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CPC Definition - Subclass G09B

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G09B
EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B 5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)
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Displaying; Advertizing; Signs; Labels or name-plates; Seals

G09F

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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Devices for psychotechnics

A61B 5/16

Telephone sets with features to facilitate their use, e.g. for blind people

H04M 1/247, H04M 1/72475

Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways (puzzle-games A63F 9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F)
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Displaying; Advertizing; Signs; Labels or name-plates; Seals

G09F

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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Games not otherwise privided for

A63F 9/00

Building blocks and structures in general

A63H 33/00

Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers (electrically-operated G09B 7/00; {e.g. G09B 7/063} advertising or displaying in general G09F)
Relationships with other classification places

Question and answers games: A63F 9/18

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Displaying; Advertizing; Signs; Labels or name-plates; Seals

G09F

G09B 7/06

Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devises working with questions and answers

G09B 7/00

Electrically-operated educational appliances (working with questions and answers G09B 7/00; simulators G09B 9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F)
Relationships with other classification places

Conference or broadcast networks: H04L 12/18

Child proximity detectors: G08B 21/02

Registration or payment over television: H04N 7/16

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Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devises working with questions and answers

G09B 7/00

Simulators for teaching or training purposes

G09B 9/00

Displaying; Advertizing; Signs; Labels or name-plates; Seals

G09F

with audible presentation of the material to be studied (sound recording or reproducing G11B)
Relationships with other classification places

Recording and playback systems: G05B 19/42

Electric or electronic hearing aids: H04R 25/00

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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Reading and recognising printed or written characters

G06F 18/00, G06V 30/00

INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER

G11B

{Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon}
Relationships with other classification places

Book binding: B42D

providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations
Relationships with other classification places

Secret communication: H04C9/00, H04K

all student stations being capable of presenting the same information simultaneously (G09B 5/14 takes precedence)
Relationships with other classification places

Audience response: H04H 2201/30

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with provision for individual teacher-student communication

G09B 5/14

with provision for individual teacher-student communication
Relationships with other classification places

Video conference:H04N 7/14

Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers (mechanically operated G09B 3/00; computing arrangements G06F)
Relationships with other classification places

Question and answers games: A63F 9/18

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Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers

G09B 3/00

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

ELECTRICAL DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computers in which a part of the computation is effected hydraulically or pneumatically

G06F

of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers
Relationships with other classification places

OCR, scanning: G06V 10/10

providing for individual presentation of questions to a plurality of student stations
Relationships with other classification places

Image transformation: G06T 3/00

Simulators for teaching or training purposes (for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; {protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L 67/131})
Relationships with other classification places

Game displays: A63F 13/00

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Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

H04L 67/131

{for locating or ranging of objects}
Relationships with other classification places

Night vision goggles: F41A 33/00

for teaching control of vehicles or other craft
Relationships with other classification places

Amusement arrangements creating the illusion of travel: A63G 31/16

Protocols for networked simulations or virtual reality: H04L 67/131

for teaching control of land vehicles
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Abstract tuition, procedural aspects

G09B 19/14, G09B 19/16

providing simulation in a real vehicle (G09B 9/052, G09B 9/058 take precedence)
Relationships with other classification places

Vehicle testing: G01M 17/00

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characterised by providing for recording or measuring trainee's performance

G09B 9/052

for teaching control of cycles or motorcycles

G09B 9/058

for teaching control of cycles or motorcycles
Relationships with other classification places

Motorcycles: B25H 1/00

Teaching hand-writing, shorthand, drawing, or painting
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Metronomes

G04F 5/02

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Music instruments in general

G10

Representaion of music

G10G 1/00

Guide sheets or plates; Tracing charts (templets for drawing purposes B43L 13/20)
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Writing or drawing templates

B43L 13/20

Teaching painting
Relationships with other classification places

Paint: C09D

Teaching music (metronomes G04F 5/02)
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Metronomes

G04F 5/02

{Electrically operated systems}
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Karaoke

G10H 1/361

with sound emitters
Relationships with other classification places

Recording and playback systems: G05B 19/42

Devices for exercising or strengthening fingers or arms; Devices for holding fingers or arms in a proper position for playing (for teaching typing G09B 13/00; exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles for physical training A63B 21/00, A63B 23/00)
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G09B 13/00

G09B 13/00

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices

A63B 21/00

Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body

A63B 23/00

Teaching reading (teaching lip-reading G09B 21/00)
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Teaching literary skills

G09B 19/00

Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass (teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G 3/26)
Relationships with other classification places

Medicine intake reminders: A61J 7/04

References
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying

F41G 3/26

Special rules of classification

Instruments or devices which are adequate for teaching purposes but have no particular features aimed at facilitating tuition should be classified in the corresponding fields rather than in G09B 19/00; for example a black board and chalk don't have intrinsic properties that make them fit for teaching, their respective functions are to serve as a writing support and a writing tool.

{Colour matching, recognition, analysis, mixture or the like}
Relationships with other classification places

Measuring colours: G01J 3/46

{Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements}
Relationships with other classification places

Exercise control in sport: A63B 24/00

Sport training gear: A63B 69/00

Shooting sports: F41G 3/26

Work benches: B25H 1/00

{History}
Relationships with other classification places

Games based on History : A63F 3/0449

{Computers, e.g. programming}
Relationships with other classification places

Form filling: G06F 40/174

Special rules of classification

Learning methods for atificial intelligence models are not to be classified in G09B 19/0053 or anywhere in G09B. For such methods, see G06N 3/08.

