Geography game show

• US 20050113170A1
• Filed: 11/21/2003
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Garnet Mchugh
• Original Assignee: Garnet Mchugh
• Inventors: McHugh, Garnet
• Granted Patent: US 7,244,180 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8023 the game being played by multiple players at a common site, e.g. in an arena, theatre, shopping mall using a large public display
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

A multi-media geography game show allows real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers having Internet connections. Answers to questions related to geography provided within an allotted time period qualify participants for monetary or material rewards, together with learning credits. The learning credits may be converted to college credits by taking appropriate validation tests from accredited educational institutions that have made arrangements with the geography game show. The responses of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers, as well as the rewards and the leaning credits, are electronically processed and appropriate credits are issued using print outs or magnetic media.

Claims

1. A multi-media geography game show providing educational credit allowing real time participation of contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers connected to Internet, comprising:

a. a central projection screen visible to said contestants and audience participants posing a posted question;

b. two side screens projecting information relevant to the question, said projected information having in the form of video clips, still images or staged drama;

c. timing means for determining time lapsed, to ascertain that a contestant indicates readiness within 4 seconds, and that a question is answered by said contestant, live audience participants and the remote TV audience viewers within 30 seconds;

d. recording means for recording the answers provided by said contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers;

e. validating means for evaluating the correctness of provided answers;

f. rewarding means for providing monetary rewards to said contestants and material rewards to live said live show audience participants and remote TV viewers; and

g. credit issuing means for issuing learning credits to contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV viewers.

2. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said central projection screen comprises multiple sections providing information related to said posted question in the form of video clips, still images and staged performance.

3. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said posted question comprises “

who”

, “

what”

, “

when”

, “

where”

, “

how” and

“

why”

categories with a multiple-choice answer format.

4. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein the said posted question is selected from a category consisting of “

Continents“

, “

Live Act”

, “

Countries”

, “

Special Topics”

, “

State”

, “

America”

, “

Spin of the Globe” and

a “

World Series”

.

5. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein the said live show audience participants interact with the game show using computers having specialized software.

6. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein the said remote TV audience viewers interact with the game show using Internet-connected computers having specialized downloaded software.

7. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said contestants are rewarded monetarily for answering said posted questions correctly or not within said allotted time of 30 seconds.

8. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said live show audience is materially rewarded for answering said posted questions correctly or not correctly within the allotted time of 30 seconds, or not therewithin, said reward having the form of merchandise coupons, travel vouchers, service vouchers, UPC codes, help locations.

9. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said remote TV audience participants are materially rewarded in the form of merchandise coupons, travel vouchers, service vouchers, UPC codes, help locations for answering said posted questions correctly within the allotted time of 30 seconds.

10. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said rewarding means comprises a print out issued by said live show terminal or remote TV viewer computer.

11. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said rewarding means is a magnetic media issued by said live show terminal or remote TV viewer computer.

12. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein the said contestants, live show audience participants and remote TV audience viewers receive educational credit for correctly answered questions, and are given an opportunity to take additional validations tests from accredited educational institutions.

13. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein said timing means comprises computer software means for synchronizing a live show audience time clock and a remote TV audience time clock with a time clock of said multi-media geography game show.

14. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein depictions of geographical/global locations/renderings are provided, said depictions denoting earth'"'"'s special conformity.

15. A multi-media geography game show as recited by claim 1, wherein Arron Copelands “

Appalacian Spring”

comprises a central theme of said game show.