Patent Publication Number: US-2023149801-A1

Title: Gaming kit

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The invention relates to the field of games played by smartphones. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Smartphone games conventionally are not related to specific items. 
     There is a long felt need to provide a smartphone game being related to bedding. 
     SUMMARY 
     A gaming kit, including:
     a drawn sheet; and   an application.   

    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention are described herein in conjunction with the following drawings: 
         FIG.  1    depicts a gaming kit according to one embodiment of the invention at a first session. 
         FIG.  2    depicts the gaming kit of  FIG.  1    at a second session. 
         FIG.  3    depicts the gaming kit of  FIG.  1    at a third session. 
     
    
    
     The drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The invention will be understood from the following detailed description of embodiments of the invention, which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting. For the sake of brevity, some well-known features are not described in detail. 
     The reference numbers have been used to point out elements in the embodiments described and illustrated herein, in order to facilitate the understanding of the invention. They are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting. Also, the foregoing embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated in conjunction with systems and methods thereof, which are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting. 
       FIG.  1    depicts a gaming kit according to one embodiment of the invention at a first session. 
     A gaming kit  10  includes a sheet  16 , such as a bed sheet, including drawings  50 ; and an application  52  running on a hand-held computer  20  including a camera, such as on a smartphone. 
     Upon running application  52 , the application may raise a task  12 A, such as a question of how much is 3 plus 2. The accomplishment of task  12 A may be an answer of aiming ( 54 ) the camera of smartphone  20  on a zone  56 A including a drawing  50 A including 5 apples, being the answer of 5. 
     Application  52  may provide a simple response  14 A approving the correct response. 
       FIG.  2    depicts the gaming kit of  FIG.  1    at a second session. 
     Then, application  52  may raise a question  12 B, such as how much is 3 plus 1. The answer may be aiming ( 54 ) the camera of smartphone  20  on a zone  56 B including a drawing  50 B including 4 dogs, being the answer of 4. 
       FIG.  3    depicts the gaming kit of  FIG.  1    at a third session. 
     Then, application  52  may raise again question  12 A, such as how much is 3 plus 2, and produce an animation of an image  28  popping-up from drawing  50 B and wandering along a route  60  along drawings  50 A,  50 B, etc. 
     Image  28  displayed together with the displayed capturing of the sheet constitute augmented display. 
     Image  28  and the animation thereof may constitute another response  14 B for approving the correct response. 
     Image  28  may further constitute different means for answering question  12 A, being clicking once the image goes through drawing  14 A including the 5 apples. 
     Image  28  may further constitute additional means for questioning, such as how many items are present on drawing  50 A, displayed by its capture  18 A, where image  28  is currently disposed, and the answer may be by clicking on the keyboard or vocalized. 
     Referring again to  FIG.  2   , captured zone  56 B may be questioned, such as how many dogs, and the answer may be clicking “4” on the keyboard or other user interface of application  52 . 
     Image  28  may enlarge or change its color upon encountering capture  18 A of drawing  12 A. This may raise additional questions and answers. 
     Thus, in one aspect, the invention is directed to a gaming kit ( 10 ), including:
     a drawn sheet ( 16 ); and   an application ( 52 ), for running on a hand-held computer ( 20 ) including a camera,   wherein the application ( 52 ) includes at least one task ( 12 A), and   wherein the task ( 12 A) and accomplishment thereof   are applicable by aiming ( 54 ) the camera to at least a first zone ( 56 A) of the sheet ( 16 ), for indicating at least one drawing ( 12 A) of the first zone ( 56 A).   

     The gaming kit ( 10 ) according to claim  1 , wherein the task ( 12 A) and accomplishment thereof are programmed according to the drawings ( 12 A) of the drawn sheet ( 16 ). 
     The task ( 12 A) and accomplishment thereof are further applicable by displaying on a screen (67) of the hand-held computer ( 20 ), a second zone ( 56 C) of the sheet ( 16 ) including the first zone ( 56 A), and being captured by the camera while being displayed. 
     The task ( 12 A) and accomplishment thereof are further applicable by selecting the first zone ( 56 A) from the second zone ( 56 C). 
     The task ( 12 A) and accomplishment thereof are further applicable by displaying on the screen (67) where the second zone ( 56 C) is displayed, at least one image ( 28 ) not being captured by the camera while displayed, thereby the task ( 12 A) and accomplishment thereof are applicable by considering an augmented display. 
     The displaying of image  28  and the route and other features thereof may be a function of encountering capture  18 A of drawing  12 A or other. 
     In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned:
     numeral  10  denotes the gaming kit according to one embodiment of the invention;     12 A, 12 B: tasks for the user;     14 A,  14 B,  14 C: responses of application  52 ;     16 : sheet;     18 A, 18 B, 18 C: captures displayed by screen  67 , of zones  56 A,  56 B and  56 C respectively;     20 : hand-held computer;     28 : non-captured image;     50 A, 50 B: drawings drawn on sheet  16 ;     52 : application;     56 A, 56 B: zones of sheet  16  being aimed by the camera;     56 C: zone of sheet  16  being larger than zones  56 A and  56 B being captured by the camera and displayed by screen 67;   60: route of image  28 ;   

     The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention have been presented for the purpose of illustration, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form. 
     Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should be interpreted according to this definition. 
     The reference numbers in the claims are not a part of the claims, but rather used for facilitating the reading thereof. These reference numbers should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.