Automated bowling scoring system
US5523736A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63D5/04
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automated character-based bowling scoring display system provides voltage level encoding of separate red, green, and blue digital signals into a single analog signal for transmission at a standard transmission frequency or a reduced transmission frequency over a single coaxial cable stretching approximately 200 feet to a remote monitor residing in an overhead console. The system provides monitor display of various sizes and fonts of alphanumeric and graphical characters stored in hardware. The reduced transmission frequency results in a wider character when displayed. The system can store up to four additional pages of character information which can be successively and rapidly displayed on a monitor thereby mimicking the animation capability inherent in a more expensive and sophisticated bit-mapped graphics system.
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