in the particular sequence are aiming for a minimum number of moves possible m, for a defined number of articles, n, wherein m=2ⁿ−

1.

3. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the controller determines whether the movable article is moved to a station based on the particular sequence based on the signal from each station and if the controller determines that the moveable article is moved to the station based on the particular sequence, the controller sending an indication to the station.

4. The physical game of claim 3, wherein the indication at the station is selected from the group consisting of a visual indication and an audio indication.

5. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the moveable articles moved between the stations are selected from the group consisting of:

rings, discs, balls, rods of regular or irregular shape, pucks, darts and arrows each with at least one said identification device.

6. The physical game of claim 5, wherein the moveable articles moved between the stations comprises a plurality of articles in a plurality of sizes which can be arranged in an ascending order of size and further defined by another characteristic of the moveable article.

7. The physical game of claim 5, wherein the at least one identification device of the moveable article is selected from the group consisting of electronic chips, radio frequency tags, magnetic strips, bar codes, color codes and audio tonal devices.

8. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the stations receive and accommodate the moveable articles in a particular arrangement once moved to the station.

9. The physical game of claim 8, wherein each of the stations further comprises receptacles for receiving at least a portion of the moveable articles, the receptacles being selected from a group consisting of:

rods, slots, holes, slits and depressions.

10. The physical game of claim 8, wherein the stations are selected from the group consisting of:

goal posts, goal lines, archery targets, darts targets, basketball hoops, netball hoops and golf cups.

11. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the detector of each station is selected from the group consisting of electronic sensors and readers, proximity sensors, and code readers, wherein the code readers detect, read and identify electronic chips, radio frequency tags, magnetic strips, bar codes, color codes and audio tonal signals from the moveable articles.

12. The physical game claim 1, wherein the visual display unit receives data from said controller to display information regarding game set up and live progress.

13. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the stations are located on a field associated with moveable article.

14. The physical game of claim 1, wherein the at least one participant comprises at least two teams, each team comprising at least two players wherein at least one player of each team is selected to be:

(i) located at a station and does not move to other stations during the game;

(ii) moving between stations with or without the moveable articles during the game;

or

(iii) moving between stations during the game, only after the moveable particle has been moved.

15. The physical game of claim 5, wherein the moveable articles moved between the stations comprises a plurality of articles in a plurality of sizes which can be arranged in ascending order of size.

16. A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:

providing at least three stations, each station being physically located apart from one another, wherein one of said stations is designated an original station and another the final station;

providing a plurality of movable articles being at least of different sizes, wherein each article is equipped with at least one identification device providing each movable article with a detectable identity in relation to its unique wherein at commencement of the game, all of the movable articles are located at the designated original station in a predetermined sequence of size, and

providing a controller for receiving data from the identification device;

wherein each station includes at least one detector for;

detecting the position of the relative to the station;

identification of said article; and

transmitting at least one signal to the controller, wherein said at least one signal includes information relating to the detection and identification of said moveable article and identification of the station; and

wherein at the completion of the game all of the movable articles are located at the designated final station in a same sequence as found at the first station at commencement of the game;

providing the controller receiving the at least one signal from each station, the at least one signal having data identifying the station, the detection and identification of said moveable article once it has been moved relative to the station, and whereby said controller processes the at least one received signal to determine whether the article has been moved to or from a specific location in accordance with rules of the game;

providing a visual display unit equipped to display information to at least one game participant and providing a playground on which to stage the game;

wherein the physical game is played by the steps of;

at least one participant moving one moveable article between the at least three stations in a particular sequence, the sequence requiring that the station receiving the moveable article already contains articles which are greater in size than the article being moved by the at least one game participant to the station;

the at least one participant repeating the step of moving the one moveable article between the at least three stations in the particular sequence until no moveable articles remain.