Bowling statistics display system
AssigneeBrunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
InventorsTed E. Brim, Michael G. Gautraud, David L. Mowers, Gary Dudzinski
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Abstract
A statistical analysis package for a bowling center system provides displays used to analyze bowling ball trajectories. The bowling center system includes a central processing unit having a memory and connected to a ball trajectory unit. The ball trajectory unit generates information representing the trajectory of a bowling ball in a lane which is stored in the processing unit memory. The processing unit memory is operable in response to a user request for selecting trajectory information to develop statistical graphs illustrating historical tendencies at a select trajectory position for display on a monitor.
Claims6
A bowling center statistical display system operable to display graphical information relating to movement of bowling balls thrown in a sequence by a designated bowler, comprising:
- a control unit including a processor in communication with a display device, an operator input device and a memory means for storing data, said data including a program to operate said processor;
- means for generating discrete trajectory data representing the path of movement of each bowling ball thrown on a bowling lane by a designated bowler;
- means coupled to said generating means for transmitting said trajectory data to said control unit to be stored in said memory means, said memory means accumulating data for a sequence of bowling balls thrown by the designated bowler;
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- means coupled to said memory means and responsive to a user request at said operator input device for generating a graphic display for display on said display device in accordance with said stored discrete trajectory data, said display showing statistical information relating to a select trajectory variable for the sequence of bowling balls thrown by the designated bowler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.