US20250249343A1
2025-08-07
19/039,865
2025-01-29
Smart Summary: A card set contains special cards called movement cards. Each card shows a specific physical movement that you can do. Some cards also indicate which other cards can be combined with them for new movements. By arranging the cards in a certain way, you can create a series of movements. This setup helps users understand and perform different physical activities easily. 🚀 TL;DR
A card set includes movement cards. Each movement card includes a movement information indicator that indicates a specific physical movement. Each movement card includes a combination designation information indicator that designates another one of the movement cards that is combinable with the each of the movement cards. The movement cards are configured to generate specific information, indicating a series of physical movements, by being arranged such that adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators have a specific correspondence relationship.
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-014837, filed on Feb. 2, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a card set.
Conventionally, cards have been used as educational materials for learning purposes. For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2014-142572 discloses an invention of cards used for learning mathematics.
In sports, training is conducted to acquire various physical movements to enhance the performance of athletes. In such training, in addition to performing each physical movement, performing a series of physical movements that combine multiple physical movements allows effective acquisition of various physical movements.
In sports training, when performing a series of physical movements that combine multiple physical movements, some athletes may not know how to combine various physical movements to construct the series of physical movements.
This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key characteristics or essential characteristics of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.
An aspect of the present disclosure provides a card set. The card set includes movement cards, each including a movement information indicator that indicates a specific physical movement. The card set is configured to generate specific information that indicates a series of physical movements by combining the movement cards. The movement cards include one or more start movement cards including a movement information indicator that indicates a start movement. The start movement is an initial physical movement in the series of physical movements. The movement cards include one or more intermediate movement cards including a movement information indicator that indicates an intermediate movement. The intermediate movement is an intermediate physical movement in the series of physical movements. The movement cards include one or more end movement cards including a movement information indicator that indicates an end movement. The end movement is a final physical movement in the series of physical movements. Each of the movement cards includes a combination designation information indicator that designates another one of the movement cards that is combinable with the each of the movement cards. The movement cards are configured to generate the specific information by being arranged such that adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators have a specific correspondence relationship.
Other features and aspects will be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims.
FIG. 1 is an illustration of the front surfaces of movement cards.
FIG. 2 is an illustration of the front surface of a special movement card.
FIG. 3 is an illustration of the front surface of a training-specific card.
FIG. 4 is an illustration of an example of the manner in which the movement cards are combined.
Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. The drawings may not be to scale, and the relative size, proportions, and depiction of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience.
This description provides a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatuses, and/or systems described. Modifications and equivalents of the methods, apparatuses, and/or systems described are apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Sequences of operations are exemplary, and may be changed as apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, with the exception of operations necessarily occurring in a certain order. Descriptions of functions and constructions that are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art may be omitted.
Exemplary embodiments may have different forms, and are not limited to the examples described. However, the examples described are thorough and complete, and convey the full scope of the disclosure to one of ordinary skill in the art.
In this specification, “at least one of A and B” should be understood to mean “only A, only B, or both A and B.”
An embodiment of a card set will now be described. In the following explanation, unless otherwise specified, references to “up,” “down,” “left,” and “right” refer to the directions in a front view of the card.
As shown in FIG. 1, a card set 100 of the present embodiment includes movement cards 10. Each movement card 10 is used to identify a specific physical movement in any sport. In the present embodiment, the movement card 10 is used to identify a physical movement in basketball. That is, the card set 100 of the present embodiment is used for basketball training.
Each movement card 10 includes a movement information indicator 20 that indicates a specific physical movement. In the present embodiment, the movement information indicator 20 is printed on one surface of each movement card 10, thereby assigning the movement information indicator 20 to the movement card 10. In the following description, the surface of each movement card 10 to which the movement information indicator 20 is assigned is referred to as the front surface, and the surface opposite to the front surface is referred to as the rear surface. The movement information indicator 20 includes a first movement information indicator 21 that is an illustration of a character performing the corresponding physical movement. The first movement information indicator 21 is printed at the middle of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and between the center and a left end 10c of the movement card 10 in the left-right direction. The movement information indicator 20 includes a second movement information indicator 22 that is a character string indicating the name of the corresponding physical movement. The second movement information indicator 22 is printed between the center and an upper end 10a of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and at the middle of the movement card 10 in the left-right direction. The movement information indicator 20 includes a third movement information indicator 23 that represents the corresponding physical movement with the color of the front surface of each movement card 10. The third movement information indicator 23 represents the color of a portion including at least the middle of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and the left-right direction.
