Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A portable electronic puzzle device for increasing a user's knowledge of geography by causing said user to develop responses to questions about a geography topic, said device comprising: an enclosure means, said enclosure means having a face for viewing by said user; microprocessor means, including memory means, within said enclosure means for storing codes corresponding to a plurality of random sets of alphanumeric characters, each set being a geography topic together with a random cue to provide a question to said user relative to said geography topic and an answer to each said question; user input means connected with said microprocessor means, said user input means being a keypad mounted in said face of said enclosure means including an on/off switch key for energizing and de-energizing said device, a topic/cue switch key for scrolling through game, category, and answer choices of said geography topic and for selection of said question, and an answer display switch key; timing means within said enclosure means connected to said user input means and said microprocessor for generating an unknown random time duration and for generating a signal at a conclusion of each said random time duration to indicate completion of a game to a user; and display means in said face of said enclosure means connected to said microprocessor means, said display means having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion for displaying said question upon operation of said topic/cue switch key by a user, and said first and second portions for displaying said answer to said displayed question upon operation of said answer display switch key and upon completion of a game at a conclusion of said time duration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
A portable electronic puzzle device for increasing a user's knowledge of geography by causing said user to develop responses to questions about a geography topic, said device comprising: an enclosure means, said enclosure means having a face for viewing by said user; microprocessor means, including memory means, within said enclosure means for storing codes corresponding to a plurality of random sets of alphanumeric characters, each set being a geography topic together with a random cue to provide a question to said user relative to said geography topic and an answer to each said question; user input means connected with said microprocessor means, said user input means being a keypad mounted in said face of said enclosure means including an on/off switch key for energizing and de-energizing said device, a topic/cue switch key for scrolling through game, category, and answer choices of said geography topic and for selection of said question, and an answer display switch key; timing means within said enclosure means connected to said user input means and said microprocessor for generating an unknown random time duration and for generating a signal at a conclusion of each said random time duration to indicate completion of a game to a user; and display means in said face of said enclosure means connected to said microprocessor means, said display means having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion for displaying said question upon operation of said topic/cue switch key by a user, and said first and second portions for displaying said answer to said displayed question upon operation of said answer display switch key and upon completion of a game at a conclusion of said time duration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said memory means includes pluggably interchangeable external memory modules, each said external expansion memory modules containing selected individual and sets of alphanumeric characters for use in said display means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising a further timing means, within said enclosure means said further timing means having a fixed timing duration for governing a time interval for said user to answer said question.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising a geography map means for coordinating designated areas on said map means with said geography questions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said signal generated at a conclusion of each random time duration causes a user's score to be displayed in said display means.