DE1924682A1 - Automatic skittles point calculator - Google Patents

Description

Patent attorneys Dipl.-Ing. F. Weickmann,

Dipl.-Ing. H.Weickmann, Dipl.-Phys. Dr K. Fincke

Dipl.-Ing. F. A. Weickmann, Dipl.-Chem. B. Huber

⁸ MUNICH 27, DEN

MÖHLSTRASSE 22, CALL NUMBER 48 3921/22

American Machine & Foundry Company, New Jersey, 261 Madison Avenue, Few York, U ". Y. 10016, V.St.A.

Automatic bowling game point calculator

The present invention relates generally to skittles games and in particular to an automatic cone point calculation system, which calculates the bowling points during the game and the game is clearly visible Way indicates.

The object of the invention is to provide an automatic bowling game point computer specify who has a cathode ray tube as a display device for the course of the game.

Another object of the invention is to provide a skittles game Point calculator to indicate who is the next player in bowling can identify.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic Kegelapielpunkt calculator that the next player to be used during a team game Can identify bowling alley.

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Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic To indicate skittles point calculator who is able to correct an error in the display of the course of the game.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic Specify Keselspielpunktrechner, which enables a player to during a team game for one or multiple! rounds to be eliminated from the game.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic Specify the skittles point calculator in which the course of the game is continuously recorded.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic Specify the skittles point calculator in the manual information are feedable.

Another object of the invention is an automatic one Specify bowling point calculator that displays Pehlv.äirfe.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic To indicate key game points that are economically manageable is and works reliably.

The starting point of the invention can also be defined as an automatic kegclc game point calculator for the "display the sequence of a bowling game. the actual invention consists in the fact that the skittles point computer has a cathode ray tube with a .Bildschirm that the Cathode ray tube screen divided into discrete areas is, which represent the passages of a game for at least one player, that a first, the screen the cathode ray tube associated display area is provided on which the discrete areas for Representation of the rounds of a game assigned player

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are recorded, and that he has a -second, the screen associated display area on which the passage represented by each discrete area is recorded.

Further details and features of the invention emerge from the following description in conjunction with the enclosed Drawings. The drawings show:

Pig. la, lb, lc show in a side-by-side arrangement FIG. Id shows a block diagram of a counter according to FIG Invention for bowling alleys.

Fig. 2 shows the configuration of a control panel for a Skittles

Figure 3 shows a cathode ray tube display in accordance with the invention.

FIG. 4 shows the passage frames as a detail from FIG one through nine of a player.

Fig. 5 shows as a detail from Fig. ^ A single passage frame as an example of the passage frame a-s until nine.

FIG. 6 shows, as a detail from FIG. 3, a passage frame as an example of the long passage frame.

7 shows the matrix for generating the letters and digits on the screen of the cathode ray tube.

D _a s automatic Punktzählwerk according to the invention can be thought of as a digital Spezia! Introduce computer with a dedicated program, and with magnetostrictive delay lines as memory elements, -ine cathode ray tube is fed from the delay line and shows the

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The course of the game during its course. If desired, storage elements such as magnetic tapes, light strips can also be used o.a. are used to record the entire course of the game.

The counter according to the invention is in particular for two against each other playing teams with five players each, who play a team game according to the so-called ABG rules. In addition, the automatic cone point counter follows normal player behavior, such as the replacement factor for a Multiple consecutive non-throws, calculating points during the first nine rounds of the game, etc.

In a normal team game, the pin counter is timed to receive information signals from three entry stations namely a control panel of the player and two cone observation devices (one for each "' Train), the automation point counter receives information signals and calculates the cone points from the three Entrance stations and according to the skittles rules.

In Fig. 1, a counter according to the invention is shown in circuit block form. A delay line 10 which is a magnetostrictive o.a. line, stores those coming from the player's control panel and from the cone watchers Data. This data is a continuous counting of the course of the game for each player who in addition to the points, aggravations and blind points of each team bowling. The data thus determined are stored in the delay line 10, which has a plurality of slice positions, with a ^ -bit slit jsdem character is assigned in a passage frame. The master counter and the arithmetic address set 12 -s-r ^ t the bits, if these come from the delay line 10, and contains the address for each 4-bit character when this is in the output register. ster 14 (tail register) is entered. The for the game

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Course representative information is continuously recirculated through the delay line 10. The output signal .The delay line is sent through the output register 14 and control gates to the input of the delay line 10 headed.