Each movement card 10 has a training information indicator 30 that is used for training to learn the physical movement corresponding to the movement card 10. The training information indicator 30 is printed on the front surface of each movement card 10, thereby assigning the training information indicator 30 to the movement card 10. The training information indicator 30 includes a two-dimensional code 31. The two-dimensional code 31 provides access to a URL where a video demonstrating an example of the corresponding physical movement is viewable. The two-dimensional code 31 is printed between the center and a lower end 10b of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and at the middle of the movement card 10 in the left-right direction. The training information indicator 30 includes a difficulty level information indicator 32 that indicates the difficulty level of the corresponding physical movement. The difficulty level information indicator 32 is indicated by, for example, the number of one or more stars. The training information indicator 30 includes a record section 33 for tracking the proficiency of the corresponding physical movement. The training information indicator 30 includes a movement type information indicator 34 that indicates the type of the corresponding physical movement. For example, the movement type information indicator 34 is a character string that indicates the type of the corresponding physical movement. The type of the physical movement is determined according to, for example, a situation in which performing the physical movement is effective. The difficulty level information indicator 32, the record section 33, and the movement type information indicator 34 are printed at the middle of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and between the center and a right end 10d of each movement card 10 in the left-right direction. In particular, the difficulty level information indicator 32, the record section 33, and the movement type information indicator 34 are arranged in the order of the movement type information indicator 34, the difficulty level information indicator 32, and the record section 33 from the upper end 10a to the lower end 10b. The training information indicator 30 includes a movement purpose information indicator 35 that indicates the purpose of the corresponding physical movement. For example, the movement purpose information indicator 35 is a character string that indicates the purpose of the corresponding physical movement. The movement purpose information indicator 35 is printed between the center and the upper end 10a of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and between the center and the right end 10d of the movement card 10 in the left-right direction. In particular, the movement purpose information indicator 35 is printed so as to overlap part of the second movement information indicator 22.
Each movement card 10 includes a scanning promotion information indicator 40 that promotes the scanning of the two-dimensional code 31. The scanning promotion information indicator 40 is printed on the front surface of each movement card 10, thereby assigning the scanning promotion information indicator 40 to the movement card 10. The scanning promotion information indicator 40 is printed below the two-dimensional code 31. For example, the scanning promotion information indicator 40 is a character string “Check out the video from the QR code!”. The scanning promotion information indicator 40 is printed between the center and the lower end 10b of each movement card 10 in the up-down direction and at the middle of the movement card 10 in the left-right direction. Particularly, the scanning promotion information indicator 40 is printed below the two-dimensional code 31.
In the present embodiment, the character strings representing various types of information indicators are printed from left to right. That is, the character strings representing the second movement information indicator 22, the movement type information indicator 34, the movement purpose information indicator 35, and the scanning promotion information indicator 40 are printed from left to right.
The movement cards 10 are used to identify a series of physical movements by being combined with each other. The manner in which the movement cards 10 are combined with each other will be described later in detail. Each movement card 10 has a combination designation information indicator 50 that designates one or more movement cards 10 that are combinable with the movement card 10. The combination designation information indicator 50 is printed on the front surface of each movement card 10, thereby assigning the combination designation information indicator 50 to the movement card 10. The combination designation information indicator 50 includes a first designation information indicator 51 on the left side of each movement card 10 and a second designation information indicator 52 on the right side of each movement card 10. The first designation information indicator 51 designates one or more movement cards 10 that can be arranged on the left side of each movement card 10. The second designation information indicator 52 designates one or more movement cards 10 that can be arranged on the right side of each movement card 10.
In the present embodiment, the combination designation information indicator 50 is used to identify a state in which the physical movement corresponding to each movement card 10 has not started or has ended. Specifically, the first combination designation information indicator 51 is used to identify the state of an athlete that has not started the physical movement corresponding to each movement card 10. The second combination designation information indicator 52 is used to identify the state of an athlete that has ended the physical movement corresponding to each movement card 10. For example, the state of an athlete identifiable from the combination designation information indicator 50 includes, for example, whether the athlete is holding a ball or whether the athlete has started dribbling.
