US3233340A
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Teaching and game machine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-02
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1983-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James E Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:45
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
IN A PROGRAMMED DEVICE FOR TEACHING A CARD GAME, SAID DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR PRESENTING AN ARRAY OF CARD HOLDINGS FOR PLAY IN SAID GAME, MEANS FOR SELECTING SAID CARD HOLDINGS TO DETERMINE THE SEQUENCE FOR PLAY OF SAID CARD HOLDINGS, AND MEANS FOR INDICATING THE CORRECTNESS OF PLAY OF EACH OF SAID CARD HOLDINGS IN SAID SELECTED SEQUENCE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: (A) DIFFERENTIAL CODE INDICIA CORRESPONDING TO EACH OF SAID SELECTABLE CARD HOLDINGS; (B) A TEST LOCATION MEMBER HAVING AP LURALITY OF TEST STATIONS EACH OF WHICH IS MARKED WITH SAID CODE INDICIA IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH SAID CARD HOLDING; (E) MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TEST LOCATION MEMBER TO A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POSITIONS EACH OF WHICH CORRESPONDS TO PLAY OF CARD HOLDINGS IN SAID GAME; (D) TESTING MEANS OPERABLE AT ANY OF SAID CODED STATIONS AT ANY OF SAID POSITIONS OF SAID TEST LOCATION MEMBER FOR DETERMINING CORRECTNESS OF PLAY; AND (E) MEANS LOCATED RELATIVE TO SAID POSITIONS OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
IN A PROGRAMMED DEVICE FOR TEACHING A CARD GAME, SAID DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR PRESENTING AN ARRAY OF CARD HOLDINGS FOR PLAY IN SAID GAME, MEANS FOR SELECTING SAID CARD HOLDINGS TO DETERMINE THE SEQUENCE FOR PLAY OF SAID CARD HOLDINGS, AND MEANS FOR INDICATING THE CORRECTNESS OF PLAY OF EACH OF SAID CARD HOLDINGS IN SAID SELECTED SEQUENCE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: (A) DIFFERENTIAL CODE INDICIA CORRESPONDING TO EACH OF SAID SELECTABLE CARD HOLDINGS; (B) A TEST LOCATION MEMBER HAVING AP LURALITY OF TEST STATIONS EACH OF WHICH IS MARKED WITH SAID CODE INDICIA IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH SAID CARD HOLDING; (E) MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TEST LOCATION MEMBER TO A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POSITIONS EACH OF WHICH CORRESPONDS TO PLAY OF CARD HOLDINGS IN SAID GAME; (D) TESTING MEANS OPERABLE AT ANY OF SAID CODED STATIONS AT ANY OF SAID POSITIONS OF SAID TEST LOCATION MEMBER FOR DETERMINING CORRECTNESS OF PLAY; AND (E) MEANS LOCATED RELATIVE TO SAID POSITIONS OF SAID
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