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WO2012073263A1
WO2012073263A1 PCT/IT2010/000481 IT2010000481W WO2012073263A1 WO 2012073263 A1 WO2012073263 A1 WO 2012073263A1 IT 2010000481 W IT2010000481 W IT 2010000481W WO 2012073263 A1 WO2012073263 A1 WO 2012073263A1
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Ricardo Rizzi
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DEDEM AUTOMATICA Srl
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B15/00—Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a recreational apparatus.
  • the iparatus comprises a game intended for children and an appliance for taking lotographs and/or recording videos of the children while playing.
  • Kiddies rides provide recreation r the children present in public leisure facilities.
  • Collective experience shows that lildren are particularly attracted by kiddies rides and that this type of recreation presents a source of diversion and amusement, in particular for very young infants, ecisely in this connection, kiddie rides at present have a number of limitations. In irticular, for a series of technical reasons, it is difficult for parents to photograph their lildren while playing on the kiddie rides.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to solve the abovementioned oblems, by proposing a recreational apparatus as defined in claim 1.
  • Preferred laracteristic features of the present invention are contained in the respective dependent aims.
  • the present invention results in numerous evident advantages.
  • the notion associated with it consists in the possibility of processing the photos taken, suiting in the possibility of obtaining rapidly personalized photographs.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 1A shows examples of personalized photos according to the present /ention
  • Figure 2A and 2B show two views of a second embodiment of the present i ention
  • FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention described here
  • Figures 4A and 4B show views of the apparatus according to Figure 1.
  • a recreational apparatus 1 is an apparatus imprising a game 2 and an appliance 3.
  • "recreational apparatus” is iderstood as meaning an apparatus for diversion or amusement.
  • the apparatus sscribed here is characterized by the function of providing, on the one hand, diversion id, on the other hand, the possibility of taking photographs and/or recording videos.
  • the jparatus according to the present invention is to be understood in the sense of an jparatus of the self-service type, to be installed more or less extensively in an urban ivironment.
  • the game 2 is a game suitable for accommodating a person, for example, a child, a preferred embodiment of the present invention the game may be a kiddie ride.
  • "Kiddie le" in the present invention is understood as meaning a game, for example in the form of machine, which, when operated by tokens, coins, etc., entertains the child, who is sat in e game machine, which simulates a movement depending on the particular form of ime.
  • the appliance 3 included within the apparatus 1 allows the taking of photos and/or e recording of videos. Consequently, the appliance 3 is designed to provide a service for ;quiring and printing photos and/or videos and the like, comprising means suitable for is purpose. Therefore the apparatus 1 is designed to take pictures of a person when sat the game machine; in a first embodiment of the invention the apparatus 1 records :tures of a child while playing on traditional kiddie rides.
  • the means designed to take and develop photographs and/or videos comprises, in irticular, picture acquisition means 4, picture display means 5, picture processing means and printing means 7.
  • the acquisition means 4 comprises at least one photographic camera and/or video imera.
  • said photographic camera and/or video imera is positioned in the appliance 3 at a height such as to allow the acquisition of :tures of the person sat in the machine of the game 2 itself. Even more preferably this lotographic camera and/or video camera is positioned in the appliance 3 at a height ich as to allow the acquisition of pictures of the face of the person sat in machine of the ime 2 itself.
  • the photographic cameras id/or video cameras are of the digital type.
  • the :quisition means 4 comprises dedicated modules for receiving data from external orage media of various kinds.
  • data may be transferred from and to: digital imeras, portable computers, palm-top computers (PDAs), memory cards, floppy disks, D ROMs or the like.
  • the display means 5 comprises at least two monitors. According to the present mention, the two monitors are designed to allow firstly viewing of the picture of the jrson involved in the game 2 by said person and by another person not involved in the ime.
  • a monitor will allow, for example, a child involved in the game 2 to see ctures of him/herself while playing the game, these pictures also being shown on lother monitor so as to allow viewing also, for example, by a parent.
  • FIG. 1 , 2A, 2b, 3, 4A and 4B show preferred embodiments in which the >ssible positions of the monitor as explained above are shown.
  • at least one monitor is a touch-screen monitor.
  • ie processing means 6 comprises a computer and software.
  • the software is jsigned to modify images.
  • the pictures of the child involved in the game, -rich are taken by the appliance, chosen by the user, for example a parent, and stored in e computer, may be elaborated, for example, by means of incorporation of images of irtoon characters (e.g. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, etc.) and/or particular background enery (e.g. countryside scenes) and/or personal images introduced into the system :ternally.
  • irtoon characters e.g. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, etc.
  • background enery e.g. countryside scenes
  • the insert 1 a shows a possible elaboration of photos ken by the apparatus 1 where the picture of the child playing on a kiddie ride is aborated with the introduction of a background scene in the form of a farm and a person taring a hat. It is evident that, in view of the large variety of backgrounds, characters, )jects, etc., which can be used to elaborate the pictures, without the need for further planations here, the invention described here may be designed so as to allow ocessing of the pictures according to different requirements.
  • le apparatus 1 described here allows control by the user/parent such that the latter is ile to control and/or choose the pictures and the incorporated elements which can be isociated with them as explained above.
  • the processing means 6 may further •mprises interface means which allow, for example, selection of the type of picture id/or processing mode and/or printing medium.
  • interface means comprises, for :ample, a dedicated alphanumeric keyboard which may be realized via the touch-screen onitor.
  • the printing means 7 comprises at least one printer and at least one printing edium.
  • the printing unit may comprise different printing devices, each suitable for !rforming printing on a specific medium.
  • the printer is of e thermal sublimation type.
  • the specific printing medium may comprise photographic iper and/or plain paper and/or adhesive die-cut articles.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises means for performing recording on ita media.
  • the data media may comprise, but without being limited thereto, CD ROMs id/or floppy disks and/or USB memories.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises further put devices which are able to receive commands for supplying the processing and/or loto-printing and/or video service,
  • direct-connection modules and wireless connection modules intended for electronic appliances of various kinds, for :ample mobile phones, are provided.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises payment means which in turn imprises systems for accepting coins, tokens, banknotes or credit cards.
  • e apparatus 1 according to the present invention comprises a unit for accepting lyments, suitable for different forms of payment: cash, credit card, ATM card, mobile lone, bank debit.
  • the game 2 is physically iparate from the appliance 3.
  • the appliance 3 is positioned with respect to the game 2 so that the acquisition eans 4 may take pictures of the user sat in the game machine 2.
  • This embodiment fers the advantage that an appliance 3 may be positioned opposite any kiddie ride, even ready present in a given recreational area. In other words, it is possible to use kiddie le appliance which have already been acquired.
  • this embodiment allows the crizance 3 to be adapted to a particular theme by means of an advertising placard and ws purchase of the appliance 3 individually, without being tied to the specific subject presented by the game 2.
  • the appliance 3 is ructurally incorporated in the game 2.
  • This second embodiment essentially allows the ime 2 to be converted into a multimedia experience, whilst guaranteeing compactness id savings in terms of space.