In the present embodiment, the combination designation information indicator 50 is represented by the color of each movement card 10. Specifically, the first designation information indicator 51 is represented by the color of the lower left end of each movement card 10. The second designation information indicator 52 is represented by the color of the right left end of each movement card 10.
In the present embodiment, the color of the front surface of each movement card 10 changes in a gradient across the entire area. Particularly, in each movement card 10, the color indicating the third movement information indicator 23 and the color indicating the combination designation information indicator 50 change in a gradient.
The movement cards 10 include one or more first movement cards 11, one or more second movement cards 12, and one or more third movement cards 13. The movement cards 11, 12, and 13 have the same shape.
In each first movement card 11, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is a first color C1, and the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is a second color C2. In each second movement card 12, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 and the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 are both the second color C2. In each third movement card 13, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is the second color C2, and the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is a third color C3.
The card set 100 of the present embodiment includes multiple types of first movement cards 11, each indicating a different corresponding physical movement. Further, the card set 100 of the present embodiment includes multiple types of second movement cards 12, each indicating a different corresponding physical movement. Furthermore, the card set 100 of the present embodiment includes multiple types of third movement cards 13, each indicating a different corresponding physical movement. That is, the card set 100 of the present embodiment includes multiple types of first movement cards 11, multiple types of second movement cards 12, and multiple types of third movement cards 13.
As shown in FIG. 2, the card set 100 of the present embodiment includes one or more special movement cards 14, which are different from the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, and the third movement card 13. The special movement card 14 is a movement card 10 for which the corresponding physical movement can be changed. The special movement card 14 has the same shape as the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, and the third movement card 13.
Each special movement card 14 includes, as the movement information indicator 20, the first movement information indicator 21 and the second movement information indicator 22, indicating that the corresponding physical movement can be changed. Each special movement card 14 includes, as the training information indicator 30, the two-dimensional code 31, which provides access to a URL where a video demonstrating an example of the corresponding physical movement is viewable. For example, the physical movement corresponding to the special movement card 14 is changed by replacing the video viewable at the URL, which is accessible from the two-dimensional code 31 printed on the special movement card 14. Each special movement card 14 includes, as the training information indicator 30, the movement purpose information indicator 35 indicating that the purpose of the corresponding physical movement is not fixed. Each special movement card 14 includes the scanning promotion information indicator 40.
Each special movement card 14 does not have a color indicating the third movement information indicator 23 or a color indicating the combination designation information indicator 50. A part of or the entirety of each special movement card 14 is colored with a special color Ca, which is different from the first color C1, the second color C2, and the third color C3. In addition, each special movement card 14 does not include the difficulty level information indicator 32, the record section 33, or the movement type information indicator 34.
As shown in FIG. 3, the card set 100 of the present embodiment includes one or more training-specific cards 15, which are different from the movement card 10. The training-specific card 15 has the same shape as the movement card 10.
Each training-specific card 15 includes, as the movement information indicator 20, the first movement information indicator 21, the second movement information indicator 22, and the third movement information indicator 23. Each training-specific card 15 includes, as the training information indicator 30, the two-dimensional code 31, the difficulty level information indicator 32, the record section 33, the movement type information indicator 34, and the movement purpose information indicator 35. Each training-specific card 15 includes the scanning promotion information indicator 40.
Each training-specific card 15 further includes, as the training information indicator 30, a training-related supplementary information indicator 36. For example, the supplementary information indicator 36, which is related to training, indicates guidelines for training such as the number of repetitions or duration. The supplementary information indicator 36 is printed above the two-dimensional code 31 on the front surface of the training-specific card 15.
Additionally, each training-specific card 15 includes, as the combination specification information indicator 50, the first specification information indicator 51 and the second specification information indicator 52 indicating that the training-specific card 15 cannot be combined with any of the movement cards 10. Specifically, in each training-specific card 15, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 and the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 are a special color Cb, which is different from the first color C1, the second color C2, the third color C3, and the special color Ca.
