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US 2009/0155749 A1Published application
Electronic globe and game system used therewith
OwnerMary Ann Coglianoinventor
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Abstract
A teaching device including a globe and a DVD player. A wireless connection is provided between the globe and the DVD player. Based upon an individual's choosing a location on the globe or based upon a video clip played on the monitor of the DVD, information relating to that particular spot on the globe would be displayed.
Claims20
An instructional system used in conjunction with a display device for displaying material on a monitor included in a memory device inserted into the display device, comprising:
- a three dimensional globe provided with geographical features on the surface of said globe, said globe provided with a plurality of switches, each of said switches in proximity with one of said geographical features and a plurality of illumination devices, each illumination device associated with one of said geographical features and one of said switches;
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- a device for wirelessly communicating information between said globe and said display device, said information allowing particular material stored in the memory device to be displayed upon the monitor based upon a user choosing one of said geographic features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.