User input selection device and automated bowling coaching syste

Details User input selection device and automated bowling coaching syste User input selection device and automated bowling coaching syste

1995-01-09

1997-04-08

Harrison, Jessica

Games using tangible projectile

Bowling

Handling of pin or pin representation

473 58, 473 55, A63D 504

Patent

active

056182384

ABSTRACT:
A bowling scoring system having a graphic user interface includes an input selection device for receiving user input selections. The bowling scoring system is responsive to a pin-fall sensor to compute bowlers' scores which are displayed to provide information to the bowler. The system includes a controller program having various program states for performing a particular one of a plurality of functions. A plurality of input selection keys juxtaposed with the display device to provide input to the controller. Softkey indicia areas on the display device are associated with one of its input selection keys. The controller is responsive to the state of the program for displaying a particular label in at least one of the indicia areas and for performing a function associated with the displayed label in response to actuation of the one of the input selection keys associated with the labeled indidia area. The system further includes a bowler coaching device that identifies the pattern of pins that remain standing after a bowler has rolled a first ball, and determines the contact area where the ball should contact the remaining pins to convert the leave. The coaching device further determines where the bowler should place the ball on the foul line and where the ball should travel between the lane targets. In addition, the coaching device determines where the bowler should stand when starting an approach. The information is relayed by the coaching device to the bowler via the scoring system displays. The coaching device may also display the difficulty level for converting the leave and display whether the standing pins constitute a split.

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