The information from the output register 14 is sent to the display logic 16 forwarded, which forwards the received information in predetermined sequences to the cathode ray tube.

The display logic can be self-contained and therefore the data display from the delay line is independent of the computation of a player's points. During the course of the game, for example, the display shows those points of a player which have been arroclr 'Λ from earlier entries up to the round just played, while the computer is in its idle state.

The state of the computer is determined by a program counter 20. The program counter 20 is a counter that either sequentially, step by step or jump-wise counts according to the ■ instructions received from instruction and jump gates 22. The program counter 20 and the instruction and jump gates 22 control the various sub-units of the computer through a series of operations which the Allow calculation of a skittles point according to the invention. When the program counter 20 is in its idle state is located, it remains in this until one of the input stations addresses the computer. A search logic '24 always scans the inputs of the synchronization switch 26 for the left ball, the synchronization switch 28 for the right ball and the player controller 30 off. When the search logic 24 receives a signal from one of these input stations, She interrupts her work and sends a signal to her

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Instruction and jump gate 22 to leave the idle state and the computer through the program instructions through a program necessary for a desired calculation to control. The program counter 20 runs through a cycle and, when it returns to the rest position, sends it to the search logic 24 a signal that he has carried out the desired calculation. The search logic is then released and runs in the Scan the input lines.

With a view to receiving a. Input information from a cone observer is believed to have hit a ball the left lane of a pair of lanes served by the machine is released. The synchronizer 26 for the left ball detects the impact of the ball against the return buffer and synchronizes the information from the cone observation device with the computer and delivers a signal to the search logic 24. The player who obtained the ball clearance is then the one Player whom the sequence counter for the left lane and indicator 32 indicated as "free" for the left lane. If the Search logic 24 determines this state, signals it to the Instruction and jump gate 22, and the program counter 20 controlled so that it gives up its idle state and that Starts the input program of the cone observation device.

When the program counter 20 starts this program, it transmits the information about the sequence counter 32 of the left lane by means of a transfer gate 34- to the address counter 36. The address counters 36 now contain the identity of the player who triggered the ball and not the passage frame in which it was spent or the ball currently in hand. The program instructions from the instruction and jump gates 22 then control the cone key gates 38 in order to enter the number of cones fallen into the input register 38 via the control gates 42. The data search logic Qj- is controlled in such a way that it searches the game rather than the delay line 10 for the player who searches the ball:

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has thrown to then establish the ball and passage identity. The data search logic 44 forwards this information to the address counter 46, which is now the player, the ball and revealed the passage identity. If the identity of the input is known, the program instructions control the address counter 36 and ask for the supply of empty throws and Points 46 to check the status of the last two rounds played by the players. This supply 46 determines whether the counting of the two previous passes depends on the ball just pushed. For example, if the two Rounds before the first ball of a triggered round were both empty throws, the counting of the two previous rounds depends Runs from the data just obtained. If the second round requires before the one just played that it completes with the data of the ball just played the program instructions control the three digital totals for the third round before the round just played in such a way that it is via the control gates 42 to the adder 48 and the accumulator 50.

The contents of an input register 49, which contains the number of rons knocked over a given ball Contains cones are now via the control gates 42 and 52 to the overall data for the third round before the which total data are stored in the adder 48 and the accumulator 50 are added to the current run. These correct point data for the second round before the played Passage is input to delay line 10 via control gates 52 and 54. When an input is done by the arithmetic unit, the normal path of data from output register 14 is via the Control gate 56 in the current register 58 and the delay line 10 via the control gate 54 opened to new or to include additional information at the control gate 56. This way everything in the delay

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line for the second round before the played round stored for a player who pushed the ball, replaced with the new information. This process is repeated for the first run before the run played and for the run played each time the control unit 46 "determines that the fallen cones are to be added to the run to be" assessed. In this embodiment it is understandable that each input from a cone observer will result in the two preceding passes and that the computer program is prepared for this condition.

