Amusement devices: games – Games accessories – All video game accessories
Patent
1999-10-07
2000-09-12
Chapman, Jeanette
Amusement devices: games
Games accessories
All video game accessories
273148A, 273148B, 273293, A63B 7100
Patent
active
061165980
ABSTRACT:
A bridge bidding device having a keypad visible only to the user and a display board visible to the other players. The keypad and display board are each arranged in two rows of ten blocks. The keypad has bidding indicia on each block that includes the numbers one through seven, the four card suits and NT, and PASS, DBL, REDBLE, SKIP BID and ALT. The keypad also has the control indicia for BID, ER and CLOSE. The keypad blocks are also touchpads for the transmission of the bidding and control information. The top row of the display board can exhibit the numbers one through seven and PASS, DBL, REDBLE, SKIP BID and ALT. The bottom row of the display board can exhibit the four card suits and NT. The bidding information is exhibited by means of light emitting diodes. A large-scale silicon integrated active component and support components mounted on a multilayer printed circuit board controls the accumulation and dissemination of information. Bids by a single player for a given hand are made on the keypad and displayed in sequence on the display board. One device is used by each player during the game of bridge.
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Chapman Jeanette
Collins D
Kotin Sandra M.
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