Color sorting puzzle game
US9919224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/80
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A puzzle apparatus includes a display region to present a puzzle, and a plurality of colored swatches arrangeable within the display region. There are unsolved arrangements and at least one solved pattern, all being presentable within the display region. Each colored swatch is a substantially solid color that is different from the color of every other swatch. The colored swatches can form a solved pattern whereby each respective swatch is adjacent therewithin only to the other swatches that are closest in color to the respective swatch. The solved pattern can include a halation effect across its correctly placed colored swatches, while unsolved arrangements do not include such a halation effect. Child color swatches can be disposed between primary parent color swatches to form color gradients across the swatches. The puzzle apparatus can be a computing apparatus that includes a processor, a display component, and one or more input devices.
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