In addition to calculating the cone points for one The arithmetic unit according to the invention also calculates the new team total points for the player who is currently playing the run played. To calculate the new team total points, the program instructions control the Data search logic 24 in such a way that it enters the address of the passage played via the transfer gate 34 in the address counter 36 directs and switches the player section of the address counter 36 to the first player of the team, for whom the ball has been released. The program instructions then control the control unit 36 in such a way that that the number of points that the first player on a team scores in a played round is established will. For this operation the ball information is for both the played and the previous rounds necessary because the events in the round before the played round determine the number of points to be credited affect for a player in the play played. For example, if there is an empty throw in one pass immediately before the run that is played, which is followed by an empty throw in the run that was played, is calculated as follows: that for the second empty throw two points are counted and not one. The point calculation is made for each player

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a team repeated in which the address counter 36 after accounting for the played through points for indexing a given player. The points of a run for a team are in the adder 48 and accumulator 50 while the program instructions index the address counters 36 and the control unit 46 is controlled so that the number of points are passed on for each player via the control gates 42.

During a team game, when a fifth player's passage points are calculated, they become the passage points of the previous four players are drawn in, and the program instructions guide the contents of the accumulators 50 and the adder 48 in gap positions (not shown) in the delay line 10. This transfer occurs as mentioned above, i.e. the information is passed through control gates 52 and 54 while the control gate 56 is the output register Block 14 from receiving the signals from the stream register 58 so that all old point data is replaced through the newly calculated information.

When the points of the run played have been entered the program instructions switch the passage section i the address counter 36 on the first pass and the line section on the sixth line «The heavy points is entered into the adder 48 and the accumulator 50 via the control gates 42 and the contents of the Gap positions for the passage points are passed through the program instructions via the control gates 42 and the aggravation previously stored in adder 48 and accumulator 50 is added.

This total point result is then shown in the visible point

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Positions are entered for the first run and the process is continued for one run at a time, Each time the number of points for the run is added to the total points collected and the content of the accumulator 50 are passed on to the visible gap position for the points of the frame. Passing on the Total points is a non-destructive transfer in which the contents from the accumulator 50 and the adder 48 via the control gates 42 and 52 into the accumulator 50 and the adder 48 are recirculated, while they are sent to the delay line 10 via the control gates 54 be passed on. When instruction gates and jump gates 52 determine that dj-er is the last pass played is reached, the gates control the program counter 20 to the remainder of the point calculation program.

The last round played is determined by the data search logic 44, which the ball contents of all players for determines the pass in which the points are calculated. It turns out that none of the players make this pass has completed, the data search logic 44 outputs a signal to the instruction gates 22. It will be understood that the The steps in calculating the points described above are designed for the marking and point sections of the Machine, however, do not include operations for the supertition factor and the totalization of the team points are necessary.

In addition to the section of the program which provides points and markings for input from a cone observer calculated, a program part is provided which converts a Godebit into an Oodeword, which is used for each pass assigned to a player. This Oodebit controls the display logic 16 in such a way that the entire data is connected shows or does not appear in one go. If the passage is part of an uninterrupted

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Is a result of empty throws, the overall result is not displayed For example, if a player did not get a point in the first three rounds, but in the Knocked down pins in rounds 4 through 7, the indicator bits are entered into the words for rounds 4 through 7 and \ these total results are not displayed after the calculation. If the player has the poIge of empty throws in If the eighth pass is interrupted, the Godebit controls the display logic 16 to display the total points for runs 1 through 8. The display bit section of the Program determines the necessary steps. The players section address counter 36 contains the identity of the player who pushed a ball. This player address is not changed during the point calculation. At this point in the program (after calculating the points, but before the marking calculation) the display bit for the Supertition factor calculated. Control during this process the program instructions direct the data search logic 44 to retrieve ball information from the first pass for looking for the player who bowled. If the data search logic 44 determines that a round has been played, the is not an empty throw, then it transfers the address of this passage into the passage section of the address counter 36 via transfer gates 34. The program instructions then output an indicator bit which causes passes 1 to to be displayed for the passage found. The passage section the aare counter is indexed forward and the search is resumed starting at the played through address in the address counters 36. To illustrate this mode of operation of this program section reference is made to the example shown in FIG.

