Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Patent
1996-09-05
1999-01-19
Grieb, William H.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
273371, 473152, 473159, A63B 6702
Patent
active
058606483
ABSTRACT:
An arcade game including an object sensor for detecting a playing piece directed by a player. A target field including at least one target receives the directed playing piece, and the sensor determines the identity and a position of the playing piece. A scoring mechanism provides a game score based on a distance between the final resting position of the playing piece and one of the targets. In a described embodiment, the playing piece is a golf ball putted by the player toward a target hole. A removal mechanism removes the playing piece from the target field so that the player may retrieve the playing piece. The sensor includes a visual sensor, such as a video camera, and a digital processor for examining recorded images of the target field to validate the playing piece, determine a final position of the playing piece, and determine the distance between the playing piece and the target. Target field images can also be examined to determine and validate the trajectory of the playing piece. The sensor and digital processor also compensate for changing lighting conditions.
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Kelly Bryan M.
Kelly Matthew F.
Kroeckel John G.
Lad Jayash J.
Petermeier Norman B.
Grieb William H.
RLT Acquisition, Inc.
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