Referring to FIG. 4, multiple movement cards 10 in the card set 100 of the present embodiment are arranged in a specific direction D1 such that adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators 50 have a specific correspondence relationship, thereby generating specific information 60 that indicates a series of physical movements. The specific information 60 refers to the information defined by the entirety of the movement information indicators 20 that are respectively assigned to the movement cards 10. In the present embodiment, when the movement cards 10 are arranged in the specific direction D1, the specific direction D1 indicates the progression of time in a series of physical movements. That is, when the movement cards 10 are arranged in the specific direction D1, the specific information 60 indicates a series of physical movements in which the physical movements respectively corresponding to the movement cards 10 are performed in the order indicated by the specific direction D1. In the present embodiment, the specific direction D1 is oriented from left to right. That is, the specific direction D1 coincides with the writing direction of various character strings printed on each movement card 10.
Specifically, the movement cards 10 in the card set 100 of the present embodiment are arranged in the specific direction D1 such that the colors respectively indicating adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators 50 are identical, thereby generating specific information 60 that indicates a series of physical movements. That is, in the present embodiment, two movement cards 10, namely, the left movement card 10 and the right movement card 10 are combined to be arranged side by side, left and right, such that the color of the second designation information indicator 52 of the left movement card 10 and the first designation information indicator 51 of the right movement card 10 are identical. In the present embodiment, the specific correspondence relationship means that the colors that respectively indicate adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators 50 are identical.
In the first movement card 11, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is the first color C1. Thus, none of the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, and the third movement card 13, in which the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is not the first color C1, can be combined with the first movement card 11 or arranged on the left side of the first movement card 11. Further, in the first movement card 11, the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is the second color C2. Thus, the second movement card 12 or the third movement card 13, in which the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is the second color C2, can be combined with the first movement card 11 and arranged on the right side of the first movement card 11.
In the second movement card 12, the color of the first designation information indicator 51 is the second color C2. Thus, the first movement card 11 or the second movement card 12, in which the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is the second color C2, can be combined with the second movement card 12 and arranged on the left side of the second movement card 12. In the second movement card 12, the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is the second color C2.
Thus, the second movement card 12 or the third movement card 13, in which the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is the second color C2, can be combined with the second movement card 12 and arranged on the right side of the second movement card 12.
In the third movement card 13, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is the second color C2. Thus, the first movement card 11 or the second movement card 12, in which the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is the second color C2, can be combined with the third movement card 13 and arranged on the left side of the third movement card 13. In the third movement card 13, the color indicating the second designation information indicator 52 is the third color C3. Thus, none of the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, and the third movement card 13, in which the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 is not the third color C3, can be combined with the third movement card 13 or arranged on the left side of the third movement card 13.
Accordingly, each first movement card 11 is arranged on the leftmost side when a series of physical movements is expressed by arranging multiple movement cards 10 in the specific direction D1. As a result, the physical movement corresponding to each first movement card 11 is an initial physical movement in the series of physical movements. That is, in the present embodiment, each first movement card 11 can serve as a start movement card indicating a start movement, which is the initial physical movement in the series of physical movements.
Each third movement card 13 is arranged on the rightmost side when a series of physical movements is expressed by arranging multiple movement cards 10 in the specific direction D1. As a result, the physical movement corresponding to each third movement card 13 is a final physical movement in the series of physical movements. That is, in the present embodiment, each third movement card 13 can serve as an end movement card indicating an end movement, which is the final physical movement in the series of physical movements.
One or more second movement cards 12 can be arranged between the first movement card 11 and the third movement card 13 in the specific direction D1 when a series of physical movements is expressed by arranging multiple movement cards 10 in the specific direction D1. As a result, the physical movement corresponding to each second movement card 12 is an intermediate physical movement in the series of physical movements. That is, in the present embodiment, each second movement card 12 can serve as an intermediate movement card indicating an intermediate movement, which is the intermediate physical movement in the series of physical movements.
The above-described configuration allows the present embodiment to generate the specific information 60 by a combination of one first movement card 11, zero or more of the second movement cards 12, and one third movement card 13.
Each special movement card 14 does not include the combination designation information indicator 50, and thus can be combined with another movement card 10 depending on the type of the corresponding physical movement. This allows the card set 100 of the present embodiment to generate the specific information 60 by a combination of special movement cards 14, in addition to the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, and the third movement card 13.