With reference to the above description of the data search logic during the display bits section of the program, it can be seen

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that the first passage found that is not a void is the first passage Fl. This gateway address will be transmitted via the transfer gate 34 to the address counter 36. The control gates 56 are then notified that they a display bit in the god word for the first pass registered so that it is displayed. The address counter 36 is now switched to the second passage F2, and data search logic 44 begins looking for a pass that is not a void, it being in the second pass F2 begins; it is determined that the second pass also has no empty throw. Again there is a transmission, and the indicator bit is inserted in the control word for the second round F2. The third run F3 is also displayed. When the address logic is advanced to the fourth pass! "4 then you notice that starting with the fourth passage P4 no passage can be found, which is not a blank, and therefore the indicator bit is not inserted into the code word from the fourth pass onwards, so that the supertition factor is taken into account. This assumes that the eighth round F8 has not been played has been. Now assume that the eighth round P8 has been played and, as shown, no empty throw having. When the address counter 36 is set to the fourth pass F4 and the search begins, will the eighth pass F8 found and transferred to the address logic. The program instructions then control the control gates 56 in such a way that they insert a display bit into the Control word from the last found, displayable passage to the now in the address counters 36 (the eighth Passage) is used so that the points for the passes 1 to 8 are displayed.

With regard to the calculation of an overall result for a crew is part of the program used

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just described cone point calculation program. As already mentioned, the data search logic 44 locates the passage in which a ball has been pushed during an entrance from a cone observer. If the found pass is the tenth pass PIO, the point is calculated as described and the state of the tenth pass is checked. When the tenth round is played and the player has therefore finished his game, the control unit 46 activates the instruction gates 22. The program counter 20 is then run through the entire arithmetic section of the cone observer input program. The first task of this program section is to transmit the difficulty for a team from this section in the delay line via the control gates 42 to the adder 48, the accumulator 50 and the input register 49. The program instructions then control the address counters 36 to the first player for his tenth pass and pass this data for addition to the complication. The total score for the first player is circulated through the adder with the existing difficulty. The control gates 42 and 52 control this circulation and addition in accordance with the program instructions received from these units. The total number of points of the first player in addition to the difficulty are now contained in the adder 48, the accumulator 50 and the input register 49. The program instructions now index the address counters 36 to the second player and. forward its overall result to be added to the existing result. This process is repeated until it is established that the total results of all five players on a team have been added to the team. It should be noted that / if one of the players has not finished the game / the total result from his tenth round is equal to zero and that this result after the addition described, the total results in

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the registers does not change. After the accumulation of the team total the corresponding data are fed into the delay line 10 via the control grids 52 and 54, while control gates 56 close, and a stream of information to output register 14 from the stream register 58 to "block so that existing overall results can be replaced with new data.

The computer then continues to monitor the control unit 46 to determine if a pushed ball is on for one the player playing the left lane completes the pass. If this is the case, the program instructions index the Sequence counter 32 of the player.

It is now assumed that the sequence counter 32 for the left lane for a player is indexed to a player who is next to bowling on the left lane. After the completion of the program, the program counter 20 returns to its Idle state and signals to the search logic 24 that it is scanning the input synchronizers again, namely the control pulse synchronization 30, the synchronizer 26 for the left ball and the synchronizer 28 for a right ball Bullet.

In the case of the computer according to the invention, it is possible to enter four types of information manually using the control panel. These inputs are:

1. Input via a team marking difficulty

2. Input about a team difficulty

3. Input via blind points of a player

4. Entering over fallen cones.

The operation of the machine will now be described for each of these pieces of information.

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In regard to the operation of the Re before inventive nanlage during an input of marks on the control _s wound ago, when the label switch 74 is depressed the control panel shown in Fig. 2, the controller synchronization turned controls 30 so that it adjusts to a state in which the input gates to the control panel buffer 76 are opened. Opening these gates enables data to be entered at the control panel by means of switches 78 into the control panel buffer. Assume that ρ a marking severity of 25 should be given for team A. After setting the team switch 80 to A by depressing the team button A, the number switches can be operated after depressing the marker switch 74. If the number 2 is pressed, it is entered in the first four bit column of the control buffer 76. Then the number 5 is pressed and the control panel synchronization 30 detects this, first to move the contents of the control panel buffer 76 four bits to the left (in the direction of the most significant digital position of the control desk buffer). The five is then entered into the first four bit column of the control panel buffer 76. The control panel buffer 76 now contains the desired marking severity. At this time, the input switch 82 is depressed to signal the control panel synchronizer 30. The synchronizer then blocks any further input from the control panel and signals the search logic 24. Shortly thereafter, the security system will detect that the control panel is calling and will respond to the control panel. When the search logic has recognized the control panel, it will signal the type of input found to instruction gates 22 and the program counter is switched from its rest position into the control panel marker input program.

