EP0873771A1 - Device for establishing a placement of players of a game such as table football - Google Patents

Device for establishing a placement of players of a game such as table football Download PDF

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EP0873771A1
EP0873771A1 EP98400948A EP98400948A EP0873771A1 EP 0873771 A1 EP0873771 A1 EP 0873771A1 EP 98400948 A EP98400948 A EP 98400948A EP 98400948 A EP98400948 A EP 98400948A EP 0873771 A1 EP0873771 A1 EP 0873771A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F11/00—Game accessories of general use, e.g. score counters, boxes
    • A63F11/0051—Indicators of values, e.g. score counters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/06—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey or football
    • A63F7/0664—Electric
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2401—Detail of input, input devices
    • A63F2009/2411—Input form cards, tapes, discs
    • A63F2009/2429—IC card, chip card, smart card
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F11/00—Game accessories of general use, e.g. score counters, boxes
    • A63F11/0051—Indicators of values, e.g. score counters
    • A63F2011/0065—Indicators of values, e.g. score counters calculating or indicating a ranking or player performance
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/06—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey or football
    • A63F7/0672—Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey or football with play figures fixed to a rotatable and longitudinally movable shaft

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  • the present invention relates to a method for classifying players into based on their performance in an activity such as a sport or a game.
  • the present invention aims to eliminate these drawbacks. To this end, it proposes a device for establishing the classification of players playing a game in based on their respective performance at this game.
  • this device is characterized in that it involves a support individual identification worn by each player, in which are recorded player identification information, the device comprising means of reading the individual identification media of players who wish to participate in part of the game, means for storing relative information player performance in association with the information identification, means to introduce the result of the game after this in combination with the identification information of players having participated in the game, means to determine the updates to be made on player performance information stored by the media storage, depending on the result of the game, and display means for display player identification and performance.
  • the device according to the invention thus makes it possible to count for each player the results of the games in which he participated, and therefore to establish a ranking of all players with individual support who have introduced their support individual identification in the device to record the result of a game.
  • each individual support comprises storage means for storing information relating to the performances of the player carrying the support, the device according to the invention further comprising means for updating and reading the information relating to the performances stored on the individual support. . Thanks to this arrangement, the players can play on different sites equipped with the device according to the invention, while recording their performances performed on these different places.
  • the device comprises means for transmission of individual performance information stored by storage means, to a central system comprising a database central, and means for updating the information stored in the database data based on the information transmitted.
  • the device comprises a control circuit 1, for example of the microcontroller type, display means 2, for example of the LCD type, at least one reader 3 of an identification medium such as a smart card with or without an inductive type contact, and at least three contacts 4, 5, 6 making it possible to signal the start and / or the end of a game, to introduce the parameters defining the game, and to during the game, introduce the score as it evolves.
  • This control circuit 1 makes it possible to control the display means, to ensure the transmission of information to and from the reader, and to detect the closings of the contacts 4, 5, 6.
  • microcomputer 9 it is controlled by a microcomputer 9, by PC-type example, with which it is connected by a serial link, the microcomputer being connected to non-volatile storage means 8, such as a non-volatile memory or a magnetic disk, and possibly a screen 15 and a keyboard allowing the 'introduction of player identification information to load and customize identification media.
  • non-volatile storage means 8 such as a non-volatile memory or a magnetic disk, and possibly a screen 15 and a keyboard allowing the 'introduction of player identification information to load and customize identification media.
  • the reader 3 makes it possible to identify the players who must for this purpose have a personal identification medium in which are stored identification information of the player, such as his name, his sex, his age, and his locality of residence , as well as a support number and a personal access code. This information can be coded and compressed.
  • the identification media are provided on each gaming site equipped with the device, and loaded with the identification information of new players, by means of a recording device designed for this purpose.
  • the reader comprises an imprint conforming to the particular shape of the identification supports, into which a support must be at least partially introduced in order to be read. Thus, only the supports having the good shape can be read.
  • the microcomputer 9 can also be connected to an external video screen allowing display of player rankings, as well as a keyboard to allow registering a new player.
  • the start of a game part is determined by the microcontroller 1, by the detection of the closure of the contact 4, which triggers the command by the microcontroller 1 of the display 2 to display a message requesting the introduction of the parameters of game, if required.
  • the microcontroller 1 controls the successive display on the display 2 of questions allowing the players to enter these parameters, for example using the contacts 5, 6.
  • the parameters of the game have been introduced, it requests the introduction of the identification media of the players in a certain order in the reader 3. For example, if the game opposes two teams of two players, the microcontroller 1 will ask for all 'First, the first player of the first team to introduce their identification support, then the second player of the first team, and so on, until all the players who will oppose are identified.
  • the microcontroller 1 controls the display 2 to display the identification information read by the reader 3.
  • the microcontroller 1 transmits this information to the microcomputer 9, displays the initial score at the start of the game, and uses the contacts 5, 6 to allow the players to modify the score until the end. Of the game. During the game, the microcontroller 1 detects the closings of the contacts 5, 6 and updates the score on the display 2. Of course, it is also possible to provide for the score to be entered automatically by the device implemented by the game .
  • the microcontroller 1 also detects the end of the game, for example according to the score, or which can be triggered by the simultaneous closing of the two contacts 5, 6. The microcontroller 1 then transmits the result of the game to the microcomputer 9 which introduces this result into a local database memorized by the storage means 8, in association with the identification information of the players. Provision may be made for the microcomputer 9 to control the display, on the display 2 or on a larger external screen 15, of the identification information and the performances of the best players, stored in the local database.
  • each identification medium stores also the performance of the corresponding player.
  • drive 3 includes writing means for storing information on the media which are introduced in the player.
