Sports simulation system
US5277426A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B69/36
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Sport simulation equipment, such as a equipment for simulating a game of golf, and made up of a plurality of components, each component adapted to carry out a function of the system in coordination with other components, and a control circuit for directing and coordinating operation of the system components, incorporates a communication system whereby each component may be connected to a transmission line and can send and receive information regarding coordination and operation of components. Each component includes a communication interface circuit which is connected between the component and the transmission line to send and receive information via the transmission line. The control circuit include a similar communication interface means connected to the transmission line. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, communication is initiated by a request in a predefined format addressed to a component to which the component responds in a predefined format. A preferred predefined format consists of one or more fields of eleven bits each which each include eight data bits.
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