The first job in this program is to educate the

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Enter the shaft address in the address calculator 36 via the transfer gate 34. When the marker storage position for team A appears in the master counter 12, the program instructions route the contents of the control panel buffer 76 via the control gates 54 into the memory gap position in the delay line IO for the markers of the team A, the program counter 20 is now through part of the above Marking calculation program led. The program section used is the mark accumulation section. In this section, the Mannschaftsmarkierungserschwerkung is transmitted to the adder 48 and the accumulator 50 and the address counter 36 are set μ \ ι £ the sixth line through the first The markings from the first pass are transferred to the adder 48 and added to the existing marking emphasis. This overall result is inserted into the visible gap positions for passage markings in the first passage and is also recirculated into the adder 58 and the accumulator 50. The total number of marks per round for the subsequent rounds are added up and displayed until the last round to be played is reached. Then the program counter returns to its rest position, then enables the search logic and resets the control desk synchronization 30. The need to deal with marker accumulation can be understood if one assumes that marker severity can be changed at any point during the game, that is, after processing the inputs through marker computation, a change in severity changes all of the overall marker results. If no rounds have been skittled, which is the P-.ll at the beginning of a game, the marking emphasis is only entered in the display columns for the markings of the first round.

As for the input of a control panel weighting,

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so the entry begins in the same way as the entry. for marking emphasis. A team will first -selected by actuating the crew switch 80, and then the desired multi-digital gravity is activated by means of the number switch 78 entered. The way the control desk synchronization works 30 and control panel buffer 76 is identical to that used in polygamy in connection with input for the control panel. When the desired difficulty has been entered, the input switch 82 is actuated, and the control panel synchronization 30 signals the search logic 24 that an input must be made at the control panel is. When the search logic 24 scans the control panel synchronization, it detects the control panel at its input and informs instruction gates 22 that a difficulty entry has just been made at the control panel. the Instruction gates move the program counter 20 from its rest position into the control panel team aggravation program a. The program instructions transmit the team address to the address counter 36 and set them Counter to the address of the aggravation storage gap position. The control desk buffer 76 is then controlled in such a way that that'er his contents via the control gates 54 in the aggravation memory column enters. The program counter 20 is now through the total accumulation program for an input guided by a cone observer. If a difficulty is entered, it will be added to each existing total score which adds ten passes. This procedure is necessary because it is difficult to enter data at any point in time can be done during the game. When the program counter 20 has run through the aggravation program, it returns if it returns to its rest position, the search logic 24 is enabled and enables this that. Scan input lines for the next input.

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Entering a blind point for a player is similar the input for a team aggravation. When the input switch 82 is actuated, the search logic 24 signals instruction gates 22 that a termination point is entered for a player. The program counter leaves its rest position and goes through the blind point entry program. The program instructions transfer the address of the player and the team from the player switch to the address counters 36 via the transfer gates 34 and set up the passage section the address on the tenth passage. The blind point is entered and the program goes through the procedure described above Point calculation. When the total point calculation is done, the search logic is enabled and the program counter is reversed back to its rest position. The result calculation is necessary because there is a blind point at any point in the game can be entered or changed.

If input about fallen pins from the control panel is desired, the identity of the player becomes the run-through and the ball is first entered for a player by means of switches 84, 86 and 88. The free switch 90 is then actuated, and signals the control desk synchronization 30 that an input on fallen pins is made. The synchronism gate 30 detects this condition and enables any subsequent digital digit entry into the first four bit column of the control panel buffer 76. If several number switches are pressed in succession, only the last entry in the control panel buffer 76 is saved.

saves. When the input switch 82 is operated, the control panel synchronization 30 calls the search logic 24. The search logic 24 signals the instruction gates 22 that an input about fallen pins is being made. the Instruction gates 22 control the program counter in such a way that

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that it leaves its rest position, ie runs through the input program from the control panel over fallen pins. The program instructions transfer the addresses of the player, the passage and the ball into the address counters 36 via the transfer gates 34. The data about the ball are then fed into the input register 49 via the control gates 42. The program instructions then cycle through the program for inputting the cone watchers to compute the points of a run. The run section of address counters 36 is then incremented and data search logic 44 is caused to examine whether the next run has been played. When the next round has been played, the point calculation for the round is repeated to correct the score based on the newly recorded data. The examination of the next round after calculating the number of points for a round is continued until either the tenth round or an empty round is reached. An earlier entry in the game thus determines the entire game for a player. When the calculation program has ended for a run, the overall calculation program is called, if necessary. After the total calculation, the control desk marker program is restarted.

