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US4948125A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electronic scorekeeper for dice game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-09-06
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Granted: 1990-08-14
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Expires: 2009-09-06
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Abstract

Abstract An electronic scoring device for use by two contestants playing Boss Dice. When a first contestant wins a Hand or Round, he/she pushes his switch and a hand or game light is illuminated on his side of the scorekeeper device to rotate the advantage. If the same contestant wins the second hand or game, the same switch is pushed and the numeral "1" appears on a display to note the winner of the first game (here two straight hands) and the circuitry causes the first hand or round light to go out. In the next case where both contestants have won one round each, both game lights will have been illuminated on the scorekeeper by each contestant having pushed his respective switch. The winner of the third and final round, pushes his switch, causes the digital display to advance one digit on his display and both round lights are extinguished. The process is repeated and the numberals on the displays are cumulative, thus resulting in totalization of game scores for a series of games until the predetermined number of games has been reached.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J. Mayes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 03:52
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; A63F1/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 287 words
A two person poker dice game scorekeeping device for recording as an individual round the winner of any single roll of dice, and for counting as a game event, the winner of two out of three sequential rolls of dice, said device comprising: a. exterior switch activation means manually operable by each player, for scoring an individual round won by either player, mounted on a casing module; b. illuminating light means for each player for the recording of an individual round won; c. digital display means for each player for recording as a single game event the winner of two out of three consecutive rounds; d. computerized logic circuitry means comprising in combination: I. clock subsystem means consisting of a plurality of synchronized D-type flip flops in respective logic High and Low states, each connected the their respective NAND and AND gates whereby input from said switch activating means causes said flip flops to change logic states and to pass a signal through their respective logic gates to the respective illuminating light means or digital display means; II. switch clearing D-type flip flops and logic gate means in, switch activation with said clock subsystem means, whereby one of said light means is activated upon activation of an exterior switch activation means upon the winning of a single roll of dice, and further whereby any and all light means so lit are extinguished upon activation of any one exterior switch two out of three sequential times of exterior switch activation, and still further when any lit light means are extinguished the digital display means connected to the exterior switch which has been activated two out of three consecutive times, counts one unit for the winner of that event.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 287 words
A two person poker dice game scorekeeping device for recording as an individual round the winner of any single roll of dice, and for counting as a game event, the winner of two out of three sequential rolls of dice, said device comprising: a. exterior switch activation means manually operable by each player, for scoring an individual round won by either player, mounted on a casing module; b. illuminating light means for each player for the recording of an individual round won; c. digital display means for each player for recording as a single game event the winner of two out of three consecutive rounds; d. computerized logic circuitry means comprising in combination: I. clock subsystem means consisting of a plurality of synchronized D-type flip flops in respective logic High and Low states, each connected the their respective NAND and AND gates whereby input from said switch activating means causes said flip flops to change logic states and to pass a signal through their respective logic gates to the respective illuminating light means or digital display means; II. switch clearing D-type flip flops and logic gate means in, switch activation with said clock subsystem means, whereby one of said light means is activated upon activation of an exterior switch activation means upon the winning of a single roll of dice, and further whereby any and all light means so lit are extinguished upon activation of any one exterior switch two out of three sequential times of exterior switch activation, and still further when any lit light means are extinguished the digital display means connected to the exterior switch which has been activated two out of three consecutive times, counts one unit for the winner of that event.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
The device of claim 2 further including circuit logic new series of games.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 14 words
The device of claim 1 further including a calculating means disposed in said module.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the light means of each player which is used to note the advantage of having won one round is an LED.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the digital display means are each an LED based counter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
The device of claim 2 wherein the light means of each player which is used to note the advantage of having won one round is an LED and further wherein the digital display means are each an LED based counter.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-08-13 1994-02-12 1994-08-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-08-13 1998-02-12 1998-08-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-08-13 2002-02-12 2002-08-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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