  • the microcontroller 1 When identifying each player, the microcontroller 1 also reads the performance of the player which it transmits to the microcomputer 9, and at the end of the game, it invites the winning players to introduce their identification media in reader 3, so as to update the player performance based on the outcome of the game.
  • the device according to the invention is connected to a modem 7 allowing the microcomputer 9 to communicate with a central computer, for example, through the telephone network. Thanks to this modem, the microcomputer 9 can transmit to the central computer at a frequency predefined, for example daily or weekly, all information contained in the local database, or only information that has have been entered into the local database since the last transmission.
  • the central site includes a central computer 10 which manages a player ranking database 11, this calculator 10 being connected to a display screen 12 and a modem 13 to communicate with different gaming sites spread across a geographic region, equipped with a device according to the invention connected to the modem 7.
  • the computer 10 can send back the identification information and the performance of the first players in the ranking, that the microcomputer 9 can display on the screen 15 specially provided for this purpose mentioned above.
  • the ranking of players is updated regularly, and displayed on the various gaming sites equipped with the device according to the invention.
  • Figures 3 to 5 show the application of the device to table football.
  • the table football has substantially the shape of a table, comprising a plate 22 supported by feet 23.
  • the plate has lateral faces 24, 37 from which are visible the handles 21 for actuating the transverse rods mobiles supporting miniature soccer players 39.
  • the device shown in Figure 1 is installed inside the table football. It can also be provided that only the microcontroller 1 and its peripherals 2 to 6 are installed in the table football, the microcomputer 9 being installed outside and being able to be connected to other microcontrollers 1 installed in other table footballs. .
  • the lateral face 24 comprises, in a known manner, an opening 25 through which the game balls are accessible, a slot 27 for inserting coins coin in a coin box, to trigger the supply of bullets, and a handle 26 for bringing the balls down to the opening 25, which is can pull when a coin has been inserted into the slot 27. It has also an additional opening 28 allowing reading by the reader 3 player identification media.
  • Contact 4 at the start of the game can be placed, for example, on the passage of coins towards the coin mechanism or on the axis of the handle 26, so that it closes when the handle is pulled to get the balls.
  • Figure 4 shows the other side face 37 of the table football in longitudinal section partial. This face has an opening 29 of large dimensions, closed by a transparent plate resistant to shocks and revealing the screen of display 15 allowing the display by the microcomputer 9 of the first players of the ranking he established locally from the information contained in the local database, and of the classification transmitted by the central computer 10.
  • the larger display for display the ranking of players is located outside of foosball and shared by several table footballs.
  • the display 2 is arranged at the bottom of a goal, so as to be visible from the outside through the opening of the goal.
  • the display 2 is perfectly visible to the players, while being protected from acts of vandalism. It is also possible to provide means for protecting the display 2 against possible shocks.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a second identification support reader accessible by another opening 32 provided on the other side face of the table football, which makes it possible to simplify the step of identifying the players, the microcontroller 1 then being able to determine the team to which each player belongs according to the player used by the latter.
  • microcontroller 1 can then determine the front / rear position of each player in each team.
  • the microcontroller 1 controls the display of the message "game with two players?", Until another support has been introduced or one of the players already identified has replied, by example by closing the two contacts 5, 6 simultaneously. If a third support is introduced, the microcontroller 1 waits for a fourth identification medium. When four players have identified themselves, the microcontroller 1 controls the display of the message "game with four players".
  • buttons 33, 34 are actuated by two buttons 33, 34 arranged on the upper face of an edge of a transverse face of the table football.
  • Two other buttons 35, 36 identical to the first are provided on the other edge transversal so that each team has two buttons to modify the score or make the choices proposed by the microcontroller 1 on the displays 2.
  • the score is of course possible to provide for the score to be updated automatically, by example, by detecting the passage of balls on their path downstream of the goals, the players possibly having the possibility of modifying this score using contacts 5, 6.
  • Such a device allows for example to assign a point to each player who wins a game, and thus to classify the players in several categories according to the number of points obtained, as well as their age and gender. We can also provide that the number of points won in each game depends on the category of losing team players.
  • This information indicates for example the number of players per team competed, the score, the position of the players (front or back), date and place of the game, ...
  • the device can also allow players to put into play a certain number of points, the players of the winning team will then get twice the number of points put into play, while the players of the losing team will lose the points they put into play.
  • this option which is chosen during the game configuration step is only possible if all the players present have already earned points.
  • the microcomputer 9 controls the withdrawal of each player's cards from the number of points put into play, and after the game, command the allocation of three times this number of points to players of Winner team.
  • each player can access the central database using a terminal equipped with a modem, in order to be able to consult its classification, update its address stored in the central database, or to indicate to the system that it has lost its identification medium, so that trigger opposition on its support. In the latter case, this information is sent to all equipped sites which will invalidate the support as soon as it is introduced in a reader 3. To access the central site, the player must heard entering into the terminal its identification number and code.
  • Identification media have a limited validity, and must be renewed. Each identification medium therefore stores its start date of use. Each time a medium is inserted into a reader 3, the microcomputer 9 verifies that the period of validity of the support has not expired, and if the validity period has expired, it renders the support invalid, for example by writing an invalidity code via the microcontroller 1 and the reader 3 into which the support is inserted.

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The system allows for the classification of players practising a game as a function of their respective performances. The system uses an individual identification device carried by each player and which is read by a card reader (3). A data storage device (8) holds information relating to the performance of individual players, in association with the identifying information matching that carrier on the player's cards. A processor (9) is provided to handle the information provided by the cards, and also by further input devices (4,5,6) used to enter results into the system. A display (2)indicates the results of the classification which has been carried out. By use of a modem link, the performance is related to that of other players at different locations in the region.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé pour le classement de joueurs en fonction de leurs performances dans une activité telle qu'un sport ou un jeu.The present invention relates to a method for classifying players into based on their performance in an activity such as a sport or a game.

