US 5,480,158 AGranted

Entertainment installation

AssigneeNSM Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsUllrich Schulze, Juergen Schattauer, Horst Heinen, Konrad Rieck

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Abstract

An entertainment installation includes at least one entertainment device defining a game area and having first actuation members thereon. A video recording device is associated with the entertainment device for monitoring the game area thereof. A projector is operatively connected to the video recording device for projecting an image of the game area. A projection screen displays the image of the game area projected by the projector. At least one control console is operatively connected to the entertainment device and associated with the projection screen. The control console has second actuation members thereon functionally identical to the first actuation members on the entertainment device and is thereby adapted to operate the entertainment device.

Claims9

Dependent claims

An entertainment installation comprising:

at least one entertainment device defining a game area;
first actuation members operatively connected to the entertainment device for operating the entertainment device;
a video recording device associated with the entertainment device for monitoring the game area thereof;
a projector operatively connected to the video recording device for projecting an image of the game area;
a projection screen for displaying the image of the game area projected by the projector;
and
at least one control console operatively connected to the entertainment device and associated with the projection screen, the control console having second actuation members thereon functionally identical to the first actuation members of the entertainment device, the second actuation members thereby being adapted to operate the entertainment device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/256,743Filed 21 Jul 1994
Priority: DE 42 01 555.322 Jan 1992
Granted: 2 Jan 1996
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

A63F 13/12
A63F 13/90
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: constructional details or arrangements of video…
A63F 13/30
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: interconnection arrangements between game servers…
G07F 17/3202
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof