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US 6,720,867 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for alerting basketball fans of successful three point shots
OwnerDavid E. Bakerinventor
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The instant invention provides a method and apparatus for basketball referees, game management staff and other officials to notify the audience of a basketball game of the successful completion of a three-point shot. The preferred apparatus generates a tone that may be reproduced on the stadium or arena public address system or on the stadium or arena scoreboard or large screen video device. The tone generated by the apparatus is a unique sound that is readily recognized by the audience. The method involves a official, either an on-floor basketball official or an official observing the game from the side of the floor, activating a sound producing electronic card and the sound is then reproduced over the arena or stadium public address system. The major purpose of the method and device is to increase the enjoyment of observing basketball games by providing an audible alert to the successful completion of a three-point shot.
A method for alerting basketball fans and participants of the successful completion of a three point shot comprising:
A device for alerting basketball fans and participants of the successful completion of a three point shot comprising:
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