Elle s'applique notamment, mais non exclusivement, aux jeux opposant plusieurs joueurs, tels que le baby-foot, ou entre un joueur et une machine, les performances des joueurs étant alors mesurées par le score obtenu par les joueurs ou le résultat du jeu.
Il s'avère en effet que dans de nombreuses activités ludiques ou sportives, les résultats établis par les joueurs pratiquant une de ces activités ne sont pas enregistrés. Il n'est donc pas possible d'établir un classement de tous les joueurs pratiquant une certaine activité en différents lieux d'une certaine région géographique.
Dans certaines activités, il est établi un classement des joueurs en fonction de performances réalisées à l'occasion de manifestations, telles que des compétitions ou des championnats, spécialement organisées à cet effet. En général, de telles manifestations excluent les joueurs n'ayant pas atteint un certain niveau. Les classements qui en résultent ne permettent donc pas de classer tous les joueurs qui le désirent, et nécessitent l'organisation de manifestations permettant de regrouper un nombre important de joueurs de bon niveau. It applies in particular, but not exclusively, to games between several players, such as table football, or between a player and a machine, the players' performance then being measured by the score obtained by the players or the result of the game .
It turns out that in many recreational or sports activities, the results established by the players practicing one of these activities are not recorded. It is therefore not possible to establish a classification of all the players practicing a certain activity in different places of a certain geographical region.
In certain activities, a classification of players is established according to performances achieved during events, such as competitions or championships, specially organized for this purpose. In general, such events exclude players who have not reached a certain level. The resulting rankings therefore do not allow to classify all the players who wish, and require the organization of events allowing to gather a large number of players of good level.

La présente invention a pour but de supprimer ces inconvénients. A cet effet, elle propose un dispositif pour établir le classement de joueurs pratiquant un jeu en fonction de leurs performances respectives à ce jeu.The present invention aims to eliminate these drawbacks. To this end, it proposes a device for establishing the classification of players playing a game in based on their respective performance at this game.

Selon l'invention, ce dispositif est caractérisé en ce qu'il fait intervenir un support individuel d'identification porté par chaque joueur, dans lequel sont enregistrées des informations d'identification du joueur, le dispositif comprenant des moyens de lecture des supports individuels d'identification de joueurs qui désirent participer à une partie du jeu, des moyens de stockage d'informations relatives aux performances des joueurs en association avec les informations d'identification, des moyens pour introduire le résultat de la partie à l'issue de celle-ci en association avec les informations d'identification des joueurs ayant participé à la partie, des moyens pour déterminer les mises à jour à effectuer sur les informations relatives aux performances des joueurs, stockées par les moyens de stockage, en fonction du résultat de la partie, et des moyens d'affichage pour afficher l'identification et les performances des joueurs.According to the invention, this device is characterized in that it involves a support individual identification worn by each player, in which are recorded player identification information, the device comprising means of reading the individual identification media of players who wish to participate in part of the game, means for storing relative information player performance in association with the information identification, means to introduce the result of the game after this in combination with the identification information of players having participated in the game, means to determine the updates to be made on player performance information stored by the media storage, depending on the result of the game, and display means for display player identification and performance.

Le dispositif selon l'invention permet ainsi de comptabiliser pour chaque joueur les résultats des parties auxquelles il a participé, et donc d'établir un classement de tous les joueurs porteurs d'un support individuel ayant introduit son support d'identification individuel dans le dispositif pour enregistrer le résultat d'une partie de jeu.The device according to the invention thus makes it possible to count for each player the results of the games in which he participated, and therefore to establish a ranking of all players with individual support who have introduced their support individual identification in the device to record the result of a game.

Avantageusement, chaque support individuel comprend des moyens de stockage pour mémoriser les informations relatives aux performances du joueur porteur du support, le dispositif selon l'invention comprenant en outre des moyens pour mettre à jour et lire les informations relatives aux performances stockées sur le support individuel.
Grâce à cette disposition, les joueurs peuvent jouer sur différents sites équipés du dispositif selon l'invention, tout en enregistrant leurs performances réalisées sur ces différents lieux.Advantageously, each individual support comprises storage means for storing information relating to the performances of the player carrying the support, the device according to the invention further comprising means for updating and reading the information relating to the performances stored on the individual support. .
Thanks to this arrangement, the players can play on different sites equipped with the device according to the invention, while recording their performances performed on these different places.

Selon une particularité de l'invention, le dispositif comprend des moyens de transmission des informations de performances individuelles stockées par les moyens de stockage, vers un système central comprenant une base de données centrale, et des moyens de mise à jour des informations stockées dans la base de données en fonction des informations transmises. According to a feature of the invention, the device comprises means for transmission of individual performance information stored by storage means, to a central system comprising a database central, and means for updating the information stored in the database data based on the information transmitted.

De cette manière, il est possible d'établir un classement de tous les joueurs identifiés par le dispositif selon l'invention, indépendamment des lieux où ils jouent. On peut donc prévoir dans chaque site équipé du dispositif selon l'invention de moyens de visualisation où serait affiché ce classement établi et transmis par le système central.In this way, it is possible to establish a ranking of all players identified by the device according to the invention, regardless of the places where they are playing. We can therefore provide in each site equipped with the device according to the invention of display means where this established classification would be displayed and transmitted by the central system.

