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US 12,434,129 B1Granted
Treasure hunt scavenger game utilizing canisters with NFC tags and a smartphone
OwnerAaron Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A game that includes a game app and several physical containers that are hidden in various locations. A number of teams use the game app to find containers designated for that team to advance. The winning team is the team that finds all the containers assigned to it and reaches the finish line, or, when time runs out, the team that has the most containers. Finding a container assigned to another team does not count. A game master initially sets up the containers in various locations and sets up the other game parameters.
Claims20
A treasure hunt scavenger game comprising:
- a plurality of hollow plastic containers, each of said plurality of hollow plastic containers having a top, each of said plurality of containers also having a near field communication (NFC) tag embedded in the top of each of said plurality of containers;
- a game clock;
- a game master control board, said game master control board including:
- a plurality of icons, each of said plurality of icons representing a team;
- an NFC tag reader;
- and
- a GPS reading of a location where each of the plurality of hollow plastic containers are hidden;
- a plurality of photographs, each of the photographs of a particular sticker on each of said plurality of hollow plastic containers;
- a plurality of photos of each of the locations where each of said plurality of hollow containers are located;
- a plurality of player's game boards each of said plurality of player's game boards include:
- a visual display that shows the progress of each of the plurality of teams;
- the icon of the team a player is on;
- the game clock that shows an amount of time remaining in the game;
- and
- a bulletin board that allows a user to see messages from other users and the game master.
12 more elements
A treasure hunt scavenger game comprising:
- a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects having a near field communication (NFC) tag embedded in the object and an identifying sticker adhered to the object;
- a game master control board, the game master control board including:
- a plurality of team indicators, each of the plurality of team indicators representing a team of a plurality of teams;
- an NFC tag reader;
- and
- a GPS reading of a location where each of the plurality of objects is hidden;
- a plurality of images of the identifying sticker of each of the plurality of objects;
- a plurality of images of the locations of each of the plurality of objects;
- and
- a plurality of player's game boards, each of the plurality of player's game boards includes:
- a team indicator representing one of the plurality of teams;
- a visual display that shows a progress of each of the plurality of teams;
- a display of an amount of time remaining in the game;
- and
- a bulletin board for sending and receiving messages to and from players and the game master.
12 more elements
A treasure hunt scavenger game comprising:
- a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects having a near field communication (NFC) tag embedded in the object and a visual identifier associated with the object;
- a game master control board, the game master control board including:
- a plurality of team indicators on a game master screen, each of the plurality of team indicators representing a team of a plurality of teams;
- a tracker associated with each of said plurality of team indicators that shows a quantity of objects hidden for each team;
- a button that toggles between the game master screen and a screen of each of a plurality of player's game boards;
- an NFC tag reader;
- and
- a GPS reading of a location where each of the plurality of objects is hidden;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of player's game boards includes:
- a visual display that shows a progress of at least one team of the plurality of teams;
- a display of an amount of time remaining in the game;
- and
- a messaging utility for sending and receiving messages to and from players and the game master.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.