Methods and apparatus for educating
US8221124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2001/0441
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of educating includes providing a collectible trading card game with a plurality of trading cards. Each card may contain educational information including a consonant, vowel, number or mathematical operator and the cards are used to form a properly spelled word or to form a mathematically correct equation. In some forms, the method includes providing a game with a playing field and a set of game components with game component types having a predetermined power for affecting play of the game by affecting a power, effect, or value of the game component. The level of skill necessary to play the game may be varied by selectively implementing or disregarding the predetermined power of the game components. An educational game includes first and second game components with different expressions, powers, point values, and identifiers for distinguishing game components and facilitating game play.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.