Un mode de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention sera décrit ci-après, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, avec référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 représente sous la forme d'un schéma-bloc, le dispositif selon l'invention ;
  • La figure 2 représente le système central avec lequel communique le dispositif représenté sur la figure 1 ;
  • La figure 3 représente une vue latérale d'un baby-foot dans lequel est installé le dispositif selon l'invention ;
  • La figure 4 montre l'autre face latérale en coupe partielle du baby-foot représenté sur la figure 3 ;
  • La figure 5 montre en vue de dessus le baby-foot représenté sur la figure 3.
    • An embodiment of the device according to the invention will be described below, by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 shows in the form of a block diagram, the device according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 shows the central system with which the device shown in Figure 1 communicates;
  • FIG. 3 represents a side view of a table football in which the device according to the invention is installed;
  • Figure 4 shows the other side face in partial section of the table football shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 shows a top view of the table football shown in Figure 3.

    • Sur la figure 1, le dispositif selon l'invention comprend un circuit de commande 1, par exemple de type microcontrôleur, des moyens d'affichage 2, par exemple de type LCD, au moins un lecteur 3 de support d'identification tel qu'une carte à puce avec ou sans contact de type inductif, et au moins trois contacts 4, 5, 6 permettant de signaler le début et/ou la fin d'une partie du jeu, d'introduire les paramètres définissant la partie, et au cours de la partie, d'introduire le score au fur et à mesure de son évolution.
    Ce circuit de commande 1 permet de piloter les moyens d'affichage, d'assurer la transmission des informations vers et en provenance du lecteur, et de détecter les fermetures des contacts 4, 5, 6. Il est contrôlé par un microcalculateur 9, par exemple de type PC, avec lequel il est connecté par une liaison série, le microcalculateur étant relié à des moyens de stockage 8 non volatils, tels qu'une mémoire non volatile ou un disque magnétique, et éventuellement un écran 15 et un clavier permettant l'introduction des informations d'identification des joueurs pour charger et personnaliser les supports d'identification.    In FIG. 1, the device according to the invention comprises a control circuit 1, for example of the microcontroller type, display means 2, for example of the LCD type, at least one reader 3 of an identification medium such as a smart card with or without an inductive type contact, and at least three contacts 4, 5, 6 making it possible to signal the start and / or the end of a game, to introduce the parameters defining the game, and to during the game, introduce the score as it evolves.
    This control circuit 1 makes it possible to control the display means, to ensure the transmission of information to and from the reader, and to detect the closings of the contacts 4, 5, 6. It is controlled by a microcomputer 9, by PC-type example, with which it is connected by a serial link, the microcomputer being connected to non-volatile storage means 8, such as a non-volatile memory or a magnetic disk, and possibly a screen 15 and a keyboard allowing the 'introduction of player identification information to load and customize identification media.

    Le lecteur 3 permet d'identifier les joueurs qui doivent à cet effet posséder un support d'identification personnel dans laquelle sont mémorisées des informations d'identification du joueur, telles que son nom, son sexe, son âge, et sa localité d'habitation, ainsi qu'un numéro de support et un code personnel d'accès. Ces informations peuvent être codées et compressées. Les supports d'identification sont fournis sur chaque site de jeu équipé du dispositif, et chargés avec les informations d'identification des nouveaux joueurs, au moyen d'un dispositif d'enregistrement conçu à cet effet.
    Avantageusement, dans le cas où la lecture des supports d'identification est réalisée sans contact, le lecteur comprend une empreinte épousant la forme particulière des supports d'identification, dans laquelle doit être au moins partiellement introduite un support pour être lu. Ainsi, seuls les supports ayant la bonne forme pourront être lus.    The reader 3 makes it possible to identify the players who must for this purpose have a personal identification medium in which are stored identification information of the player, such as his name, his sex, his age, and his locality of residence , as well as a support number and a personal access code. This information can be coded and compressed. The identification media are provided on each gaming site equipped with the device, and loaded with the identification information of new players, by means of a recording device designed for this purpose.
    Advantageously, in the case where the reading of the identification supports is carried out without contact, the reader comprises an imprint conforming to the particular shape of the identification supports, into which a support must be at least partially introduced in order to be read. Thus, only the supports having the good shape can be read.

    Le microcalculateur 9 peut être en outre relié à un écran vidéo externe permettant l'affichage du classement des joueurs, ainsi qu'à un clavier pour permettre l'enregistrement d'un nouveau joueur.The microcomputer 9 can also be connected to an external video screen allowing display of player rankings, as well as a keyboard to allow registering a new player.

    Le début d'une partie de jeu est déterminé par le microcontrôleur 1, par la détection de la fermeture du contact 4, ce qui déclenche la commande par le microcontrôleur 1 de l'afficheur 2 pour afficher un message demandant l'introduction des paramètres de jeu, si celui-ci le requiert. A cet effet, le microcontrôleur 1 commande l'affichage successif sur l'afficheur 2 de questions permettant aux joueurs d'introduire ces paramètres, par exemple à l'aide des contacts 5, 6.
    Lorsque les paramètres du jeu ont été introduits, il demande l'introduction des supports d'identification des joueurs dans un certain ordre dans le lecteur 3. Par exemple, si le jeu oppose deux équipes de deux joueurs, le microcontrôleur 1 va demander tout d'abord au premier joueur de la première équipe d'introduire son support d'identification, puis au second joueur de la première équipe, et ainsi de suite, jusqu'à ce que tous les joueurs qui vont s'opposer se soient ainsi identifiés. A chaque introduction d'un support dans le lecteur 3, le microcontrôleur 1 commande l'afficheur 2 pour afficher les informations d'identification lues par le lecteur 3.     The start of a game part is determined by the microcontroller 1, by the detection of the closure of the contact 4, which triggers the command by the microcontroller 1 of the display 2 to display a message requesting the introduction of the parameters of game, if required. To this end, the microcontroller 1 controls the successive display on the display 2 of questions allowing the players to enter these parameters, for example using the contacts 5, 6.
    When the parameters of the game have been introduced, it requests the introduction of the identification media of the players in a certain order in the reader 3. For example, if the game opposes two teams of two players, the microcontroller 1 will ask for all 'First, the first player of the first team to introduce their identification support, then the second player of the first team, and so on, until all the players who will oppose are identified. Each time a medium is inserted into the reader 3, the microcontroller 1 controls the display 2 to display the identification information read by the reader 3.

