US 2001/0034256 A1 · Game timer

Abstract

Disclosed is a game timer for restricting turn times and for timing turns of multiple players of a game. A number of players is entered into the game timer by a user. For each player, a game time and a turn time are entered by the user. For each player in sequence, the game timer executes a turn by decreasing the game time and turn time by one second increments starting when a start/stop button is pressed and ending when the game time or turn time for the player is decreased to zero or when the start/stop button is pressed again. Turns for each player are repeated until each players' game time is depleted. A global game time and a global turn time may be entered and stored for all players' game and turn times for easy setup of the game timer. The global game time and the global turn time may be modified, as necessary, for each player after the global times are entered.

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Dependent claims

A method of timing player turns of a game using an electronic game timer, comprising the steps of:

storing a number of players entered by a user;
for each player, storing a game time entered by the user;
for each player, storing a turn time entered by the user;
for each player in sequence, executing a turn by decreasing the game time and the turn time by one second increments, starting the turn when a start/stop button is pressed and ending the turn when the game time for the player is decreased to zero, when the turn time for the player is decreased to zero, or when the start/stop button is pressed again,
wherein if the player's turn is ended when the game time or the turn time decreases to zero, the next player's turn is started when the start/stop button is pressed, and if the player's turn is ended when the start/stop button is pressed, the next player's turn is immediately started;
and
repeating the step of executing a turn for each player until each player's game time is decreased to zero.

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A game timer, comprising:

a shell;
a central processing unit attached to the shell and operable to store play information including a number of players, a game time for each player, and a turn time for each player;
and
at least one input device attached to the shell, electrically connected to the central processing unit, and operable by a user to provide the play information,
wherein during setup, the central processing unit prompts the user to provide the play information, and
during a game, the central processing unit executes a turn for each player in sequence upon operation of the at least one input device by the user when a player's turn has ended, and displays a player number, the game time for the player, and the turn time for the player for each turn.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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