Electronic simulated action football game
US4582323A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F7/0664
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronic football game includes an insulating housing supporting a microprocessor control circuit, a plurality of user-operable keys, and a display. The user operable keys facilitate information input to the microprocessor system. The display includes a perspective view of a portion of a football field as it would be seen by a ball-carrier including a pair of merging sideline markers, an end zone, a goal standard, and several yardage markers. A plurality of illuminatable defensive player characters are arranged in three rows facing a stationary ball-carrier positioned in the center foreground of the display. Consistant with the perspective view, the defensive players in the second and third rows are progressively smaller than those of the first row. Under the control of the microprocessor, apparent movement of the stationary ball-carrier is depicted by moving the entire defensive player character illumination pattern in the direction opposite to the intended ball-carrier motion.
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