ES2292274B1 - DEVICE FOR MATCHING GAME. - Google Patents

Abstract

The device of the invention comprises a peripheral side with a series of symbols and a support that the user or player must put in view of other possible users, so that when two players are carrying such devices, they can be separated from their respective supports. to unite them in order to discover if the couple constituted by their united devices forms a logical alignment of the symbols printed on the peripheral sides, which would indicate that they are winners in the matching game. Another option for carrying out the invention is to incorporate short-distance communication means, such as infrared or radio frequency via Bluetooth, into the device, with which it is not necessary to separate it from its support to connect it to another device of the same type, but simply to bring them closer together. that signaling means (visual or sound) indicate that both devices match.

Description

Device for pairing game.

Object of the invention

The present invention has its application in the industrial advertising sector in combination with industry of entertainment

The invention described herein refers to a device for a pairing game, which comprises a peripheral edge with a series of symbols and a support that the user or player should be seen by other possible users, so when two players are carrying such devices, can separate them from their respective supports to unite them in order to discover if the couple constituted by their united devices form a logical alignment of the symbols printed on the peripheral sides, which would lead them to the Game or contest solution.

Optionally, the device of the invention You can incorporate a short distance media, such as infrared or radio frequency via bluetooth, with those that do not it is necessary to separate it from its support to connect it to another device of the same type, but simply bring them closer so that some means of signaling (visual or audible) indicate that the two devices They make a couple.

A first object of the invention is to provide consumers with these devices encouraging them to take them in its appropriate sight support to distinguish and locate players, pushing them to establish a physical interaction between a couple of people when they want to try to match their game devices, creating a communication link interpersonal that can lead to friendship, relationships, etc.

Another object of the invention is to convert the device or physical medium needed to play on a stand advertising, since to identify the players, the user must carry such a device in their support in sight, with which commercial firms can use these devices as advertising elements, organizing national campaigns, spot promotions, large-area contests or events Crowds, ...

As the last object of the invention is to motivate to the consumer to wear visibly said device, through the achievement of some prize or similar to get to form pairs of such devices with their respective peripheral symbols aligned correctly, or simply by the allowing you to interact with other people to be able to to play.

Background of the invention

A modern trend of commercial firms is to use collectible promotional items, which can be distributed among the population nationwide and during periods more or less limited time, to publicize their products and attract consumers.

To increase the attraction to acquire the products of the commercial firm that makes the promotion, can resort to valuable promotional products, or of less value but attractive to a certain audience (toys for children, adolescents, women, ...), or, simpler elements (codes of bars, bottle caps, wrappers, etc., with or without codes, ...) that are necessary part for participation in a contest or direct obtaining a prize.

Moreover, in recent years, they have Fashioned the collections of pins or badges with badges, indicating that users feel identified with certain brand or product, have association with a specific event or Assistance to a specific place.

For example, pins are used to promote cities or countries, sporting or musical events, showing the sponsor or promoter logo, advertise leisure sites such as discos or theme parks, etc.

Therefore, the functionality is recognized intrinsic of the pin for its ornamental features that can serve for advertising purposes.

Generally, the pins are not elements necessarily individual but the consumer can arrange of several belonging to the same promotion but different, to be able to collect with some objective, lucrative or not.

However, most of the known pins they are not elements originally conceived to be able to play with they somehow, interacting with each other and Be entertaining.

There are some pins in the state of the art collectibles, collected in US Patent 5472199, that allow to be assembled as puzzle pieces to form a puzzle, which implies that the user must gather all the pins of the collection to complete it, illustrating finally all the pieces (pins) together and joined a drawing that It represents an advertisement.

However, this interaction between the pins to form a puzzle does not entail in principle an interaction between people, since puzzles are games that they usually practice alone, unless the player has the initiative to meet with others to help you complete The collection and union of pins in the puzzle.

In today's world, where relationships interpersonal are becoming increasingly complicated due to the lack of time and habit to communicate in person in a way Direct, such games and contest promotions, such as commented, could become a means to meet people, providing players with friendly devices that force them to interact with each other to play and, with the excuses, Help your users make friends or find a partner.

