US4496158A
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Electro-optical sensor for color television games and training systems
Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1982-12-13
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Granted: 1985-01-29
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Expires: 2002-12-13
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for discriminating at a distance between one or more colored symbols displayed on the screen of a television receiver from a plurality of other symbols of different colors includes a colored filter which corresponds to the color of the symbol which is to be discriminated.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph H. Baer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:00
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J3/00; G01J3/46; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/20; A63F13/21; A63F13/213; A63F13/50; A63F13/53; A63F13/80; A63F13/837; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/10; A63F2300/1087; A63F2300/30; A63F2300/303; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/8076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
Apparatus for sensing at a distance one or more colored symbols shown on a display from among at least one other symbol of a different color, comprising: an electro-optical sensor disposed at a distance from a display and capable of receiving light rays from symbols representing objects shown on the display; said electro-optical sensor including a photosensitive detector and only a single color filter associated therewith to limit the reception of light detected by the photosensitive detector to light from displayed symbols of predetermined colors while light from displayed symbols of other colors is not detected by the photosensitive detector, said color filter comprising an optical filter including a material which passes visible radiation of certain predetermined wavelengths and excludes visible radiation of certain other wavelengths, wherein the beam of light entering said single color filter has not been split by a beam splitter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
Apparatus for sensing at a distance one or more colored symbols shown on a display from among at least one other symbol of a different color, comprising: an electro-optical sensor disposed at a distance from a display and capable of receiving light rays from symbols representing objects shown on the display; said electro-optical sensor including a photosensitive detector and only a single color filter associated therewith to limit the reception of light detected by the photosensitive detector to light from displayed symbols of predetermined colors while light from displayed symbols of other colors is not detected by the photosensitive detector, said color filter comprising an optical filter including a material which passes visible radiation of certain predetermined wavelengths and excludes visible radiation of certain other wavelengths, wherein the beam of light entering said single color filter has not been split by a beam splitter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said filter is an optical filter transparency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said optical filter transparency has a color transmissivity response which peaks near the color of the symbol to be detected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said display in a color television cathode ray tube and said optical filter transparency is blue.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said display is a color television cathode ray tube and the color of said optical filter transparency is in the red/orange area of the visible spectrum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said electrooptical sensor further includes a lens and field stop disposed between said color filter and said photosensitive detector.
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