To calculate the new marking points on the basis of the output values, the program instructions transmit the Pass-through address, back to address counters 36 from that Pass-through switch 86. The markings for this run are recalculated using the mark calculation program, which has just been described. The pass-through section of the address counter 36 then becomes indexed forward to the next occurrence and the marking program is repeated. This is necessary as an indication in a certain passage M the markings for one pass M + l can change. If for example

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wise i '+ l is an empty throw and the passage K into one Empty throw is converted, then the empty throw in the passage fl + 1 is worth two markings. This is an input over fallen cones from the control panel cause all changes made by the input to be recalculated will.

When the control panel program is finished, the program counter returns returns to its starting position and releases the search logic 24.

In the present invention, there is a magnetostrictive one Delay line or similar line in storage for application. Data which is in this line are to be saved are shown in the form of four bit words for each saved character. In the information contained in a single pass consists of six characters for each pass from 1 to 9 and from eight characters for the tenth passage. The arithmetic symbols assigned to gears 1 to 9 are as follows:

Information sign (1) _c , -

Ball 1 cone fall (Bl)

Ball 2 cone fall (B2)

Little significant

Passage total digit (Tl)

Second very significant

Passage total digit (T2) "

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Passage total digit (T3)

The characters associated with the tenth round are the same as above with the exception of an additional ball

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(B3) is necessary, and an additional total digit. (13) is assigned to the tenth round. The fourth digit is. necessary for the sixth management of the tenth round to display the team's total points.

To me the connection is every tenth pass with the fourth Digit coupled.

The data in the delay line is sent to a cathode ray tube fed and displayed there as from Pig. 3 can be seen. In Pig. 5 is a single pass one Advertisement after Pig. 3 for runs 1 through 9 shown. In Pig. is a single pass for the Pig ad. 3 as Example shown for the tenth pass.

Like in Pig. 5 , the cathode ray tube writes a circle around ball 1 with cone case Bl and then continues to write Kugel 1 Ksgelfall Bl, ball 2 cone case B2, Durchgangstotaldigit II, _DU rebgangetotaldigit 12 and Durchgangstotaldigit 13, before continuing with the writing of the information in the next Passage begins. The circle around Bl is only displayed if the player has a so-called split in this round. The information symbol in connection with each round contains this split symbol as well as a display bit signal, which determines whether the total result of the numbers T1, T2 and T3 should be displayed. The overall display format for the data is six lines per tube.

Like in Pig. 3, lines 100, 102, 104, 106 and 108 show the points and the pin case for the player indicated. Line 110 shows the marking data for the Passage in positions Hl and T2. Line 110 shows for the tenth run, the team's total score

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"Consists of the numbers B1, B2 and B3, added to T1, T2, T3 and a? 4-, as shown in Pig. 6.

All of the information in delay line IO is normally presented on the CRT screen. Fig. 3 shows the course of a game of skittles for five players after completion of a game.

If the . The information to be represented is checked, one finds that the data emerge one after the other from the delay line in the following form: LlPlI, LlPlBl, L1P1B2, LlPlTl, L1P1T2, L1P1T3, L1P2I, etc., where Ll denotes line 1 or player 1 and P2 the passage 1.

However, this is not the pail when interlaced is necessary to make a delay line of reasonable length to have.

The need for a line jump (interlace) becomes understandable, assuming that the character design circle is actuated no faster than 24 µs per character and since 744 characters are necessary to display the information on two tubes (1 tube for each tube track) the length of a delay line must be ϊ = 744 χ 24 x 10 "or 17.5 ms. One line this length is difficult to manufacture and difficult to use because the signal attenuation becomes objectionable. The frequency of operation this presumed lead is determined by the expression

and T ₁₃ = £ 4- ^ = bus / bit.

W _e nn Assuming that the operation frequency of the line

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is increased, but the time interval between successive characters remains the same, then the display can use the Do not process information in less than 24 us. An increase in the frequency of operations leads to a Distance after LlPlI after its appearance and before the appearance of LlFlBljwerin successive data is written or entwined using the gap, then the length of the conduit can be reduced. To the To meet display requests for information for 24 Us, the contents of the output register 14 can be passed to the display logic 16 every 24 µs if that The next character to be displayed appears.