    Une fois que ces informations sont introduites par les joueurs, le microcontrôleur 1 transmet ces informations au microcalculateur 9, affiche le score initial en début de jeu, et utilise les contacts 5, 6 pour permettre aux joueurs de modifier le score jusqu'à la fin de la partie.
    Pendant le jeu, le microcontrôleur 1 détecte les fermetures des contacts 5, 6 et met à jour le score sur l'afficheur 2. Bien entendu, on peut aussi prévoir que le score soit introduit automatiquement par l'appareil mis en oeuvre par le jeu.    Once this information is entered by the players, the microcontroller 1 transmits this information to the microcomputer 9, displays the initial score at the start of the game, and uses the contacts 5, 6 to allow the players to modify the score until the end. Of the game.
    During the game, the microcontroller 1 detects the closings of the contacts 5, 6 and updates the score on the display 2. Of course, it is also possible to provide for the score to be entered automatically by the device implemented by the game .

    Le microcontrôleur 1 détecte également la fin du jeu, par exemple en fonction du score, ou qui peut être déclenchée par la fermeture simultanée des deux contacts 5, 6.
    Le microcontrôleur 1 transmet alors le résultat de la partie au microcalculateur 9 qui introduit ce résultat dans une base de données locale mémorisée par les moyens de stockage 8, en association avec les informations d'identification des joueurs.
    On peut prévoir que le microcalculateur 9 commande l'affichage sur l'afficheur 2 ou sur un écran 15 externe plus grand, les informations d'identification et les performances des meilleurs joueurs, mémorisées dans la base de données locale.    The microcontroller 1 also detects the end of the game, for example according to the score, or which can be triggered by the simultaneous closing of the two contacts 5, 6.
    The microcontroller 1 then transmits the result of the game to the microcomputer 9 which introduces this result into a local database memorized by the storage means 8, in association with the identification information of the players.
    Provision may be made for the microcomputer 9 to control the display, on the display 2 or on a larger external screen 15, of the identification information and the performances of the best players, stored in the local database.

    Selon une particularité de l'invention, chaque support d'identification mémorise également les performances du joueur correspondant. Dans ce cas, le lecteur 3 comprend des moyens d'écriture pour stocker des informations sur les supports qui sont introduits dans le lecteur. Lors de l'identification de chaque joueur, le microcontrôleur 1 lit également les performances du joueur qu'il transmet au microcalculateur 9, et à la fin du jeu, il invite les joueurs gagnants à introduire leurs supports d'identification dans le lecteur 3, de manière à mettre à jour les performances du joueur en fonction du résultat du jeu.According to a feature of the invention, each identification medium stores also the performance of the corresponding player. In this case, drive 3 includes writing means for storing information on the media which are introduced in the player. When identifying each player, the microcontroller 1 also reads the performance of the player which it transmits to the microcomputer 9, and at the end of the game, it invites the winning players to introduce their identification media in reader 3, so as to update the player performance based on the outcome of the game.

    Avantageusement, le dispositif selon l'invention est connecté à un modem 7 permettant au microcalculateur 9 de communiquer avec un calculateur central, par exemple, par l'intermédiaire du réseau téléphonique. Grâce à ce modem, le microcalculateur 9 peut transmettre vers le calculateur central à une fréquence prédéfinie, par exemple journalière ou hebdomadaire, toutes les informations contenues dans la base de données locale, ou seulement les informations qui ont été introduites dans la base de données locale depuis la dernière transmission.Advantageously, the device according to the invention is connected to a modem 7 allowing the microcomputer 9 to communicate with a central computer, for example, through the telephone network. Thanks to this modem, the microcomputer 9 can transmit to the central computer at a frequency predefined, for example daily or weekly, all information contained in the local database, or only information that has have been entered into the local database since the last transmission.

    Ainsi, sur la figure 2, le site central comprend un calculateur central 10 qui gère une base de données 11 de classement des joueurs, ce calculateur 10 étant connecté à un écran de visualisation 12 et à un modem 13 pour communiquer avec différents sites de jeu répartis dans une région géographique, équipés d'un dispositif selon l'invention connecté au modem 7.Thus, in FIG. 2, the central site includes a central computer 10 which manages a player ranking database 11, this calculator 10 being connected to a display screen 12 and a modem 13 to communicate with different gaming sites spread across a geographic region, equipped with a device according to the invention connected to the modem 7.

    Lorsqu'une communication est établie entre le calculateur central 10 et le microcalculateur 9 d'un dispositif sur un site de jeu pour transmettre toutes les données relatives aux jeux qui se sont produits dans la période écoulée, le calculateur 10 peut transmettre en retour les informations d'identification et les performances des premiers joueurs du classement, que le microcalculateur 9 peut afficher sur l'écran 15 spécialement prévu à cet effet mentionné ci-avant.When a communication is established between the central computer 10 and the microcomputer 9 of a device on a game site to transmit all the data relating to games that have occurred in the past period, the computer 10 can send back the identification information and the performance of the first players in the ranking, that the microcomputer 9 can display on the screen 15 specially provided for this purpose mentioned above.

    Grâce à ces dispositions, le classement des joueurs est actualisé régulièrement, et affiché sur les différents sites de jeu équipés du dispositif selon l'invention.Thanks to these provisions, the ranking of players is updated regularly, and displayed on the various gaming sites equipped with the device according to the invention.

