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Electronic bowling scoring system with video communication interface between manager console and lane score consoles
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kaenel, Reginald A.; Weston, CT
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| Assignee: |
AMF Incorporated, White Plains, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-11-24
/ 1979-05-24
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| Application Number: |
US1979000042380
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63D 5/04;
Core:
A63D 5/00;
IPC-7:
A63D 5/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63D5/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
473/070;
340/323.B;
700/092;
Original:
273/054.C;
340/323.B;
364/411;
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| Field of Search: |
035/010,13,48 R
235/92 GA
273/54 R,54 C
340/323 B,734,745
364/200,900,410,411
307/303
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-05-24 |
US1979000042380 |
| 1977-01-31 |
US1977000764366 |
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| Abstract: |
An automatic bowling scoring system is disclosed including a central manager's console unit linked in parallel over a plurality of communication buses with a plurality of lane score processors having printing and CRT display monitor units. The manager's console sends commands to the score processors, and thereby gains control over the execution sequences followed by this score processor and modifies its functional sequence. In particular, the manager's console is capable of selectivity controlling the display at any lane pair processor, to cause display of locally generated game score information, or supplementary information developed at the manager's console. The manager's console can also cause the transfer of the locally generated game score information appearing on any monitor to be routed over the buses to the manager's console display monitor.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Price, George W. ;
Gallagher, John H. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Oechsle, Anton O.;
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| Parent Case: |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 764,366, filed Jan. 31, 1977, now abandoned.
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. In an automatic bowling scoring system for use with a plurality of bowling lanes wherein a manager's console unit is employed for asserting selective control over at least a video display portion of the scoring system, the combination comprising
- a manager's console unit,
- a plurality of lane score console units,
- each of said console units comprising a keyboard for providing input information, memory means coupled to said keyboard for storing at least bowler, lane, and game information, a processing unit coupled to said memory means for processing at least said input and stored information, a CRT monitor for displaying at least bowler identification, lane, and game score information, and a video display controller coupled to said memory means and said CRT monitor for controlling information displayed on said monitor,
- a plurality of communication buses for connecting said manager's console and said lane score console units in parallel,
- an interface unit for each said manager's console and lane score console units for selectively connecting the video display controller of each one of said lane score console and manager's console units to its respective CRT monitor and to said communication buses,
- each one of said interface units being operable in response to command signals from the manager's console unit to selectively cause display at its respective console unit of video information coupled from its respective console unit or coupled from at least one other of said console units that it is connected to over said buses.
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