Description of the invention

The present invention resolves, among others, the problem discussed above, fully satisfactory in each and every one of the different aspects commented.

The invention that is recommended consists in a device for a pairing game, which comprises some interaction means and a support with fixing means through which the user puts the device in a place visible from your body or clothing, which can interact with a device of the same type, of the same or another user, when approached producing an indication that both devices interacting or not forming a correct partner according to the rules of the game.

The device object of the invention complies with the Three objectives for which the game was designed:

one)

Force players to set a physical interaction, because for the devices (elements of the game) work and interact with each other through the media of interaction that they understand, it is technically necessary that produce physical proximity between the devices they carry positions each user / player, which is created between users a personal communication relationship, which can lead to to a friendly or loving bond.

2)

It forces the player to put on physical support with the means of fixation to bring the device in sight, as it is the way with which users can identify others with whom to be able to play and interrelate, which constitutes a support advertising if an advertisement is included in the device (image, text, logo, etc. of a commercial firm).

3)

 The previous actions are driven or promoted by incentives promotional (prizes, gifts, ...) or for the mere fact of find other people to play with and be related.

The means of interaction that the proposed device can be mechanical, magnetic or electronic

For the first two interaction classes, mechanical or magnetic, between a pair of devices of the type described, said device must comprise a peripheral edge that it has a plurality of printed symbols, so that the solution the game is achieved when, joining the pair of devices through the corresponding means of interaction, the logical alignment of the symbols in their peripheries.

Such symbols may be drawings or portions of figures, colors, letters of the alphabet, numbers, operators algebraic, ..., which must be properly aligned in a manner that a specific figure or a predetermined series of colors, a specific word is formed, formulas are obtained correct math or a specific score is reached, etc.

The game thus becomes suitable for both an audience adult consumer as well as children, the fact that they have to be placed together and assemble a couple of devices from the same type to properly align existing symbols in the respective peripheral edges of each device.

The peripheral edge of the device that is advocates is generally circular, but can also adopt other profiles, such as triangular or square, being the only one necessary requirement in this respect of the peripheral edge, that the symbols can be displayed throughout the periphery of the device and that such a device is capable of rotating in relation to another of the same type to try the alignment of these symbols in two peripheral edges through the appropriate means of interaction, mechanical or magnetic

To find out if a device pairs with another, the easiest and most immediate way would be to match them on the basis only to the symbols that they have on the peripheral edge, is say, that a device that had drawn on its edge peripheral half of a face evenly forms exclusively with another device that has the other half of that face drawn and, likewise, one half orange matches the other half, etc.

The inconvenience that may arise from this way to pair the devices is that players could quickly discover the pairs of existing symbols to through the Internet or other media that published such symbols, which would be very fast and too easy find the potential winners of the game, suppressing the ultimate purpose of meeting many people and having more opportunities of making friends

To avoid this problem, the means of interaction, mechanical or magnetic, are what determine in combination with the arrangement of the symbols on the edge peripheral the possibility of finally being able to align so Logic two halves of the same figure or, in general, the symbols suitable that respectively contain a pair of devices dice.

Mechanical interaction means can consist of puzzle or similar assembly means, or consist of at least one part of the male side of a socket joint or plug and the female side part of said joint, so that a device can be attached to another mechanically by such means of interaction and form a couple assembled or embedded with each other peripheral edges joined in a certain way that shows the alignment, correct if the game is won or incorrect in case opposite, of its symbols.

Possible positions to fit or assemble a couple of devices are determined by the placement of the symbols in relation to said means of interaction, that is, the turning possibilities to align said symbols are limited by the relative arrangement between the mechanical interaction means of each device to be joined.

This formula greatly hinders the problem exposed above, since it would be more complicated to publish in Internet or other means a recognizable form of assembly, instead of simply a figure. With this technique fit two pieces type puzzle it is possible to form not only whole drawings, but also complete words or take readings that give a score numerical

Another kind of interaction means between pairs of devices that allows reading scores, words or show complete figures, which also still does most difficult to trick the game, is the one that incorporates a mechanism magnetic inside the device. Depending on the internal placement of small magnets in the device and of its polarities, the perfect union between a couple of devices is unique, determining whether the possible alignment between said pair of devices is the winner or not, when phenomena of attraction or repulsion of internal magnets.

