US 11,113,651 B2Granted

Method and system for assessing play value of a playground

AssigneePlaycore Wisconsin, Inc.

InventorsNilda Cosco, Muntazar Monsur, Robin C. Moore, Linda Hestenes, Jennie Sumrell, Lisa Moore

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Abstract

The present invention provides methods and systems for determining the play value of a playground, the challenge level of a playground, or both. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may propose modifications to a playground that would result in an effective and efficient increase in the play value of the playground, a desired increase or decrease in the challenge level of the playground, or both. Further, in some embodiments, the methods and systems may be configured to provide comparisons of various playgrounds in order to determine which playgrounds are of greatest play value. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may be incorporated into software that is configured for the design of playgrounds.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for designing or modifying an existing or prospective playground, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, an identification of one or more categories of physical play opportunities that are present in the existing or prospective playground;
receiving, by the at least one processor, for each identified category of physical play opportunity:
an identification of a total number of components in the existing or prospective playground within the identified category,
an identification of a number of unique components in the existing or prospective playground within the identified category, and
an identification of a challenge level of each unique component in the existing or prospective playground within the identified category;
assigning, by the at least one processor, a play value to the existing or prospective playground based at least in part on the total number of components, the number of unique components, and the challenge level of the components within each identified category of physical play opportunity;
determining and presenting at a display, by the at least one processor, a recommendation of one or more new components to be added to the existing or prospective playground based at least in part on an amount the new component increases the play value of the existing or prospective playground;
receiving, by the at least one processor, a selection of at least one of the one or more new components to be added to the existing or prospective playground;
building, by the at least one processor, a three-dimensional rendering of a design of the existing or prospective playground modified to include the selected at least one of the one or more new components;
and
presenting in real-time at the display, by the at least one processor, (i) the three-dimensional rendering of the design of the existing or prospective playground modified to include the selected at least one of the one or more new components, (ii) the play value of the existing or prospective playground modified to include the selected at least one of the one or more new components, (iii) an increased amount in the play value of the existing or prospective playground modified to include the selected at least one of the one or more new components over the existing or prospective playground prior to the selection of the selected at least one of the one or more new components, or (iv) any combination of (i) through (iii).

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A method for modifying an existing or prospective playground in order to efficiently increase its play value, comprising:

determining, by at least one processor, the play value of the existing or prospective playground by:
receiving, by the at least one processor, an identification of one or more categories of physical play opportunities that are present in the existing or prospective playground;
receiving, by the at least one processor, for each identified category of physical play opportunity:
an identification of a total number of components in the existing or prospective playground within the identified category,
an identification of a number of unique components in the existing or prospective playground within the identified category, and
an identification of a challenge level of each unique component in the existing or prospective playground within the identified category;
and
assigning, by the at least one processor, a play value to the existing or prospective playground based at least in part on the total number of components, the number of unique components, and the challenge level of the components within each identified category of physical play opportunity;
determining and presenting at a display, by the at least one processor, one or more modifications that result in an increase to the play value of the existing or prospective playground;
receiving, by the at least one processor, a selection of at least one of the one or more modifications;
building, by the at least one processor, a three-dimensional rendering of a design of the existing or prospective playground having the selected at least one of the one or more modifications;
and
presenting at a display, by the at least one processor, the three-dimensional rendering of the design of the existing or prospective playground having the at least one of the one or more modifications.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/400,723Filed 6 Jan 2017 · us provisional application
Priority: 7 Jan 2016
Published: US 2017/0200100 A113 Jul 2017
Granted: 7 Sep 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06Q 10/0637
Operations research, analysis or management: strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions…
A63G 31/00
Amusement arrangements
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial
A63G
Merry-go-rounds