WO2026109897 - PUZZLE APPARATUS, BLOCK SET DESIGN TOOL, TARGET SOLUTION DESIGN TOOL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS RELATING THERETO
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Publication Number
WO/2026/109897
Publication Date
28.05.2026
International Application No.
PCT/GB2025/052551
International Filing Date
20.11.2025
Title **
[English]
PUZZLE APPARATUS, BLOCK SET DESIGN TOOL, TARGET SOLUTION DESIGN TOOL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS RELATING THERETO
[French]
APPAREIL DE PUZZLE, OUTIL DE CONCEPTION D'ENSEMBLE DE BLOCS, OUTIL DE CONCEPTION DE SOLUTION CIBLE ET PRODUITS-PROGRAMMES INFORMATIQUES ASSOCIÉS
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CHAOS 1973 LTD
Inventors
O'BRIEN, Stephen
GRAY, John
Priority Data
2417108.4
20.11.2024
GB
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Quotation for National Phase entry
| Country | Stages | Total | |
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| China | Filing, Examination, Granting | 2330 | |
| EPO | Filing, Examination, Granting | 12845 | |
| Japan | Filing, Examination, Granting | 2433 | |
| South Korea | Filing, Examination, Granting | 2637 | |
| USA | Filing, Examination, Granting | 5540 |
Total:
25,785
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Abstract[English]
A puzzle apparatus according to one example comprises a set of at 16 blocks stackable in a 4 by 4 array. The blocks (100) may be physical blocks sized to require full body movement by a user (300) to complete the puzzle. On each block, each face has a background chosen from a set of 4 possible backgrounds and optionally a foreground feature. The possible foreground features include a group of unique features and a group of non-unique features, each of the non-unique features appearing on multiple faces among the blocks. The possible backgrounds, unique features and non-unique features are distributed among the set of blocks such that the set of faces includes unique faces and non-unique faces. A target solution indicator (200) indicates how the blocks are to be stacked (100') to match a target solution. Target solutions are graded according to difficulty levels inherent in the design.[French]
Un appareil de puzzle selon un exemple comprend un ensemble de 16 blocs empilables dans un réseau 4 par 4. Les blocs (100) peuvent être des blocs physiques dimensionnés de façon à nécessiter un mouvement corporel complet par un utilisateur (300) afin d'achever le puzzle. Sur chaque bloc, chaque face présente un fond choisi parmi un ensemble de 4 fonds possibles et éventuellement une caractéristique de premier plan. Les caractéristiques de premier plan possibles comprennent un groupe de caractéristiques uniques et un groupe de caractéristiques non uniques, chaque caractéristique des caractéristiques non uniques apparaissant sur de multiples faces parmi les blocs. Les fonds possibles, les caractéristiques uniques et les caractéristiques non uniques sont répartis parmi l'ensemble de blocs de telle sorte que l'ensemble de faces comprend des faces uniques et des faces non uniques. Un indicateur de solution cible (200) indique comment les blocs doivent être empilés (100') pour correspondre à une solution cible. Les solutions cibles sont classées selon des niveaux de difficulté inhérents à la conception.