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Method and apparatus for automatic random selection identification

US5590879A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1995
Grant dateJan 7, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2009/2435
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method and apparatus for random determination and display of a multiplicity of numbers from a larger quantity of numbers including the placing of numbers on balls, mixing the balls in an air chamber, selecting one ball at a time, placing the balls as selected in pockets on a timing wheel, confirming the selection and placement of the balls electronically, recording the numbers by video camera, and displaying the numbers on a display board as selected.

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