    Les figures 3 à 5 montrent l'application du dispositif au baby-foot. Sur ces figures, le baby-foot présente sensiblement la forme d'une table, comprenant un plateau 22 supporté par des pieds 23. Le plateau comporte des faces latérales 24, 37 d'où sont visibles les poignées 21 d'actionnement des tringles transversales mobiles supportant les joueurs de football miniatures 39.
    Le dispositif représenté sur la figure 1 est installé à l'intérieur du baby-foot. On peut prévoir également que seul le microcontrôleur 1 et ses périphériques 2 à 6 sont installés dans le baby-foot, le microcalculateur 9 étant installé à l'extérieur et pouvant être connecté à d'autres microcontrôleurs 1 installés dans d'autres baby-foots.    Figures 3 to 5 show the application of the device to table football. In these figures, the table football has substantially the shape of a table, comprising a plate 22 supported by feet 23. The plate has lateral faces 24, 37 from which are visible the handles 21 for actuating the transverse rods mobiles supporting miniature soccer players 39.
    The device shown in Figure 1 is installed inside the table football. It can also be provided that only the microcontroller 1 and its peripherals 2 to 6 are installed in the table football, the microcomputer 9 being installed outside and being able to be connected to other microcontrollers 1 installed in other table footballs. .

    Sur la figure 3, la face latérale 24 comporte d'une manière connue, une ouverture 25 par où sont accessibles les balles de jeu, une fente 27 d'introduction de pièces de monnaie dans un monnayeur, pour déclencher la fourniture des balles, et une poignée 26 pour faire descendre les balles au niveau de l'ouverture 25, que l'on peut tirer lorsque l'on a introduit une pièce dans la fente 27. Elle comporte également une ouverture supplémentaire 28 permettant la lecture par le lecteur 3 des supports d'identification des joueurs. Le contact 4 de début de jeu peut être placé, par exemple, sur le passage des pièces vers le monnayeur ou sur l'axe de la poignée 26, de telle manière qu'il se ferme lorsque l'on tire la poignée pour obtenir les balles.In FIG. 3, the lateral face 24 comprises, in a known manner, an opening 25 through which the game balls are accessible, a slot 27 for inserting coins coin in a coin box, to trigger the supply of bullets, and a handle 26 for bringing the balls down to the opening 25, which is can pull when a coin has been inserted into the slot 27. It has also an additional opening 28 allowing reading by the reader 3 player identification media. Contact 4 at the start of the game can be placed, for example, on the passage of coins towards the coin mechanism or on the axis of the handle 26, so that it closes when the handle is pulled to get the balls.

    La figure 4 montre l'autre face latérale 37 du baby-foot en coupe longitudinale partielle. Cette face comporte une ouverture 29 de grandes dimensions, fermée par une plaque transparente résistante aux chocs et laissant apparaítre l'écran de visualisation 15 permettant l'affichage par le microcalculateur 9 des premiers joueurs du classement qu'il a établi localement à partir des informations contenues dans la base de données locale, et du classement transmis par le calculateur central 10.Figure 4 shows the other side face 37 of the table football in longitudinal section partial. This face has an opening 29 of large dimensions, closed by a transparent plate resistant to shocks and revealing the screen of display 15 allowing the display by the microcomputer 9 of the first players of the ranking he established locally from the information contained in the local database, and of the classification transmitted by the central computer 10.

    Alternativement, on peut prévoir que l'afficheur de plus grandes dimensions pour afficher le classement des joueurs est situé en dehors du baby-foot et partagé par plusieurs baby-foots.Alternatively, it is possible to provide that the larger display for display the ranking of players is located outside of foosball and shared by several table footballs.

    Tel que montré dans la partie en coupe, l'afficheur 2 est disposé au fond d'un but, de manière à être visible de l'extérieur par l'ouverture du but. On peut prévoir ainsi un afficheur dans chaque but sur lequel le microcontrôleur 1 affiche le score et les différentes instructions à donner aux joueurs en début et en fin de jeu. Dans cette position, l'afficheur 2 est parfaitement visible par les joueurs, tout en étant protégé contre les actes de vandalisme.
    On peut également prévoir des moyens de protection de l'afficheur 2 contre les chocs éventuels.
    Avantageusement, le dispositif selon l'invention comporte un second lecteur de support d'identification accessible par une autre ouverture 32 prévue sur l'autre face latérale du baby-foot, ce qui permet de simplifier l'étape d'identification des joueurs, le microcontrôleur 1 étant alors capable de déterminer l'équipe à laquelle appartient chaque joueur en fonction du lecteur utilisé par ce dernier. On peut également prévoir deux lecteurs de cartes sur chaque face latérale du baby-foot de manière à permettre l'introduction simultanée des cartes d'identification de quatre joueurs, celles-ci pouvant alors rester dans leur lecteur jusqu'à la fin du jeu. Le microcontrôleur 1 peut alors déterminer la position avant / arrière de chaque joueur dans chaque équipe.    As shown in the section, the display 2 is arranged at the bottom of a goal, so as to be visible from the outside through the opening of the goal. One can thus provide a display for each goal on which the microcontroller 1 displays the score and the various instructions to be given to the players at the start and at the end of the game. In this position, the display 2 is perfectly visible to the players, while being protected from acts of vandalism.
    It is also possible to provide means for protecting the display 2 against possible shocks.
    Advantageously, the device according to the invention comprises a second identification support reader accessible by another opening 32 provided on the other side face of the table football, which makes it possible to simplify the step of identifying the players, the microcontroller 1 then being able to determine the team to which each player belongs according to the player used by the latter. It is also possible to provide two card readers on each side face of the table football so as to allow the simultaneous introduction of the identification cards of four players, which can then remain in their reader until the end of the game. The microcontroller 1 can then determine the front / rear position of each player in each team.

