Interactive audio baseball game
US5067079A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2009/247
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a microprocessor based interactive audio game for two users to play against one another, or for one user to play against the computer, the game having the ability to store and retrieve sets of statistical data corresponding to the performance of actual players, keys for the users to affect the state of the game, and an audio output for communicating the state of the game or the results of a game play to the users, the audio output for a particular game state or game play result being variable in order to maintain user interest. A plurality of visual indicators are arranged in a grid that represents the flight of a thrown ball through a vertical cross section of the strike zone. Visual indicators are sequentially flashed a predetermined number of times and in a predetermined pattern for a particular variety of pitch.
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