Multi-purpose digital coloring tools

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9645657-B2
Application number	US-201514881977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	Jun 26, 2012
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

Multi-purpose digital coloring tools for interacting with a touchscreen are described. A pattern-making device provides for patterned input from a digital marking tool on a touchscreen device. The pattern-making device guides the digital marking tool with a plurality of gear teeth on an internal edge of a template frame secured to a touchscreen device using a base unit. Light images are created by a light stylus that interacts with a touchscreen device or an emulsion-surface device. An easel support structure holds a touchscreen device in an upright position during marking with the digital marking tool. Digitally animated coloring book pages are adapted to interact with a touchscreen device. Digital crayons, digital stamping devices, a digital paintbrush, a dual-tip digital stylus for creating 3-dimensional (3-D) images, and a pair of 3-D glasses are provided for interacting with a touchscreen device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A digital coloring book, comprising:
at least one coloring-book page, said at least one coloring-book page comprising one or more features configured to interact with a touchscreen device;
at least one perforated opening provided on the at least one coloring-book page, said at least one perforated opening is coupled, via perforations, to a removable paper portion that can be removed by a user; and
at least one identification code associated with the at least one coloring-book page wherein one or more digital elements are configured to appear on a touchscreen of the touchscreen device upon recognition of the at least one identification code,
wherein a location of the at least one perforated opening corresponds to a position of at least one of the one or more digital elements on the touchscreen such that at least a portion of the one or more digital elements on the touchscreen are revealed by removing the removable paper portion of the at least one perforated opening.

2. The digital coloring book of claim 1 , wherein the at least one coloring-book page comprises at least one coloring-book page surface that contains a pattern that is colorable by a user.

3. The digital coloring book of claim 2 , wherein the at least one identification code corresponds to one or more inputs for the touchscreen device that identify the at least one coloring-book page.

4. The digital coloring book of claim 3 , wherein, upon identifying the at least one coloring-book page, the touchscreen device is configured to interact with user inputs associated with the at least one coloring-book page.

5. The digital coloring book of claim 1 , wherein the at least one coloring-book page comprises at least a first coloring book page having a first identification code and a second coloring book page having a second identification code.

6. The digital coloring book of claim 5 , wherein a first digital element is configured to appear on the touchscreen upon recognition of the first identification code and a second digital element that is different from the first digital element is configured to appear on the touchscreen upon recognition of the second identification code.

7. The digital coloring book of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identification code comprises a QR code.

8. The digital coloring book of claim 1 , wherein the at least one identification code comprises a digital watermark.

9. The digital coloring book of claim 1 , wherein the at least one coloring-book page is made from cardstock.

Assignees

• Crayola Llc

Inventors

• Moll Joseph Thomas

Classifications

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06F3/03542

  Light pens for emitting or receiving light · CPC title

• G06T11/001

  Physics · mapped topic

• G09B11/10

  Teaching painting · CPC title

• G06K9/222

  Physics · mapped topic