The line jump used in accordance with the present invention to shorten the line is as follows:

LlFlI . L2F1I, L3P1I, L4F1I, L5F1I, L6F1I, L7F1I . L8F1I, L9F1I, LlOFlI, LIlFlI, L12F1I, LlFlBl .L2F1B1 - L12F1B1, L1F1B2, etc., where Ll to L6 represent lines 1 to 6, for team A (tube 1) and L7 to L12 lines 7 to 12 for team B (tube 2).

When the frequency of the delay line is an Im0 frequency then the characters in this line jump are spaced 24 µs apart, the distance being measured from the End, i.e. the last bit of a character to the last bit of the next character, as the information in the output register 11 can only be used if all four bits have been entered. If you check the line skip one sees that for a given passage and for a given character there is a copy such that the The characters for the 12 display rows appear in an orderly sequence. So if you use the designations I, B1, B2, etc. treated as the ordered group of characters for all ranks,

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then the line jump can also be written as follows:

FlI, Fill, F1B2, FlTl, F1T2, F1T3, F2I, F2B1, F2B2, ..... FlOI FlOBl ₁ F10B2, F10B2, FlOTl, F10T2, F10T3, F1O54.

Note that the row designation (LN) is omitted is because each group of characters contains the data for all rows.

The display logic searches for the requested character in each group in accordance with the row to be displayed. With each pass of the delay line the selected character is indexed by one (ie for row 1 the display logic selects the first and seventh characters in the group, for row 2 the second and eighth characters, etc.). The characters appearing at a distance of 24 µs alternate between the two cathode ray tubes, and therefore the display of the characters also changes. This push-pull arrangement of the tube display provides a 24 microsecond time to align the beam for a given tube while the other tube is writing a character. The beam alignment information is derived from the master counter 12 which contains the address of the character coming off the delay line. This character address is passed on to the display logic 16 and aligns the beam by means of analog end coding gates. The beam can be aimed at the next character to be written, while the other tube writes _{f in} order to achieve a maximum period of time to reduce the switching processes in the actuating amplifiers.

According to the present invention, the beams of the two cathode ray tubes are controlled alternately to the Display sign. When the beam is in position

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and the tube is to display a sign, the ray becomes ■ faded in and driven by the display logic to step through a pattern of characters.

According to the invention, a seven-row matrix is preferably used to generate the character (seven stroke tech.niq.ue). As shown in Fig. 7, the beam is guided from position 1 via bar S1 to position 2, from position 2 via bar 2 to position 3, from position 3 via bar S3 to position 4 » from position 4 via bar S4 to position 1, from position 1 via bar S5 to position 5 »from position 5 via bar S6 to position 6, from position 6 via bar S7 to position 2, and from position 2 via the bar S8 back to position 1. 'If the beam is normally switched on, the number 8 is always generated. If the bar S1 is always faded out, the bars S2 to S8 are the active bars (7 rows). All digits can now be generated by optionally hiding a corresponding bar or several bars. For example, if bars 3Ί and S7 are hidden, the number 5 is generated, while if bars S2 and S7 are hidden, the number 3 would be written.

In some cases it may be desirable to have a permanent record of the game of skittles. In In such cases, the data supplied by the delay line 10 to the display logic 16 can also be transmitted via a corresponding one Matrix fed into tape recorders. '' A tape recorder is just one example of a recorder that which can also be a perforated strip device or similar. In this way the information in the delay line saved permanently. If for any reason and at any time the course of the game

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is to be produced, the information from the storage tape would be fed back into the delay line via a matrix, and the information from the delay line is then displayed on the screen of the cathode ray tube via the display logic. In this way, the course of the game can be reproduced at any point in time.

The method of operation of the computer according to the invention can be explained using the following steps:

Step O is a rest position

Steps 1 to 8 and 10 concern inputs from the dom control panel here.

Steps 11 to 19 relate to inputs from the Koge observer here.

Step 20 concerns the printing process.

Steps 21 to 37, 40 and 42 relate to the cone point calculation.

Steps 38 and 39 relate to accumulating the points the ten rounds, including weighting points. Step 41 relates to checking the completion of a

Player by a player. f Steps 43 to 46 relate to the display of a super

tition factor and the suppression of the display of points in a series of empty casts.

