公开(公告)号：US5114155A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-19

申请号：US658206

申请日：1991-02-20

申请人： Michael L. Tillery ,  Eugene G. Harlan ,  John R. Martin ,  Samuel N. Zammuto ,  Marcio Bonilla

发明人： Michael L. Tillery ,  Eugene G. Harlan ,  John R. Martin ,  Samuel N. Zammuto ,  Marcio Bonilla

IPC分类号： A63F3/08 ,  F41J3/02

CPC分类号： G07F17/3234 ,  F41J3/02 ,  G07F17/3276 ,  A63F2003/086

摘要： A method and apparatus for conducting dart leagues or tournaments wherein players participate at multiple remote locations. The present invention provides a plurality of remotely located electronic dart games connected via a communication medium to a central control device enabling bidirectional communication between the central control device and the plurality of remotely located electronic dart games. The invention in a preferred embodiment enables players to participate in a dart league or tournament from various locations, however, it is possible for the plurality of electronic dart games to be at one location. Each electronic dart game is capable of receiving data from and transmitting data to player cards. Each dart game player has a player card that identifies a player to a respective dart game, and the player card also stores player data and game statistics. A master dart game is located at each remote location. The master dart game interfaces with each of the non-master dart games at that remote location. The master dart game stores statistical data received from the non-master dart games. The central control device polls each master dart game at each remote location at a predetermined time so as to upload and assimilate current statistical data from each remote location. The central control device then calculates the current standing of each player and downloads player standings to each remote location. The standings of the players can be displayed at each remote location via a portable display.

摘要翻译： 用于进行飞镖联赛或锦标赛的方法和装置，其中玩家参与多个远程位置。 本发明提供了多个远程定位的电子镖游戏，其经由通信介质连接到中央控制装置，其实现中央控制装置与多个远程位置的电子镖游戏之间的双向通信。 在优选实施例中的本发明使得玩家能够参与来自不同位置的飞镖联赛或比赛，然而，多个电子镖游戏可能在一个位置。 每个电子镖游戏能够从播放器卡接收数据和传输数据。 每个镖游戏玩家具有识别玩家到相应的镖游戏的玩家卡，并且玩家卡还存储玩家数据和游戏统计。 主飞镖游戏位于每个远程位置。 主飞镖游戏与该远程位置的每个非主镖游戏进行接口。 主飞镖游戏存储从非主飞镖游戏接收的统计数据。 中央控制设备在预定时间轮询每个远程位置处的每个主飞镖游戏，以便上传和同化来自每个远程位置的当前统计数据。 中央控制装置然后计算每个玩家的当前状态，并将玩家队列下载到每个远程位置。 可以通过便携式显示器在每个远程位置显示玩家的积分。

公开(公告)号：US5197094A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-23

申请号：US538837

申请日：1990-06-15

申请人： Michael L. Tillery ,  Eugene G. Harlan ,  John Martin ,  Samuel N. Zammuto ,  Marcio Bonilla

发明人： Michael L. Tillery ,  Eugene G. Harlan ,  John Martin ,  Samuel N. Zammuto ,  Marcio Bonilla

IPC分类号： G07F5/18 ,  G07F17/32

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F11/002 ,  G07F5/18

摘要： A method and apparatus for remotely crediting and billing usage of a plurality of electronic entertainment machines situated at different locations. Each electronic entertainment is connected via a transmission link to a billing computer situated at a central billing location. The establishment having an electronic entertainment machine may award credit to the electronic entertainment machine by remote control after a customer has paid for credit or the user can insert money in the machine. Each electronic entertainment machine records the number of credits that have been awarded to the machine. At a predetermined time, the billing computer polls each location via the transmission link, and the electronic entertainment machine at each location transmits credit data to the billing computer. Each location is then billed for the use of their respective electronic entertainment machines as determined by the number of awarded credits. The present invention optionally includes means for remotely activating or deactivating an electronic entertainment machine from the central billing location should the need arise. Also, one machine at a location can be a master and other machines are linked to the master to provide the crediting and billing system for all the location machines.

