Method and system for tracking parlor game statistics
OwnerPatrick G. Rice, Marcio Bonillainventors
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Abstract
A method of tracking parlor game statistics and results includes filling in a scorecard at a location of a parlor game, feeding the scorecard into a bill acceptor assembly, scanning the filled-in scorecard with a scanner housed within the bill acceptor assembly, analyzing scanned information within the scorecard through the use of a processing unit, and transmitting analyzed information provided from the scorecard to a results and statistics compiling facility that is remotely located from the parlor game.
Claims19
A method of tracking parlor game statistics and results, the method comprising:
- filling in a scorecard at a location of a parlor game;
- feeding the scorecard into a bill acceptor assembly;
- scanning the filled-in scorecard with a scanner housed within the bill acceptor assembly;
- analyzing scanned information within the scorecard through the use of a processing unit;
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- transmitting analyzed information provided from the scorecard to a results and statistics compiling facility that is remotely located from the parlor game.
A system of tracking parlor game statistics and results, the system comprising:
- a parlor game at a first geographic location;
- an electronic dart game machine at the first geographic location, said electronic dart game machine being separate and distinct from said parlor game, said electronic dart game machine comprising a bill acceptor assembly having a processor in communication with a scanner, said bill acceptor configured to receive, accept and discern between dollar bills and scorecards for the parlor game, said bill acceptor scanning and analyzing the scorecards for game results related to said parlor game;
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- a league operator processing unit in bidirectional communication with said bill acceptor assembly of said electronic dart game machine, said league operator processing unit being in a second geographic location that is separate and distinct from the first location, said league operator processing unit receiving the game results from said bill acceptor assembly, said league operator processing unit storing game results and compiling statistics based on the game results received from the bill acceptor assembly, and said league operator processing unit transmitting the statistics to said bill acceptor assembly.
A method of tracking billiards statistics and results, the method comprising:
- filling in a scorecard sized and shaped like a dollar bill at a location of a billiards table;
- feeding the scorecard into a bill acceptor assembly of an electronic dart game machine that is proximate the billiards table;
- scanning the filled-in scorecard with a scanner housed within the bill acceptor assembly;
- analyzing scanned information within the scorecard through the use of a processing unit contained within the bill acceptor assembly;
- transmitting analyzed information provided from the scorecard to a league operator that is remotely located from the billiards table;
- storing the analyzed information in a database at the league operator;
- using the analyzed information stored in the database to determine player and/or team statistics;
- transmitting the game results and statistics from the league operator to the bill acceptor assembly;
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- displaying the game results and statistics on a monitor proximate the parlor game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.