Method for Guiding a User in Creating a Craft, and Crafting System

Abstract

A method for and system for guiding a user in creating a craft. At least a portion of a selected crafting challenge is displayed on a portion of a display surface which is visible through a crafting surface. A composite guide element is shown on the display surface visible next to the display surface part which is visible through the specific crafting surface and a further composite guide element is also provided at a receptacle corresponding to the displayed composite guide element. It is ensured that the composite guide element and the further composite guide element provide at least two mutually independent instruction components.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for guiding a user in creating a craft using a crafting system including a controller, a display surface, and at least one crafting surface, the method including:
 at the controller, receiving a selection of a crafting challenge to be provided to the user;   receiving a specific crafting surface, suitable for completion of the selected crafting challenge above the display surface, such that at least part of the display surface is visible through the specific crafting surface;   preparing at least a portion of the selected crafting challenge for provision to the user;   providing the at least a portion of the selected crafting challenge to the user by displaying instructions for completion of the at least a portion of the selected crafting challenge on the at least part of the display surface visible through the specific crafting surface;   displaying a composite guide element on at least a part of the display surface visible next to the display surface part which is visible through the specific crafting surface and/or displaying a composite guide element on a separate, further display surface linked to the controller;   providing a further composite guide element at a receptacle corresponding to the displayed composite guide element; and   ensuring that the composite guide element and the further composite guide element each provide at least two mutually independent instruction components.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a first instruction component of the at least two mutually independent instruction components comprises a uniformly colored area having a first color and is arranged within a predefined boundary and a second instruction component of the at least two mutually independent instruction components comprises a colored figure having a second color and is arranged within the predefined boundary of the first instruction component. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the first instruction component of the composite guide element radiates or reflects light in predefined wavelengths and the second instruction component of the composite guide element radiates or reflects colorless light or light which is in contrast to the light reflected off or radiated from the first instruction component. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein a tray with a multitude of interconnected receptacles is provided and the further composite guide element is printed or laminated onto a dedicated surface part of the tray at each of the interconnected receptacles, wherein the dedicated surface part is flat or is single curved. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the predefined wavelengths radiated from or reflected off the first instruction component are the same as wavelengths of light reflected off the surface of a predefined specific type of crafting element. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 providing a multitude of receptacles; 
 providing a specified type of crafting element in each of the receptacles such that each of the receptacles comprises no more than one type of crafting element; and 
 providing the further composite guide element at each of the receptacles. 
 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6  further comprising:
 printing the further composite guide elements onto a sheet formed substrate which matches a tray comprising a multitude of the receptacles interconnectedly arranged in predefined positions; 
 cutting or stamping out orifices in the sheet formed substrate according to the predefined position of the receptacles in the tray; and 
 fusing the sheet formed substrate to rim parts between the receptacles of the tray in order to present one of the further composite guide elements at each of the receptacles. 
 
     
     
         8 . A crafting system for guiding a user in creating a craft, the system comprising:
 at least one crafting challenge repository storing a plurality of crafting challenges each including instructions for creating a special craft;   a display surface adapted to have one or more of said crafting challenges displayed thereon;   a controller including:
 a processor associated with said crafting challenge repository and with said display surface; and 
 a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing software modules including instructions to be executed by the processor said non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored:
 instructions to receive a selection of a selected crafting challenge to be displayed to the user on said display surface; and 
 a challenge preparation module including instructions to prepare a selected challenge for display on said display surface and to provide said prepared challenge to said display surface for display thereon; 
 
   at least one crafting surface, adapted to be removably mounted above said display surface such that when instructions of said prepared challenge are displayed on said display surface said instructions are visible to the user through said crafting surface;   a portion of the display surface is adapted to display at least one composite guide element; and   a crafting element receptacle provided with a further composite guide element corresponding to the composite guide element displayed on the portion of the display surface.   
     
     
         9 . The crafting system according to  claim 8 , wherein the composite guide element and the further composite guide element each comprise at least two mutually independent instruction components, wherein a first instruction component of the at least two mutually independent instruction components comprises a uniformly colored area having a first color arranged within a predefined boundary and a second instruction component of the at least two mutually independent instruction components comprises a colored figure having a second color arranged within the predefined boundary of the first instruction component. 
     
     
         10 . The crafting system according to  claim 8 , wherein one of the first or the second instruction components radiates light in wavelengths the same as wavelengths of light reflected off surfaces of a specific type of crafting element when exposed to sunlight. 
     
     
         11 . The crafting system according to  claim 8 , wherein the crafting element receptacle comprises a tray with a multitude of interconnected receptacles. 
     
     
         12 . The crafting system according to  claim 11 , wherein the further composite guide element is provided at each of the interconnected receptacles. 
     
     
         13 . The crafting system according to  claim 12 , wherein the further composite guide element is provided as laminated sheet formed material or as color print. 
     
     
         14 . A crafting system according to  claim 11 , wherein the interconnected receptacles comprise bags or sachets each containing a specific type of crafting element. 
     
     
         15 . The crafting system according to  claim 14 , wherein the further composite guide element is provided at each bag or sachets as either direct print thereon or as a label individually attached to each bag or sachet. 
     
     
         16 . A crafting system for guiding a user in creating a craft, the system comprising:
 at least one crafting challenge repository storing a plurality of crafting challenges each including instructions for creating a special craft; a first display surface adapted to have one or more of said crafting challenges displayed thereon;   a controller including:
 a processor associated with said crafting challenge repository and with said first display surface; and 
 a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing software modules including instructions to be executed by the processor, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored:
 instructions to receive a selection of a selected crafting challenge to be displayed to the user on said first display surface; and 
 a challenge preparation module including instructions to prepare a selected challenge for display on said first display surface and to provide said prepared challenge to said first display surface for display thereon; 
 
   at least one crafting surface, adapted to be removably mounted above said first display surface such that when instructions of said prepared challenge are displayed on said first display surface said instructions are visible to the user through said crafting surface;   a second display surface in communication with the controller and adapted to display at least one composite guide element; and   a crafting element receptacle provided with a further composite guide element corresponding to the composite guide element displayed on the second display surface.   
     
     
         17 . The crafting system according to  claim 16 , wherein the composite guide element and the further composite guide element each comprise at least two mutually independent instruction components, wherein a first instruction component of the at least two mutually independent instruction components comprises a uniformly colored area having a first color arranged within a predefined boundary and a second instruction component of the at least two mutually independent instruction components comprises a colored figure having a second color arranged within the predefined boundary of the first instruction component. 
     
     
         18 . The crafting system according to  claim 17 , wherein one of the first or the second instruction components radiates light in wavelengths of light reflected off surfaces of a specific type of crafting element when exposed to sunlight. 
     
     
         19 . The crafting system according to  claim 17 , wherein the crafting element receptacle comprises a tray with a multitude of interconnected receptacles. 
     
     
         20 . The crafting system according to  claim 19 , wherein the further composite guide element is provided at each of the interconnected receptacles.