{Geography}
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Maps

G09B 29/00

{Body hygiene; Dressing; Knot tying}
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Toilet seats for children

A47K 13/06

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Tooth brushes

A46B 15/0002, A47K 1/09

Counting; Calculating (abacus G06C 1/00)
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Abacus

G06C 1/00

Foreign languages (with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B 5/04)
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Simulators for teaching or training purposes

G09B 5/04

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Processing or translation of natural

G06F 40/40

Speech recognition

G10L

Modelling
Relationships with other classification places

Sculpture or carving: see also B44B

Control of vehicles or other craft (simulators G09B 9/02)
Relationships with other classification places

Testing reaction times for vehicle drivers: A61B 5/18

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G09B 9/02

Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute (audible presentation of material to be studied G09B 5/04; devices or methods for replacing direct visual or auditory perception by another kind of perception A61F 9/08, A61F 11/04; audible indication of meter readings or of colour G01D 7/12; watches for blind persons G04B 25/02; speech analysis, speech recognition G10L; sound-recording or reproducing, per se G11B)
Relationships with other classification places

Phones for the disabled, including the blind and the deaf: H04M 1/2474

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with audible presentation of the material to be studied

G09B 5/04

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Devices or methods enabling eye-patients to replace direct visual perception by another kind of perception

A61F 9/08

Devices or methods enabling ear patients to replace direct auditory perception by another kind of perception

A61F 11/04

Audible indication of meter readings, e.g. for the blind

G01D 7/12

by feeling; Clocks or watches for blind persons

G04B 25/02

Input means with feedback to humand body

G06F 3/00

Character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition

G06V 30/00

SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING

G10L

INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER

G11B

{Teaching or communicating with blind persons (G09B 21/02 - G09B 21/06 take precedence)}
Relationships with other classification places

Enabling eye patients to replace direct visual perception: A61F 9/08

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Devices for Braille writing

G09B 21/02

Devices for teaching lip-reading

G09B 21/06

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Walking canes for the blind

A61H 3/06

Sonars - locating systems for the blind

G01S 15/00

{using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays}
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Tactile clocks or watches for use by the blind

G04B 25/02

Tactile signalling systems

G08B 6/00

{using audible presentation of the information}
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Audible indications of meter or colour readings

G01D 7/12

{Teaching or communicating with deaf persons (G09B 21/04 takes precedence; deaf and dumb persons G09B 21/00)}
Relationships with other classification places

Translating sound into colours and/or patterns : A63J 17/00

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Teaching, or communication with, the blind, deaf or mute

G09B 21/00

Devices for conversing with the deaf-blind

G09B 21/04

Deaf aid-sets

H04R 25/00

Models for scientific, medical, or mathematical purposes, e.g. full-sized devices for demonstration purposes (in the nature of toys A63H)
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT

A63G

{for digital electronics; for computers, e.g. microprocessors}
Relationships with other classification places

Random generators: G06F 7/58

for medicine
Relationships with other classification places

Actual surgery, medical diagnosis: A61B

References
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Healthcare informatics

G16H

Glossary of terms

In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:

Phantom

human model used in medical simulations

{for dentistry or oral hygiene (G09B 23/286 takes precedence)}
Relationships with other classification places

Actual dentistry tools: A61B 1/00

Measuring in dentistry: A61C 19/04

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Teaching the use of a toothbrush

G09B 19/0076

for scanning or photography techniques, e.g. X-rays, ultrasonics

G09B 23/286

{for injections, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, sigmoidscopy, insertion of contraceptive devices or enemas}
Relationships with other classification places

Actual medical endoscopic tools: A61B 1/00

{for artificial respiration or heart massage}
Relationships with other classification places

Artificial respiration: A61H 31/00

Glossary of terms

In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:

CPR

cardiopulmonary ressuscitation

Anatomical models {(G09B 23/281 - G09B 23/288 take precedence)}
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for pregnancy, birth or obstetrics

G09B 23/281

for artificial respiration or heart massage

G09B 23/288

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Talking dolls

A63H 3/28

Models for purposes not provided for in G09B 23/00, e.g. full-sized devices for demonstration purposes (model vehicles, tracks therefor, models in the nature of toys A63H)
Relationships with other classification places

Adaptative control systems: G05B 13/00

References
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Models for scientific, medical, or mathematical purposes

G09B 23/00

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Toys, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS, BUILDING BLOCKS

A63H

of industrial processes; of machinery
Relationships with other classification places

Motor or engine test benches: B25H 1/0007

of buildings
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Maps of buildings:

G09B 29/00

Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram (star maps G09B 27/04; devices for holding or supporting maps A47B 97/02; for computing purposes G06G 1/14, G09B 1/16; display boards G09F)
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the elements each bearing a plurality of different symbols, signs, or combinations of symbols and signs, only one symbol, sign, or combination thereof, of each element to be used at a time

G09B 1/16

Star maps

G09B 27/04

GPS based navigation without other pedagogic purpose

G01C 21/00

in which a straight or curved line has to be drawn from given points on one or more input scales to one or more points on a result scale

G06G 1/14

Displaying;Advertizing;Signs;Labels or name-plates;Seals

G09F

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Devices for holding or supporting maps, drawings, or the like, including means for preventing rolling-up

A47B 97/02

in which a straight or curved line has to be drawn from given points on one or more input scales to one or more points on a result scale

G06G 1/14

{Planning boards}
References
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Map printing process

B41M 3/02

Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids (optical projection apparatus per se G03B)
Relationships with other classification places

For route calculation based e.g. on current position as indicated by GPS see G01C 21/00

References
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Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in preceding groups

G01C 21/00

Glossary of terms

In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:

Map spot indicators

device or system which highlights the position(s) of points of interest