Bowling scoring display system
AssigneeAMF Bowling, Inc.
InventorsRobert E. Chiles III, Bruce R. Neville, Richard D. Wattis, Scott Werthmann
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Abstract
A bowling scoring display in which the score of a bowling game may be displayed in a selected one of a plurality of different display formats. As example, the number of bowlers whose scores are displayed may be changed, and the number of frames of a bowling game that are displayed may be changed. As a general rule, the fewer the number of players and/or frames that are displayed, the larger the alpha-numeric characters used in the display.
Claims13
In a bowling scoring system that displays game score information for a game of bowling on a display means in one of a plurality of selectable bowling score display formats on which one or more bowlers' names and/or scores are entered, the combination comprising
- means for producing command signals including selectable video format commands, wherein said selectable video format commands include a plurality of different selectable format characteristics for displaying a score card grid pattern having a plurality of horizontal bands for containing alpha-numeric characters representing one of more bowlers' names and/or bowling scoring information relating to said one or more bowlers, and wherein said selectable video format commands determine the dimensions of the horizontal bands and said alpha-numeric characters contained therein
- means for producing bowler name graphic signals representing one or more bowlers' names,
- means for producing pinfall count signals corresponding to bowling pins knocked down by a bowler,
- means for coupling said command signals, said bowler name graphic signals, and said pinfall count signals to a microprocessor means,
- said microprocessor means receiving said signals coupled thereto and processing them to produce video graphics signals that include selectable video format information and bowling game score information,
- means for receiving said video graphics signals and for selectively producing video format characteristic signals corresponding to one or more of a plurality of video format characteristics associated with a selected one or more of said video format commands, and
- means including display means responsive to said video format characteristic signals, said bowler name graphic signals and said game score information for displaying bowling game score information for said one or more bowlers in a selected one of said video formats.
A method of selectively displaying on a display means bowling scores in a selected one of a plurality of bowling game scoring formats on which one or more bowlers' names and/or scores are entered, comprising the steps of:
- producing data and command signals including a selected one or more of a plurality of selectable video format commands that includes a plurality of different selectable format characteristics for displaying a scorecard grid pattern having a plurality of horizontal bands for containing alpha-numeric characters representing one or more bowlers' names and/or bowling scoring information, and wherein said selectable video format commands determine the dimensions of the horizontal bands and the alpha-numeric characteristics contained therein,
- coupling said data and command signals to a microprocessor means,
- producing pinfall count signals corresponding to bowling pins knocked down by a bowler,
- receiving bowling pinfall count signals and coupling them to said microprocessor means,
- processing said data, command and pinfall count signals to produce video graphics signals that include selected video format information and bowling game score information,
- producing corresponding video format characteristic signals in response to said selected video format commands, and
- displaying bowling game score information for said bowlers in the selected video format produced by said video format characteristic signals.
In a bowling system that displays game score information for a game of bowling on a display means in one of a plurality of selectable bowling score display formats on which one or more bowler's names and/or scores are entered, the combination comprising,
- means for producing bowler name signals designating each bowler whose games scores are to be displayed,
- means for producing command signals including selectable video format commands, wherein said selectable video format commands include a plurality of different selectable display format characteristics for displaying a scorecard grid pattern having a plurality of horizontal bands for containing alpha-numeric characters representing one or more bowler's names and/or bowling scoring information relating to said one or more bowlers and wherein said selectable video format commands determine the dimensions of the horizontal bands and said alpha-numeric characteristics contained therein,
- means for producing pinfall count signals corresponding to bowling pins knocked down by a bowler,
- means for receiving said command signals, said bowler's name signals, and said pinfall count signals and coupling them to microprocessor means,
- said microprocessor means processing said signals coupled thereto to produce video graphic signals that include selectable video format information and bowling game score information,
- means for receiving said video graphics signals and for selectively producing video format characteristic signals corresponding to said video format commands, and
- means including video display means responsive to said video format characteristic signals and said game score video graphic signals for displaying bowling game score information for said one or more bowlers in the selected video format characteristic.
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