Electronic dart golf game
AssigneeArachnid, Inc.
InventorsJohn R. Martin, Ryan C. Jones, Patrick G. Rice, Christopher M. Walker, Timothy J. Ward
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Abstract
A system for a dart-based golf game on an electronic dart game machine has been developed that includes at least one electronic dart board having distinct scoring segments, a CPU electrically connected to the electronic dart board, and a video display electrically connected to the CPU. The CPU displays game mode graphics on the video display, including a golf course hole graphic having a virtual ball and a hole, and a power meter having a moving element. The CPU correlates an instantaneous movement of said moving element at an instant of the dart contact with a movement of the virtual ball on the golf course hole graphic.
Claims17
A dart-based golf game system, comprising:
- an electronic dart board having distinct scoring segments;
- a CPU electrically connected to said electronic dart board, said CPU detecting dart contact with at least one of said distinct scoring segments;
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- a video display electrically connected to said CPU, said CPU displaying game mode graphics on said video display, said game mode graphics comprising a golf course hole graphic having a virtual ball and a hole, said CPU correlating a spatial relationship between said dart contact and at least one of a target distinct scoring segment and target distinct scoring area with flight path characteristics of said virtual ball over said golf course hole graphic.
A method of playing a dart-based golf game on an electronic dart machine, comprising:
- contacting an electronic dart board with a thrown dart;
- moving a virtual golf ball over a course hole graphic shown on a video display in response to said contacting step.
A dart-based golf game system, comprising:
- an electronic dart board having distinct scoring segments;
- a CPU electrically connected to said electronic dart board, said CPU detecting dart contact with at least one of said distinct scoring segments;
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- a video display electrically connected to said CPU, said CPU displaying game mode graphics on said video display, said game mode graphics comprising a golf course hole graphic and a virtual ball that is configured to move over said golf course hole graphic in response to the dart contact with said at least one of said distinct scoring segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.