Apparatus for recording and utilizing basketball game data
AssigneeScore Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDouglas H. Descalzi, Jeffrey B. Thomas
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Abstract
A portable electronic hand-held device for recording and computing basketball data during the game includes an impact-resistant housing having a top surface equipped with an LCD (liquid crystal display) of rectangular contour, and a series of control touch keys. The keys are arranged in groups which relate to player or teams, game events, and operational features of the device. A microcontroller, interactive with separate non-volatile data storage systems provides the ability to record and manipulate game, team and season information.
Claims15
A hand held portable electronic device having an LCD window and thumb-operable keys adjacent said window for the rapid and enduring recordation of performance information concerning players, play events and teams during a basketball game, and producing derivative statistical data, said device comprising:
- a) first means for inputting player and team information including names and uniform numbers, said first means including a first plurality of keys,
- b) second means for inputting each play event as it occurs, said second means including a second plurality of keys,
- c) first storage means for storing control logic defining a protocol for updating said performance information and statistical data, and comprising at least read only memory,
- d) second storage means for storing information from said first input means, and comprising at least random access memory,
- e) third storage means for storing information from said second input means, and comprising at least random access memory,
- f) means for updating said performance information and statistical data according to said play events via said second inputting means and said protocol, and producing a first display thereof on said window, and
- g) a menu-driven software system that steps the user through all functions and features of the device.
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