US5795227A
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Electronic game system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-06-28
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2016-06-28
Abstract
Abstract A hand held computer game including a housing, game controls located on an outer surface of the housing, a light source disposed within the housing and being operative to direct light along a light path, an at least partially transparent image surface disposed along the light path and a non-transparent reflective viewing surface having optical power, mounted on the housing and arranged to display an enlarged image of the transparent image surface to a user.
Inventors
- 👤 Roni Raviv
- 👤 Omri Rothschild
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:22
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/25; A63F13/28; A63F13/90; A63F13/92; A63F13/98; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/20; A63F2300/204; A63F2300/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A computer game comprising: a housing; game controls located on an outer surface of said housing; a light source disposed within said housing and being operative to direct light along a light path; an at least partially transparent image surface disposed along said light path; and a non-transparent reflective viewing surface having optical power, mounted on said housing and arranged to display an enlarged image of said transparent image surface to a user, said non-transparent reflective viewing surface being formed of a generally monochromatic light transmissive substrate having a reflective backing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A computer game comprising: a housing; game controls located on an outer surface of said housing; a light source disposed within said housing and being operative to direct light along a light path; an at least partially transparent image surface disposed along said light path; and a non-transparent reflective viewing surface having optical power, mounted on said housing and arranged to display an enlarged image of said transparent image surface to a user, said non-transparent reflective viewing surface being formed of a generally monochromatic light transmissive substrate having a reflective backing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A computer game according to claim 1 and wherein said light source is operative to provide a generally monochromatic light output along said light path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A computer game according to claim 1 and wherein said at least partially transparent image surface forms part of an interchangeable game cartridge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A computer game according to claim 1 and wherein said at least partially transparent image surface comprises a liquid crystal display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A computer game according to claim 1 and wherein said at least partially transparent image surface lies in an image plane which is not perpendicular to said light path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
A computer game comprising: a housing; game controls located on an outer surface of said housing; a light source disposed within said housing and being operative to direct light along a light path; an at least partially transparent image surface disposed along said light path; and a non-transparent reflective viewing surface having optical power, mounted on said housing and arranged to display an enlarged image of said transparent image surface to a user, said non-transparent reflective viewing surface being formed of a polychromatic light transmissive substrate having a dichroic coating and a reflective backing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
A computer game comprising: a housing; game controls located on an outer surface of said housing; a light source disposed within said housing and being operative to direct light along a light path; an at least partially transparent image surface disposed along said light path; and a non-transparent reflective viewing surface having optical power, mounted on said housing and arranged to display an enlarged image of said transparent image surface to a user, said non-transparent reflective viewing surface being formed of a polychromatic light transmissive substrate having a dichroic coating and a reflective backing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A computer game according to claim 6, wherein said at least partially transparent image surface forms part of an interchangeable game cartridge.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A computer game according to claim 6, wherein said at least partially transparent image surface comprises a liquid crystal display.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A computer game according to claim 6, wherein said at least partially transparent image surface lies in an image plane which is not perpendicular to said light path.
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