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US 2021/0060412 A1Published application
Set of i ching sticks and method of using the same
OwnerShawn C. Carroll, Jennifer C. Prasarninventors
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Abstract
A set of I Ching sticks and method of using the same to convey information to a user based on various indicia and groupings of indicia disposed on the sides and ends of each of the I Ching sticks.
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A set, comprising:
- six I Ching sticks, each I Ching stick defining an elongated body including:
- first, second, third, and fourth rectangular side faces each including a first portion, a second portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second portions, wherein the first and second rectangular side faces oppose one another and the third and fourth rectangular side faces oppose one another;
- a first indicium, configured to convey information, disposed on each of:
- the first and second portions of the first rectangular side face, one of the first or second portions of the third rectangular side face, and one of the first or second portions of the fourth rectangular side face;
- a second indicium, configured to convey information and different from the first indicium, disposed on each of:
- the first and second portions of the second rectangular side face, the other of the first or second portions of the third rectangular side face, and the other of the first or second portions of the fourth rectangular side face;
- first and second end faces;
- and
- a third indicium, disposed on the each of the first and second end faces, wherein the third indicium is different from each of the first and second indicia and includes four distinguishable orientations, each orientation configured to convey information.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning six I Ching sticks in an initial orientation wherein a first rectangular side face of each I Ching stick is displayed;
- manipulating one or more of the six I Ching sticks;
- and
- repositioning the six I Ching sticks in a final, side-by-side orientation wherein the first rectangular side face, a second rectangular side face, a third rectangular side face, or a fourth rectangular side face of each I Ching stick is displayed, depending upon the manipulating;
- and
- determining information from indicia disposed on first portions of the displayed faces of each of the six I Ching sticks;
- determining other information from indicia disposed on second portions of the displayed faces of each of the six I Ching sticks;
- and
- determining still other information from an orientation of end indicia disposed on end faces of at least one of the six I Ching sticks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.