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Automatic bowling scoring system
Assignee: Telesystems Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-09
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Granted: 1993-08-31
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Expires: 2012-04-09
Abstract
Abstract An automatic bowling scoring system comprises the first video camera for taking an image of player's throwing form, the second video camera for taking an image of pins, display means for displaying at least the image of the player's throwing form, the image of the pins and a picture for a game, and game advancing device for advancing the game according to state of a fallen down pin. The picture is a red pin one, a slot machine one, a parcheesi one or the like. With the red pin picture, when a pin corresponding to the red pin picture is fallen down a premium is given to a player. With the slot machine picture, when specified pins are fallen down a slot machine game is started to give a premium to the player. With the parcheesi picture, the parcheesi game is performed for each throwing.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Tsujita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/18; H04N7/183; A; A63; A63D; A63D5/00; A63D5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An automatic bowling scoring system comprising: a first video camera for taking an image of player's throwing form; a second video camera for taking an image of pins; display means for displaying at least the image of the player's throwing form, the image of the pins and a specified color pin picture which is included in a ten-pin picture; and premium giving means for giving said player a predetermined premium when the specified color pin is knocked down by the player.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An automatic bowling scoring system comprising: a first video camera for taking an image of player's throwing form; a second video camera for taking an image of pins; display means for displaying at least the image of the player's throwing form, the image of the pins and a specified color pin picture which is included in a ten-pin picture; and premium giving means for giving said player a predetermined premium when the specified color pin is knocked down by the player.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 1, wherein said specified color is red.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 1, wherein said display means includes small display means for displaying a score.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of consoles, one of which is provided for each lane, for processing data inputted from said first and second video cameras and outputted to said display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 4, further comprising a host computer, which is connected to said plurality of consoles through lines, for processing data inputted from and outputted to the consoles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 1, further comprising spot light means for lighting a pin with a specified color light to cause display of said specified color pin picture on said display means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 6, wherein said pin is a first pin in the ten-pin group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 6, further comprising a random value generating means for generating a random value for each frame, wherein said spot light means lighting said pin with the specified color light when the random value becomes a specified one.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
81 words
An automatic bowling scoring system comprising: a first video camera for taking an image of player's throwing form; a second video camera for taking an image of pins; display means for displaying at least the image of the player's throwing form, the image of the pins and a board game picture including a game board picture and a piece for said player; and premium giving means for giving said player piece advancing according to the number of the knocked down pins.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
An automatic bowling scoring system comprising: a first video camera for taking an image of player's throwing form; a second video camera for taking an image of pins; display means for displaying at least the image of the player's throwing form, the image of the pins and a board game picture including a game board picture and a piece for said player; and premium giving means for giving said player piece advancing according to the number of the knocked down pins.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 9 wherein the board game is parcheesi.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 9, further comprising display control means for displaying a map, animations according to a location of said piece and said piece on said display means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
An automatic bowling scoring system according to claim 11, further comprising voice message generating means for generating voice messages according to an advance of said piece.
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