In each training-specific card 15, the color indicating the first designation information indicator 51 and the second designation information indicator 52 is the special color Cb. Thus, each training-specific card 15 cannot be combined with any of the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, the third movement card 13, and the movement card 10. That is, the card set 100 of the present embodiment allows the specific information 60 to be generated by a combination of multiple movement cards 10 excluding the training-specific card 15.
The advantages of the present embodiment will now be described.
(1) Depending on the proficiency of an athlete, when combining multiple physical movements to complete a series of physical movements, it may be unclear which physical movements should be combined in what order. The present embodiment allows athletes to complete a series of physical movements by arranging multiple movement cards 10 in accordance with the combination designation information indicators 50 to generate the specific information 60. Thus, the present embodiment supports athletes to learn various physical movements by performing a series of physical movements. As a result, the present embodiment enhances the performance of athletes.
(2) Any number of the second movement cards 12 may be used to complete a series of physical movements by combining multiple movement cards 10. In this configuration, as compared to when a series of physical movements can be completed by simply combining one first movement card 11, one second movement card 12, and one third movement card 13, the types of the series of physical movements to be completed are diversified. As a result, the present embodiment promotes the learning of various physical movements.
(3) The card set 100 of the present embodiment includes multiple first movement cards 11, multiple second movement cards 12, and multiple third movement cards 13. In this configuration, when a series of physical movements is completed by combining multiple movement cards 10, the types of the series of physical movements to be completed are diversified. As a result, the present embodiment promotes the learning of various physical movements.
(4) In the present embodiment, there are various types of series of physical movements to be completed. This encourages repeated practice by completing a series of physical movements by a combination of multiple movement cards 10 and then learning the series of physical movements. As a result, athletes acquire a practice method for completing a series of physical movements by a combination of multiple physical movements and then learning the series of physical movements.
(5) In the present embodiment, the combination designation information indicator 50 is the color of each movement card 10. The movement cards 10 are arranged in the specific direction D1 such that the colors respectively indicating adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators 50 are identical, thereby completing a series of physical movements. This allows athletes to intuitively recognize whether multiple movement cards 10 can be combined and thus readily complete a series of physical movements.
(6) In one movement card 10, the color indicating the third movement information 23, which indicates the physical movement corresponding to the one movement card 10, and the color indicating the combination designation information indicator 50, which designates another movement card 10 that can be combined with the one movement card 10, change in a gradient. Accordingly, when a series of physical movements is completed by arranging multiple movement cards 10, athletes intuitively recognize the continuity of the series of physical movements and intuitively recognize the content of each physical movement.
(7) The combination designation information indicator 50 is used to identify a state in which the physical movement corresponding to each movement card 10 has not started or has ended. Thus, in the process of combining multiple physical movements to complete a series of physical movements, athletes understand the reason why the physical movements cannot be combined.
(8) In the present embodiment, a series of physical movements can be completed by combining multiple movement cards 10 in the specific direction D1, which coincides with the writing direction of the character strings printed on each movement card 10. Thus, as compared to when the writing direction of the character strings printed on each movement card 10 does not coincide with the specific direction D1, in which multiple movement cards 10 are combined, athletes complete a series of physical movements more easily.
(9) In the present embodiment, the writing direction of the character strings printed on each movement card 10 coincides with the direction indicating the progression of time in the series of physical movements completed by the combination of multiple movement cards 10. As a result, the present embodiment allows athletes to understand the order of the physical movements included in the series of physical movements.
(10) Each movement card 10 is assigned the training information indicator 30, which is used for training to learn the physical movement corresponding to the movement card 10. This allows a single movement card 10 to be used for learning a physical movement without being combined with another movement card 10. As a result, the performance of athletes is further enhanced.
(11) A series of physical movements can also be completed by a combination of multiple movement cards 10 including one or more special movement cards 14 for which the corresponding physical movements can be changed. Thus, the present embodiment further diversifies the types of a series of physical movements to be completed.
