US 4,266,214 A · Electronically operable game scoring apparatus

Abstract

An electronically operated game scoring apparatus in the form of a relatively small hand-held portable housing. The housing is provided with a plurality of manually actuable input keys for introducing scoring information relative to a game. The housing includes an electrical circuit means and preferably a microprocessor for generating scoring information about the game or one or more players of the game. The housing is provided with a plurality of manually operable display controlling switches which provide for the display of scoring information regarding the game or the players and scoring information regarding a total score of the game or of an event in the game. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of display members are included on the housing for substantially simultaneously displaying scoring information about different aspects of the game.

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Dependent claims

An electronically operable athletic game scoring apparatus for scoring information on an athletic game in which two or more players compete and events of the game and for the competing players of the athletic game, said apparatus comprising:

(a) a relatively small and hand-held portable housing,
(b) a plurality of manually actuable input switches on said housing for introducing scoring information relevant to an athletic game and to several events of said game, said input switches also capable of introducing information relevant to each of the players of the game and the events of the game,
(c) at least one first manually actuable display controlling switch on said housing for permitting display of scoring information relevant to each of such players of the game,
(d) at least one second manually actuable display control switch on said housing for permitting display of total scoring information of said game or of scoring information of one or more of the events in said game,
(e) at least one third manually actuable display control switch on said housing for permitting display of scoring information relevant to a scoring parameter of the game or the events of the game, and
(f) a display means on said housing for displaying scoring information of the game or events upon actuation of the first display control switch and for displaying scoring information of any or all of the players upon actuation of the second display control switch.

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(a) a housing,
(b) manually actuable keyboard input means on said housing for introducing information relevant to scoring of an athletic game, and to several events of said game, said input means also capable of introducing information relevant to each of the players of the game and events of the game,
(c) input storage means for receiving and temporarily storing the introduced information,
(d) data storage means operatively connected to said input storage means for receiving introduced information,
(e) electronic microprocessor means operatively connected to said data storage means for processing the introduced information in accordance with a program therein, said microprocessor means generating scoring inforamtion relevant to each of the events of the game and total scoring information for all of the events thus far completed during the course of the game even though the game is not completed, and for the entire game when the game is completed, said microprocessor means further generating scoring inforamtion relevant to each of the players of said game for the events in the game and for the total game,
(f) switch means on said housing for selecting the type of scoring inforamtion to be generated, and for permitting display of scoring information relevant to each of the players of the game or the events of the game and for permitting display of scoring information of any or all of the players,
(g) display means on said housing for displaying the generated scoring information.

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An electronically operable game scoring apparatus for scoring information on an athletic game in which two or more players compete and events of the game and for competing players of the athletic game, said apparatus comprising:

(a) a relatively small and hand-held portable housing,
(b) a plurality of manually actuable input switches on said housing for introducing scoring information relevant to an athletic game and to several events of said game, said input switches also capable of introducing information relevant to each of the players of the game and events of the game,
(c) at least one first manually actuable display controlling switch on said housing for permitting display of scoring information relating to said game,
(d) at least one second manually actuable display controlling switch on said housing for permitting display of scoring information relating to each of the players of the game or the events of the game,
(e) a first display means on said housing for displaying scoring information relating to said game and to events of said game upon actuation of at least one of said display controlling switches, and
(f) a second display means on said housing for individually displaying scoring information relating to each of said players upon actuation of another one of said display controlling switches.

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An electronic device for calculating and presenting scoring information for an athletic game in which two or more players compete and events of the games and for competing players of the athletic game, said device comprising:

(a) a small and portable hand-held housing,
(b) first manually operable input means on said housing for introducing scoring data relating to an athletic game and to several events of said game, said input switches also capable of introducing information relevant to each of the players of the game and events of the game,
(c) second manually operable input means on said housing for introducing instructional commands related to determination of scoring information,
(d) first programmed memory means operatively connected to said first and second input means to receive data and instructional commands,
(e) arithmetic control means operatively connected to said first memory means to perform mathematical computations on the data pursuant to the instructional commands to thereby determine score information,
(f) second random access memory means operatively connected to said arithmetic control means and input means, said random access memory means storing and processing data and operating in conjunction with said arithmetic control means,
(g) at least one manually actuable display control switch on said housing for permitting display of scoring information relevant to the game and events of the game and to each of the players of the game,
(h) and display means operatively connected to said second memory means for displaying computational results of the mathematical computations on the data.

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(a) a relatively small and hand-held portable housing,
(b) a plurality of manually actuable input switches on said housing for introducing scoring information relevant to an athletic game and to several events of said game, said input switches also capable of introducing information relevant to each of the players of the game and events of the game.
(c) microprocessor means operatively connected to said input switches for generating scoring information relevant to each of the events of the game and total scoring information for all of the events thus far completed during the course of the game even though the game is not completed, and for the entire game when the game is completed, said microprocessor means further generating scoring information relevant to each of the players of the game for the events of the game and for the total game, said microprocessor also capable of generating scoring information about a parameter of the game and with the scoring information about at least one or more players of the game for being generated for substantially simultaneous display,
(d) a first display means operatively connected to said microprocessor for displaying information about a parameter of the game relating to a score,
(e) a second display means operatively connected to said microprocessor for displaying scoring information about the game or an event of the game substantially simultaneously with the display of a parameter of the game on the first display means,
(f) a third display means operatively connected to said microprocessor for displaying scoring information about at least one of the players of the game substantially simultaneously with the display of a parameter on the first display means and the display of the scoring information on the second display means,
(g) a fourth display means operatively connected to said microprocessor for displaying scoring information about another player of the game substantially simultaneously with the display of scoring information about the one player of the game on the third display means,
(h) at least one first manually actuable display controlling switch on said housing for permitting display of scoring information relevant to said game and said events, and for permitting display of scoring information relevant to each of the players of the game, and
(i) at least one second manually actuable display control switch on said housing for permitting display of total scoring information of said game or of scoring information of one or more of the events in said game.

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