Electronic paddle game
US5672131A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2220/62
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronic paddle that requires a player to strike an object with the paddle in a certain sequence. The electronic paddle includes a paddle that contains a game circuit and a speaker. The game circuit is connected to a first pressure sensor located on a first side of the paddle, and a second pressure sensor located on a second side of the paddle. The pressure sensors provide feedback signals to the game circuit when the paddle strikes the object. The game circuit and speaker generate a first sound when the object strikes the first side of the paddle, and a second sound when the object strikes the second side of the paddle. To play a game the player strikes the object with the first and second sides of the paddle in a pattern that is compared by the game circuit with a predetermined sequence. The game circuit and speaker can emit one sound to indicate a successful matching of the sequence, or another sound to indicate that the player did not strike the object in the correct sequence. The sequence can be either generated by the game circuit, or a pre-existing pattern created by another player striking the object with the first and second sides of the paddle.
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