    Si seulement deux supports d'identification ont été introduits, le microcontrôleur 1 commande l'affichage le message "jeu à deux joueurs ?", jusqu'à ce qu'un autre support soit introduit ou que l'un des joueurs déjà identifié ait répondu, par exemple en fermant les deux contacts 5, 6 simultanément. Si un troisième support d'identification est introduit, le microcontrôleur 1 se met en attente d'un quatrième support d'identification. Lorsque quatre joueurs se sont ainsi identifiés, le microcontrôleur 1 commande l'affichage le message "jeu à quatre joueurs". If only two identification media have been introduced, the microcontroller 1 controls the display of the message "game with two players?", Until another support has been introduced or one of the players already identified has replied, by example by closing the two contacts 5, 6 simultaneously. If a third support is introduced, the microcontroller 1 waits for a fourth identification medium. When four players have identified themselves, the microcontroller 1 controls the display of the message "game with four players".

    Sur la figure 5, les contacts 5 et 6 sont actionnés par deux boutons 33, 34 disposés sur la face supérieure d'un bord d'une face transversale du baby-foot. Deux autres boutons 35, 36 identiques aux premiers sont prévus sur l'autre bord transversal de manière à ce que chaque équipe dispose de deux boutons pour modifier le score ou effectuer des choix proposés par le microcontrôleur 1 sur les afficheurs 2.In FIG. 5, the contacts 5 and 6 are actuated by two buttons 33, 34 arranged on the upper face of an edge of a transverse face of the table football. Two other buttons 35, 36 identical to the first are provided on the other edge transversal so that each team has two buttons to modify the score or make the choices proposed by the microcontroller 1 on the displays 2.

    Bien entendu, on peut prévoir que le score soit mis à jour automatiquement, par exemple, par la détection du passage des balles sur leur trajet en aval des buts, les joueurs disposant éventuellement de la possibilité de modifier ce score à l'aide des contacts 5, 6.It is of course possible to provide for the score to be updated automatically, by example, by detecting the passage of balls on their path downstream of the goals, the players possibly having the possibility of modifying this score using contacts 5, 6.

    Un tel dispositif permet par exemple d'attribuer un point à chaque joueur qui gagne un jeu, et ainsi de classer les joueurs en plusieurs catégories en fonction du nombre de points obtenus, ainsi que de leur âge et leur sexe. On peut également prévoir que le nombre de points gagné à chaque jeu dépend de la catégorie des joueurs de l'équipe perdante.Such a device allows for example to assign a point to each player who wins a game, and thus to classify the players in several categories according to the number of points obtained, as well as their age and gender. We can also provide that the number of points won in each game depends on the category of losing team players.

    D'autres informations sur la partie de jeu qui vient de se terminer peuvent aussi être mémorisées par le dispositif. Ces informations indiquent par exemple le nombre de joueurs par équipe qui s'est affrontée, le score, la position des joueurs (à l'avant ou à l'arrière), la date et le lieu du jeu, ...Other information about the game that has just ended can also be memorized by the device. This information indicates for example the number of players per team competed, the score, the position of the players (front or back), date and place of the game, ...

    Le dispositif peut également permettre aux joueurs de mettre en jeu un certain nombre de points, les joueurs de l'équipe gagnante obtiendront alors deux fois le nombre de points mis en jeu, tandis que les joueurs de l'équipe perdante perdront les points qu'ils ont mis en jeu. Bien entendu, cette option qui est choisie durant l'étape de paramétrage du jeu n'est possible que si tous les joueurs en présence ont déjà obtenu des points. Dans ce cas, le microcalculateur 9 commande le retrait des cartes de chaque joueur du nombre de points mis en jeu, et à l'issue de la partie, commande l'attribution de trois fois ce nombre de points aux joueurs de l'équipe gagnante.The device can also allow players to put into play a certain number of points, the players of the winning team will then get twice the number of points put into play, while the players of the losing team will lose the points they put into play. Of course, this option which is chosen during the game configuration step is only possible if all the players present have already earned points. In this case, the microcomputer 9 controls the withdrawal of each player's cards from the number of points put into play, and after the game, command the allocation of three times this number of points to players of Winner team.

    Par ailleurs, chaque joueur peut accéder à la base de données centrale au moyen d'un terminal équipé d'un modem, ceci afin de pouvoir consulter son classement, de mettre à jour son adresse mémorisée dans la base de donnée centrale, ou d'indiquer au système qu'il a perdu son support d'identification, de manière à déclencher une opposition sur son support. Dans ce dernier cas, cette information est transmise à tous les sites équipés qui invalideront le support dès qu'il sera introduit dans un lecteur 3. Pour accéder au site central le joueur doit bien entendu introduire dans le terminal son numéro d'identification et son code.In addition, each player can access the central database using a terminal equipped with a modem, in order to be able to consult its classification, update its address stored in the central database, or to indicate to the system that it has lost its identification medium, so that trigger opposition on its support. In the latter case, this information is sent to all equipped sites which will invalidate the support as soon as it is introduced in a reader 3. To access the central site, the player must heard entering into the terminal its identification number and code.

    Les supports d'identification ont une durée de validité limitée, et doivent être renouvelés. Chaque support d'identification mémorise donc sa date de début d'utilisation. A chaque introduction d'un support dans un lecteur 3, le microcalculateur 9 vérifie que la durée de validité du support n'est pas expirée, et si la durée de validité est expirée, il rend le support invalide par exemple en y écrivant un code d'invalidité par l'intermédiaire du microcontrôleur 1 et du lecteur 3 dans lequel le support est introduit.Identification media have a limited validity, and must be renewed. Each identification medium therefore stores its start date of use. Each time a medium is inserted into a reader 3, the microcomputer 9 verifies that the period of validity of the support has not expired, and if the validity period has expired, it renders the support invalid, for example by writing an invalidity code via the microcontroller 1 and the reader 3 into which the support is inserted.