In the case of interaction media magnetic, as there is no visible interaction element in the surface of the device, it is almost impossible to know simple view if two devices are going to fit and pair properly, so there are no tricks in the game.

A more sophisticated way to complicate the trick of the game, is to use electronic means of interaction in the devices. They can be incorporated inside the device a short distance media, through infrared or radio frequency via bluetooth, and provide it with signaling means that emit visual warnings or acoustics when a pair of devices enter into communication, warning in addition to whether it is an award winning pair.

Although this last device configuration it would make it more expensive, it allows a more exact interaction, since it does not it is necessary to have symbols on the periphery of the device to determine by proper alignment if two devices are winning pair, as well as more immediate, put that it is not necessary to separate the device from its physical support to join it to another but it is enough to bring it closer, so that the optical and / or audible signaling indicate if the pair of devices It is paired and therefore wins the game.

There are symbols on the peripheral edge or not, the device body can always show a reason advertising, which makes it suitable for use by firms Commercial for promotional purposes. Thinking of the big ones budget differences between some firms and others in their promotional campaigns, one of the three variants can be adopted of devices described: from the simplest and cheapest with the mechanical means of interaction, going through the devices magnetic that are also economical for campaigns large-scale promotional, even the most expensive but safest of electronic means of interaction and signaling.

All these three variants can be integrated on a device that is usually worn in a visible place, such as for example a pin or a sheet, which is put on the garments of dress by means of a small pin or other fixing means (safety pins, adhesives, magnets, etc.), or it is placed in the refrigerator and other metal surfaces by adherent means or magnetic, on one side and on the other presents an ornamentation that an advertising claim may appear.

Apart from the intrinsic value to decorate a individual pin or set of a collection, applied in a game or contest, manufacturing or distributing certain pins in smaller amount than others it is possible to stimulate the search among the users to gather the largest number of pins to match with in order to win the prize, increasing the social interaction that Pursue with this idea of playing.

But, the device could be any other promotional item that had a body where you can integrate the interaction media described above and place on a support to which the body can be fixed, also also by adhesive, mechanical or magnetic means, adapting the stand to wear the device in a visible place of the user's body (in a pendant or earring, with a strap subject to the wrist, ...) or your clothes.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, it is accompanied as an integral part of this Utility Model a set of drawings where, with character illustrative and not limiting, different Preferred embodiments thereof as follows:

Figure 1.- Shows the front view and in elevation of the device body as a pin, in the embodiment preferred, together with the support and fixing means of said Pin to the user's clothes.

Figure 2.- Shows a side view of the pin together with the support with fixing and interaction means mechanical, both to fix the pin to the support and to assemble two pins when paired respectively.

Figure 3A.- Shows a side view of a pair of device bodies (pins) that are approximate for assemble by means of mechanical interaction.

Figure 3B.- Shows a perspective view of a pair of device bodies (pins) that are approximate and rotated to join by magnetic interaction means.

Figure 3C.- Shows a front view and side of a pair of device bodies (pins) that are approximate to communicate by means of interaction electronic and interact using signaling means bright.

Figure 4.- Shows a winning pair of devices with the symbols of their respective peripheral edges paired

Figure 5.- Shows two devices paired so that different readings of a score that assigns the alignment of the numbers and symbols that there are on their respective peripheral edges.

Figure 6.- Shows a pair of devices united but not correctly aligning the drawings of their respective peripheral edges.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

The described device comprises a body (1) essentially flat or with a slightly curved profile out of one of its faces, preferably disk-shaped but can take other forms, which has two faces: an anterior face (2) and later (3).

The preferred embodiment of the body (1) is a pin, which can be typically constructed in metal, but also It can be made of other plastic, polymeric or Similar.

The front side (2) has printed or drawn an image and / or text that may be an advertising motive (14).

The rear face (3) has means of fixing (mechanical, adhesive or magnetic) to a support (5), the which in turn incorporates fixing means (6) to place the support, to which the body (1) is normally attached, to a garment of dressing, which may consist of a safety pin, one or more pins, adhesive material such as velcro, a pair of magnets for place the fabric of the garment between them, etc.

