US4898537A
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Locating system for maps and other diagrams and displays
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-12-12
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Granted: 1990-02-06
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Expires: 2008-12-12
Abstract
Abstract Instructional devices include information, such as a map, instructions, or any other visually discernable type of information is formed on one surface and is physically and spatially related to information on a second surface, and in one embodiment, the first surface is a map of the world and a second surface is an antipodal map of the world reversed by 180°. By making a mark on the first surface, a Mark-Thru is produced at the corresponding point on the second surface. This concept is shown as applied to anaglyphs on which the information is projected on surfaces and on examinations or tests in which examination questions of multiple-choice type are formed on a first surface and the Mark-Thru indicates the correctness of answer on the second surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul L. Pryor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:56
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B29/00; G09B29/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
In an instructional device for relating information on one surface to information on another surface, the improvement comprising: means defining a pair of positionally related surfaces, said surfaces defining a first side, said first side having spatially related information thereon, means defining a second side, said second side having information thereon spatially arranged to relate to specific portions of the information on said first side, and marking means for engagement with locations on said first side corresponding to locations of said specific portions of information thereon for producing a mark on said second side at a location which is antipodal to the information on said first side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
In an instructional device for relating information on one surface to information on another surface, the improvement comprising: means defining a pair of positionally related surfaces, said surfaces defining a first side, said first side having spatially related information thereon, means defining a second side, said second side having information thereon spatially arranged to relate to specific portions of the information on said first side, and marking means for engagement with locations on said first side corresponding to locations of said specific portions of information thereon for producing a mark on said second side at a location which is antipodal to the information on said first side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The instructional device of claim 1 in which the information on said first side includes a map projection and in which the information on said second side includes an antipodal map projection of the first side positioned 180° out of register with the map on the first side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The instructional device of claim 1 in which said means for marking includes a hand-held indicator having a tip contactable with said first side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
113 words
A geographic teaching device for locating the antipode of any point on a map of the world comprising: a sheet having a first surface and a second surface, a world projection map on said first surface, an antipodal projection of said map on said second surface, positioned 180° out of register with the map on said first surface, means for marking one of said sheet surfaces at any selected locations, and means responsive to said means for marking for producing a mark on said second surface at the corresponding physical location on said sheet so that said surface mark is at an antipodal position with respect to said mark on said first surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
A geographic teaching device for locating the antipode of any point on a map of the world comprising: a sheet having a first surface and a second surface, a world projection map on said first surface, an antipodal projection of said map on said second surface, positioned 180° out of register with the map on said first surface, means for marking one of said sheet surfaces at any selected locations, and means responsive to said means for marking for producing a mark on said second surface at the corresponding physical location on said sheet so that said surface mark is at an antipodal position with respect to said mark on said first surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The teaching device of claim 4 in which said means for producing a mark on said second surface includes at least one layer of rupturable microcapsules located between said surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The teaching device of claim 4 in which said means for producing a mark on said second surface includes mark through light transmitting connections extending between said surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
106 words
An anaglyph teaching device comprising: a display, said display including a red image and a green image, means on said red image including spatially distributed information, means on said green image including spatially distributed information, which information is content and spatially related to corresponding portions of the information on said red image, means for sequentially illuminating for visual viewing said green image with red light and said red image with green light, means for temporarily marking one of said images while viewing with complementary colored light, and means for switching the color of the viewing light without removing the mark applied by said means for marking.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
106 words
An anaglyph teaching device comprising: a display, said display including a red image and a green image, means on said red image including spatially distributed information, means on said green image including spatially distributed information, which information is content and spatially related to corresponding portions of the information on said red image, means for sequentially illuminating for visual viewing said green image with red light and said red image with green light, means for temporarily marking one of said images while viewing with complementary colored light, and means for switching the color of the viewing light without removing the mark applied by said means for marking.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The display device of claim 7 in which at least one of said images is pictorial.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display device of claim 7 in which at least one of said images includes written material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A display device comprising: a surface, two spatially related informational records on said surface, one being in red and the other being in green, means for viewing the anaglyph defined by said images sequentially in red light and in green light, and means for temporarily marking one of said images such that said mark remains while the other image is illuminated.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
A display device comprising: a surface, two spatially related informational records on said surface, one being in red and the other being in green, means for viewing the anaglyph defined by said images sequentially in red light and in green light, and means for temporarily marking one of said images such that said mark remains while the other image is illuminated.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
109 words
In an instructional device for relating information on one surface to information on another surface, the improvement comprising: means defining a pair of positionally related surfaces, said surfaces defining a first side, said first side having spatially related information thereon in the form of a map, means defining a second side, said second side having that information thereon spatially arranged to relate to a specific portion of said map on said first side, and marking means for engagement with positions on said first side corresponding to specific map portions for producing a mark on said second side at specific parts of said text related to the associated map portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
109 words
In an instructional device for relating information on one surface to information on another surface, the improvement comprising: means defining a pair of positionally related surfaces, said surfaces defining a first side, said first side having spatially related information thereon in the form of a map, means defining a second side, said second side having that information thereon spatially arranged to relate to a specific portion of said map on said first side, and marking means for engagement with positions on said first side corresponding to specific map portions for producing a mark on said second side at specific parts of said text related to the associated map portion.
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