(12) The card set 100 of the present embodiment includes one or more training-specific cards 15, which cannot be combined with another movement card 10 and include the movement information indicator 20 indicating a specific physical movement. This promotes not only learning of a series of physical movements completed by a combination of multiple movement cards 10, but also learning of each physical movement. Thus, the present embodiment provides a usage method according to the proficiency of an athlete.
The present embodiment may be modified as follows.
The present embodiment and the following modifications can be combined as long as they remain technically consistent with each other.
The designs of the rear surfaces of the movement cards 10 may be different from each other between the first movement card 11, the second movement card 12, the third movement card 13, the special movement card 14, and the training-specific card 15. Alternatively, a part of or the entirety of the designs of these rear surfaces may be the same. The combination designation information indicator 50 may be assigned to the rear surface of each movement card 10 in the same manner as the front surface.
Multiple movement cards 10 included in the card set 100 may be classified into multiple categories. For example, multiple movement cards 10 included in the card set 100 may be classified into multiple categories according to the proficiency of an athlete. In this case, the movement cards 10 belonging to each category may include at least one first movement card 11, at least one second movement card 12, and at least one third movement card 13. In this case, the movement cards 10 belonging to different categories may be combinable with each other or may not be combinable with each other. One or both of the design of the front surface and the design of the rear surface of each movement card 10 may differ according to the category. Similarly, multiple special movement cards 14 and multiple training-specific cards 15 may be classified into multiple categories.
The allowable combinations of multiple movement cards 10 included in the card set 100 may be modified. For example, multiple first movement cards 11 may include multiple types of first movement cards 11. In this case, different types of movement cards 10 can be arranged on the right side of each first movement card 11. For example, multiple first movement cards 11 may include one or more first movement cards 11. In this case, the second movement card 12 can be arranged on the right side of each first movement card 11 but the third movement card 13 cannot be arranged on the right side of each first movement card 11. Multiple first movement cards 11 may include one or more first movement cards 11. In this case, the third movement card 13 can be arranged on the right side of the first movement card 11 but the second movement card 12 cannot be arranged on the right side of the first movement card 11. Similarly, multiple second movement cards 12 and multiple third movement cards 13 may include different types of first movement cards 10 that can be combined with each movement card 10.
The specific correspondence relationship of the combination designation information indicator 50 used to combine multiple movement cards 10 is not limited to a one-to-one correspondence relationship between the first designation information indicator 51 and the second designation information indicator 52. For example, two or more second designation information indicator 52 may have a specific correspondence relationship with one first designation information indicator 51.
The specific correspondence relationship of the combination designation information indicator 50 used to combine multiple movement cards 10 does not have to mean that the colors that respectively indicate adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators 50 are identical. For example, the specific correspondence relationship may mean that the color of the second designation information indicator 52 of the movement card 10 on the left side has greater brightness than the color of the first designation information indicator 51 of the movement card 10 on the right side. The specific correspondence relationship may mean that adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators 50 each have a different color.
The combination designation information indicator 50 is not limited to the color of each movement card 10 and may have a different configuration. Instead, for example, the combination designation information indicator 50 may be a symbol or a number printed on each of the movement cards 10. In this case, the specific correspondence relationship may mean that, when multiple movement cards 10 are arranged in the specific direction D1, the first designation information indicator 51 of the movement card 10 on the right side indicates a larger number than the second designation information indicator 52 of the movement card 10 on the left side. The combination designation information indicator 50 may be the shape of the end of each movement card 10. In this case, the specific correspondence relationship may mean that, when multiple movement cards 10 are arranged in the specific direction D1, the shape indicating the first designation information indicator 51 of the movement card 10 on the right side matches the shape of the number indicating the second designation information indicator 52 of the movement card 10 on the left side. The position of the combination designation information indicator 50 may be modified.
One movement card 10 may include only one combination designation information indicator 50. In this case, the type of a movement card 10 that can be arranged on the left side of the one movement card 10 and the type of a movement card 10 that can be arranged on the right side of the one movement card 10 may both be designated by one combination designation information indicator 50. One movement card 10 may include only three or more combination designation information indicators 50. In this case, when at least one of the three or more combination designation information indicators 50 has a specific correspondence relationship with the combination designation information indicator 50 of another movement card 10, the one movement card 10 may be combined with the other movement card 10. Each of the movement cards 10 included in the card set 100 does not need to have the same number of combination designation information indicators 50.