Between the front and back faces (2, 3) is define a peripheral edge (4).

In one embodiment of the invention, the edge peripheral (4) has a series of symbols (7) printed or drawn.

According to the three types of media interaction proposed for the device of the invention, it describe three alternatives of realization:

A. The means of interaction are mechanical (figure 3A)

On the back (3) of the body (1) of a first device or pin is provided at least a first pin (8) as part of the male side of a plug connection and a drill as part of the female side (9) of said union, so that two devices according to this kind of construction are assembled introducing the first pin (8) of the first device into the bore (9 ') of the body of a second analog device (1') and vice versa: on the female side (9) of the first device insert a second pin (8 ') of the second device (1'), the couple being joined with the peripheral edges (4, 4 ') together and alienated the series of symbols (7, 7 '), according to the Winning combination - Figure 4- or not - Figure 6- or granting the reading a score -figure 5-.

Apart, in figure 2, it can be seen that the body (1) is coupled to the support (5) by said pin (8), which It forms part as a male side of a plug connection with another part of female side that is arranged in the support (5) where it is practiced a hole (10), the pin (8) of the body (1) being inserted into of the hole (10) of the support (5).

B. The means of interaction are magnetic (figure 3B)

Inside the body (1) of the device or pin one or more magnets with different polarities are installed: a magnet with positive polarity (11) and another magnet with negative polarity (12), so that when two devices are close enough similar with magnets (11, 11 ', 12, 12') and rotate them one relatively to the other with respect to a common axis perpendicular to the body (1), forces of repulsion or attraction are produced, obtaining a certain alignment of the series of symbols (7) at the peripheral edge (4) of each device when both are joined bodies or pins just for magnetic attraction.

C. The means of interaction are magnetic (figure 3C)

Inside the body (1) of the device or pin are integrated infrared media or Bluetooth and light signaling means (13), which additionally they can be accompanied by signaling means acoustics, so that the light signaling means (13) of the device in idle state emit a red flash intermittent, but when approached at a distance within the media coverage mentioned to another similar device, said light signaling means (13) they will generate a constant green light instead of red flashing if the two facing devices match awarded, as previously established in the communication to through the corresponding media of each device.

In view of this description and game of figures, the expert in the field may understand that the Embodiments of the invention that have been described may be combined in multiple ways, resulting in more variants possible, within the scope of the invention. The invention has been described according to some preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be clear to the person skilled in the art that multiple variations may be introduced in said embodiments preferred without leaving the object of the claimed invention.

Claims (15)

1. Device for pairing game, characterized in that it comprises means of interaction in the body of the device and a support for said body with fixing means whereby the user puts the device in a visible place of his body or clothing, which can interact through said means of interaction with a device of the same type, of the same or another user, when approaching them, producing an indication that both interacting devices form or not a correct pair according to the rules of the game. 2. Device for matching game according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a peripheral edge that has a plurality of symbols, so that the solution to the game is achieved when the logical alignment of the symbols is achieved, by joining said device with another of the same type through the corresponding means of interaction. 3. Device for matching game according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the interaction means are mechanical. 4. Device for matching game according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the interaction means are magnetic. 5. Device for matching game according to claim 1 characterized in that the interaction means are electronic. 6. Device for pairing game according to claim 5 characterized in that it comprises means of short distance communication. 7. Pairing game device according to claim 6 characterized in that it comprises said short distance communication means consisting of an infrared transmitter and receiver. 8. Device for pairing game according to claim 6 characterized in that it comprises said short distance communication means consisting of a transmitter and a radio frequency receiver. 9. Device for pairing game according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises optical signaling means. 10. Device for pairing game according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises sound signaling means. 11. Device for pairing game according to previous claims, characterized in that the body of said device is a pin. 12. Matching device according to claim 11, characterized in that the fixing means consist of at least one pin. 13. Matching device according to claim 11, characterized in that the fixing means consist of a safety pin. 14. Matching device according to claim 11, characterized in that the fixing means consist of a strip of adhesive material. 15. Device for pairing game according to claim 11, characterized in that the fixing means consist of a pair of magnets.