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    Dispositif pour établir le classement de joueurs pratiquant le jeu de baby-foot, en fonction de leurs performances respectives à ce jeu,
    caractérisé en qu'il fait intervenir un support individuel d'identification porté par chaque joueur, dans lequel sont enregistrées des informations d'identification du joueur, le dispositif comprenant des moyens de lecture (3) des supports individuels d'identification de joueurs qui désirent participer à une partie du jeu, des moyens de stockage (8) d'informations relatives aux performances des joueurs en association avec les informations d'identification, des moyens de calcul (9) pour déterminer les mises à jour à effectuer sur les informations relatives aux performances des joueurs, stockées par les moyens de stockage (8), en fonction du résultat de la partie, et des moyens d'affichage (2, 15) pour afficher le score de la partie en cours et l'identification et les performances des joueurs, ce dispositif étant au moins en partie installé dans le corps du baby-foot, et comprenant des boutons installés sur un bord supérieur du baby-foot pour commander la mise à jour du score de la partie au fur et à mesure du déroulement de celle-ci.    Device for establishing the classification of players practicing the game of foosball, according to their respective performances in this game,
    characterized in that it involves an individual identification support carried by each player, in which player identification information is recorded, the device comprising reading means (3) individual identification supports of players who wish participate in a part of the game, means of storage (8) of information relating to the performances of the players in association with the identification information, calculation means (9) to determine the updates to be made on the relative information to the performances of the players, stored by the storage means (8), as a function of the result of the game, and display means (2, 15) for displaying the score of the game in progress and the identification and the performances players, this device being at least partly installed in the body of the table football, and comprising buttons installed on an upper edge of the table football to control the updating of the s core of the game as it progresses.         Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre des moyens pour établir un classement des joueurs en fonction des informations mémorisées par les moyens de stockage.    Device according to claim 1,
    characterized in that it further comprises means for establishing a classification of the players as a function of the information memorized by the storage means.         Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que chaque support individuel comprend des moyens de stockage pour mémoriser les informations relatives aux performances du joueur porteur du support, les moyens de lecture (3) étant conçus pour mettre à jour et lire les informations relatives aux performances stockées sur chaque support individuel.    Device according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in that each individual medium comprises storage means for storing information relating to the performances of the player carrying the medium, the reading means (3) being designed to update and read the information relating to the performances stored on each individual medium .         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de transmission (7, 13) des informations de performances individuelles stockées par les moyens de stockage (8), vers un système central comprenant une base de données centrale (11), et des moyens (10) de mise à jour des informations stockées dans la base de données en fonction des informations transmises.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting (7, 13) individual performance information stored by the storage means (8), to a central system comprising a central database (11), and means (10 ) updating the information stored in the database based on the information transmitted.         Dispositif selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de visualisation (15) permettant d'afficher le classement établi et transmis par le système central.    Device according to claim 4,
    characterized in that it comprises display means (15) for displaying the classification established and transmitted by the central system.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que le support individuel d'identification est de type carte à puce avec ou sans contact.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that the individual identification support is of the smart card type with or without contact.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (4) pour détecter le début d'une partie et au moins deux contacts (5, 6) pouvant être actionnés par les joueurs, leur permettant d'introduire le score au fur et à mesure de l'évolution de la partie.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that it comprises means (4) for detecting the start of a game and at least two contacts (5, 6) which can be actuated by the players, allowing them to introduce the score as and when the evolution of the game.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que, pour être lu par les moyens de lecture (3), chaque support d'identification doit être au moins partiellement introduit dans une cavité qui épouse la forme du support.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that, to be read by the reading means (3), each identification medium must be at least partially introduced into a cavity which matches the shape of the medium.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (1) pour déterminer le score au fur et à mesure de l'évolution de la partie.    Device according to one of claims 1 to 6,
    characterized in that it comprises means (1) for determining the score as the game progresses.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens (9) pour comptabiliser un nombre de points en fonction du nombre de victoires de chaque joueur, et des moyens (1, 9) permettant à chaque joueur de mettre en jeu une partie des points qu'il a acquis, avant le début d'une partie, et d'attribuer aux gagnants de la partie deux fois le nombre de points normalement attribués en cas de victoire.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that it comprises means (9) for counting a number of points as a function of the number of victories of each player, and means (1, 9) allowing each player to put into play part of the points which he has acquired, before the start of a game, and to award the winners of the game twice the number of points normally awarded in the event of victory.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'affichage (2) sont disposés au fond d'au moins un but, et les moyens de lecture (3) des supports d'identification, sur l'une des faces latérales (24, 37) du baby-foot.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that the display means (2) are arranged at the bottom of at least one goal, and the reading means (3) of the identification supports, on one of the lateral faces (24, 37) of the baby foot.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un écran d'affichage (15) du classement des joueurs, visible de l'une des faces latérales (24, 37) du baby-foot.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that it comprises a display screen (15) of the classification of the players, visible from one of the side faces (24, 37) of the table football.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend deux lecteurs (3) de support d'identification accessibles respectivement des deux faces latérales (24, 37) du baby-foot.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that it comprises two readers (3) for identification support accessible respectively from the two lateral faces (24, 37) of the table football.         Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend deux lecteurs (3) de support d'identification accessibles sur chaque face latérale (24, 37) du baby-foot.    Device according to one of the preceding claims,
    characterized in that it comprises two readers (3) for identification support accessible on each side face (24, 37) of the table football.
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