摘要翻译： 一种用于远程记入和计费使用位于不同位置的多个电子娱乐机的方法和装置。 每个电子娱乐通过传输链路连接到位于中央计费位置的计费计算机。 具有电子娱乐机器的机构可以在客户已经支付信用或用户可以在机器中插入钱之后通过远程控制来向电子娱乐机器授予信用。 每个电子娱乐机器记录已授予机器的信用数量。 在预定时间，计费计算机通过传输链路轮询每个位置，并且每个位置处的电子娱乐机器向计费计算机发送信用数据。 然后每个位置根据授予的积分数量计费使用他们各自的电子娱乐机器。 本发明可选地包括用于在需要时从中央计费位置远程激活或去激活电子娱乐机的装置。 此外，一个位置的机器可以是主机，其他机器与主机连接，为所有定位机器提供计费和计费系统。

公开(公告)号：US5116063A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-26

申请号：US658051

申请日：1991-02-20

申请人： Eugene G. Harlan ,  Marcio Bonilla ,  John R. Martin

发明人： Eugene G. Harlan ,  Marcio Bonilla ,  John R. Martin

IPC分类号： F41J5/052

CPC分类号： F41J5/052

摘要： A target for an electronic dart game including a plurality of slidably mounted scoring segments arranged edge-to-edge and in a circle so as to define different scoring areas. Following a conventional layout for a dart game target, the target has twenty (20) pie-shaped scoring partitions that are placed adjacent to each other so as to form a complete circle. Each partition has a designated score value ranging from one to twenty (1-20) points. Each partition is further divided into the standard three trapezoidal and one pie sub-partitions. In the preferred embodiment, the target further includes a double bull's-eye. A different electrical switch is provided for each scoring segment, and each electrical switch conveys a dart-hit signal in response to its corresponding segment being struck by a thrown dart. Separate and isolated signal lines electronically connected to each switch are provided for communicating the dart-hit signals to processing means of the target. This electronic configuration enables an electronic dart game to support dart games that place a different value on each scoring area, in addition to supporting all contemporary dart games.

摘要翻译： 一种用于电子镖游戏的目标，其包括多个可滑动地安装的划分片，其边缘到边缘并且以圆圈布置，以便限定不同的刻痕区域。 按照传统的镖游戏目标布局，目标具有二十（20）个彼此相邻放置的饼形刻痕分区，从而形成一个完整的圆圈。 每个分区具有范围从一到二十（1-20）分的指定得分值。 每个分区进一步分为标准的三个梯形和一个饼图子分区。 在优选实施例中，目标还包括双重牛眼。 为每个评分段提供不同的电气开关，并且每个电开关响应于其对应的段被抛出的飞镖撞击而传送飞镖命中信号。 电连接到每个开关的单独和隔离的信号线被提供用于将飞镖命中信号传送到目标的处理装置。 这种电子配置使得电子镖游戏除了支持所有当代的镖游戏之外，还支持在每个得分区域上放置不同价值的镖游戏。

公开(公告)号：US20100062859A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-11

申请号：US12552801

申请日：2009-09-02

申请人： Patrick G. Rice ,  Marcio Bonilla

发明人： Patrick G. Rice ,  Marcio Bonilla

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63D15/20

摘要： A method of tracking parlor game statistics and results includes filling in a scorecard at a location of a parlor game, feeding the scorecard into a bill acceptor assembly, scanning the filled-in scorecard with a scanner housed within the bill acceptor assembly, analyzing scanned information within the scorecard through the use of a processing unit, and transmitting analyzed information provided from the scorecard to a results and statistics compiling facility that is remotely located from the parlor game.

摘要翻译： 跟踪客厅游戏统计和结果的方法包括在客厅游戏的位置填充记分卡，将记分卡馈送到票据接收器组件中，用容纳在票据接收器组件内的扫描仪扫描填充的记分卡，分析扫描信息 通过使用处理单元在记分卡内，并将从记分卡提供的分析信息发送到远离客厅游戏的结果和统计编译设施。