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Abstract

La présente invention porte sur un appareil récréatif. En particulier, l'appareil comprend un jeu destiné aux enfants et un appareil pour prendre des photographies et/ou enregistrer des vidéos des enfants lorsqu'ils jouent.
PCT/IT2010/000481 2010-12-01 2010-12-01 Appareil photo/vidéo Ceased WO2012073263A1 (fr)

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Citations (5)

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US5531645A (en) * 1995-01-30 1996-07-02 Collins; Laurence H. Amusement ride
US5761539A (en) * 1995-11-30 1998-06-02 Polaroid Corporation Centrally located camera intermediate a plurality of photographic environments
WO2004072897A2 (fr) * 2003-02-06 2004-08-26 Centerframe, L.L.C. Obtention d'images caracteristiques de personnes dans un lieu public
US20060111196A1 (en) * 2004-11-24 2006-05-25 Henry Jeffery W Rollable carrier ride
US20060293110A1 (en) * 2005-06-24 2006-12-28 Seth Mendelsohn Amusement ride and video game

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5531645A (en) * 1995-01-30 1996-07-02 Collins; Laurence H. Amusement ride
US5761539A (en) * 1995-11-30 1998-06-02 Polaroid Corporation Centrally located camera intermediate a plurality of photographic environments
WO2004072897A2 (fr) * 2003-02-06 2004-08-26 Centerframe, L.L.C. Obtention d'images caracteristiques de personnes dans un lieu public
US20060111196A1 (en) * 2004-11-24 2006-05-25 Henry Jeffery W Rollable carrier ride
US20060293110A1 (en) * 2005-06-24 2006-12-28 Seth Mendelsohn Amusement ride and video game

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