To complete the specific information 60 indicating a series of physical movements, the specific direction D1, in which multiple movement cards 10 are combined, may be modified. For example, the specific direction D1 does not have to coincide with the writing direction in each movement card 10. When the specific information 60 indicating a series of physical movements is completed, the direction in which the movement cards 10 can be combined is not limited to one direction. For example, the movement cards 10 may be combined in the up-down direction and the left-right direction.
One movement card 10 only needs to include at least the movement information indicator 20 indicating a specific physical movement and the combination designation information indicator 50 designating a movement card 10 that can be combined with the one movement card 10. The specific content of the information indicators included in each movement card 10 may be modified. For example, each movement card 10 does not have to include some of the first movement information 21, the second movement information 22, and the third movement information 23 of the movement information indicator 20. Each movement card 10 does not have to include some of or all of the training information indicator 30 and the scanning promotion information indicator 40. The position of each information indicator may be modified. Similarly, the specific content of the information indicators of each training-specific card 15 may be modified.
The card set 100 may include multiple movement cards 10, each including the movement information indicator 20 that indicates the same physical movement. In this case, the movement cards 10 including the movement information indicator 20 that indicates the same physical movement may include the same or a different combination designation information indicator 50.
The number and types of the first movement cards 11, the second movement cards 12, and the third movement cards 13 included in the card set 100 may be modified. The card set 100 does not have to include the special movement card 14, and does not have to include the training-specific card 15. That is, the card set 100 only needs to include at least the first movement cards 11, the second movement cards 12, and the third movement cards 13.
The card set 100 of the above-described embodiment may be employed in a game other than basketball.
Various changes in form and details may be made to the examples above without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims and their equivalents. The examples are for the sake of description only, and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features in each example are to be considered as being applicable to similar features or aspects in other examples. Suitable results may be achieved if sequences are performed in a different order, and/or if components in a described system, architecture, device, or circuit are combined differently, and/or replaced or supplemented by other components or their equivalents. The scope of the disclosure is not defined by the detailed description, but by the claims and their equivalents. All variations within the scope of the claims and their equivalents are included in the disclosure.
1. A card set comprising movement cards each including a movement information indicator that indicates a specific physical movement, the card set being configured to generate specific information that indicates a series of physical movements by combining the movement cards, wherein
the movement cards include:
one or more start movement cards including a movement information indicator that indicates a start movement, the start movement being an initial physical movement in the series of physical movements;
one or more intermediate movement cards including a movement information indicator that indicates an intermediate movement, the intermediate movement being an intermediate physical movement in the series of physical movements; and
one or more end movement cards including a movement information indicator that indicates an end movement, the end movement being a final physical movement in the series of physical movements,
each of the movement cards includes a combination designation information indicator that designates another one of the movement cards that is combinable with the each of the movement cards, and
the movement cards are configured to generate the specific information by being arranged such that adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators have a specific correspondence relationship.
2. The card set according to claim 1, wherein
the movement cards are configured to generate the specific information by a combination of one of the start movement cards, zero or more of the intermediate movement cards, and one of the end movement cards.
3. The card set according to claim 1, wherein
the one or more start movement cards include multiple types of start movement cards,
the one or more intermediate movement cards include multiple types of intermediate movement cards, and
the one or more end movement cards include multiple types of end movement cards.
4. The card set according to claim 1, wherein
each of the movement cards includes a training information indicator used for training of the physical movement indicated in the movement card.
5. The card set according to claim 1, wherein
the combination designation information indicator is defined so as to identify a state in which the physical movement indicated in each of the movement cards has not started or has ended.
6. The card set according to claim 1, wherein
the combination designation information indicator is a color of an end of a front surface of each of the movement cards, and
the movement cards are configured to generate the specific information by being arranged such that colors respectively indicating adjacent ones of the combination designation information indicators are identical.
7. The card set according to claim 1, wherein
the movement cards are classified into categories,
the movement cards belonging to each of the categories include at least one of the start movement cards, at least one of the intermediate movement cards, and at least one of the end movement cards, and
designs on rear surfaces of the movement cards belonging to different ones of the categories are different from each other.