Step 9 and 47 to 55 refer to "marking calculations". Step 56, 57 and 58 refer to the suppression of Zero to left of the most significant numbers for marks.

Step 59 relates to overriding steps and logical results.

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Step 60 relates to entering aggravation marks into the delay line.

Step 61 relates to entering aggravation points into the delay line,

Entering information from the control panel

step

Test input for the cone observer input,

if yes, go to step _f over> 14

or control panel input - go to step 1 test for depressed marker swear input, If so, go to step 60. Test for low pressure exacerbation points

walk - if yes - go to step 61

Test for depressed switch for that
Input of blind point gravity, if

yes - go to step 37

Test for given ball input, if yes -

Go to step 2

Testing the console switch to see if

Ball 1, if yes - go to step 3

Ball 2, if yes - go to step 4

Ball 3i if yes - go to step 8th

"Enter ball 1 into the delay line

and proceeding to step - · 20

Enter the ball 2

If ball 2 is skipped, skip to

Step 7

If ball 2 is not skipped, "Skip
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Check that ball 1 and ball 2 skip add ball 1 to ball 2

Check whether ball 1 and ball 2 are equal to 10,

Go to step 6th

Check whether ball 1 + ball 2 is smaller than 10, go to step. - ■ 7th

Ball 1 and ball 2 equal to 10 means a jump even if the jump switch is not depressed go to step— —— —- 7

Enter ball 2 into the delay line

and going to step? - - 20

test

If the control panel is set to passage 10, if yes, go to step -——-—; - ~ - 10 If the control panel is not for the frame 10 ' posed, if so, go to step -! -———— 59 Employing data search logic 44 to locate of the run with no entry for all players, go to step ——-.---- «--..—« ~ ■ 55 Enter the ball 3 in the delay line and Transition to step —. — .—- --.———--. i -, - 20

Counting the fallen cones as indicated by cone watchers, transmission lines and sequence counter for team passages of a player, find the delay line for the next one appearing open passage for a special player and team, Check if there is a foul, go to step 15 Sest does not result in a foul; not ball 1 and passage 10 (ball 2 or 3 in passage 10) and if passage 10 is present, go to step <—-_ —.-..-_- 12

read does not result in a foul, not ball 1; and not

Pass 10, go to step —_ —— .— 13

Sest gives ball 1, go to step - 15

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step
Check the following conditions:

Ball 2 and Ball 1 are not empty throws j

Move on to step. 13th

Ball 2 and Ball 1 were empty vids, go to step - · 15th

It's ball 3 and ball 2 was skipped,

Go to step - 15

It is K _u gel 3, and ball 1 is an empty litter and ball 2 is an empty roll, proceeding to Step 15

It is ball 3 and ball 1 is an empty throw and ball 2 is not an empty throw,

Go to step 13

No ball (game ended and extra ball pushed) Go to step - ■ 59

Counting the fallen cones

¥ _e nn 10 cones have fallen over, skip over

to step ·. 14th

If it is ball 2 and not 10 pins are knocked down, go to step ... 16 If it is 3 ball and not 10 pins have been knocked down, go to step - 17 Convert the fallen cones into a jump code, skip to step 15

Enter the cone case information in the correct position in the delay line and if there is a split, enter split in the display, go to step ττ— 20 Subtracting ball 1 from the total cone case information, to determine the fall of the cone by ball 2, go to step 19th

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Subtract the cones knocked over by ball 2 to determine the knocked over by ball 3 Cone, go to step —— 18 Enter the number of balls knocked over by the 3 ball Cone in the correct position in the delay line, move on to step. . . 20th

Enter the number of pins knocked over by the ball 2 in the correct position in the delay line, skip

to step 20

Operating the printer and printing on a permanent support, printing Bowling, round, ball, player, go to step ■ - ■ 21

Setting the control unit 46 for the passage played, feeding the from of the ball 1 overturned cone in the input register 49 »Reset the address counter 36 to the next preceding pass, go to step 22

Setting the control unit 46 to the Pass before the played pass, setting the address calculator 36 to the second pass before the played pass, go to step · ■ 23

Setting the control unit 46 to the second pass before the played pass, Setting the address counter 36 to the third pass before the played pass, Go to step - ■ 24

Inputting the points from the third run before the run played into the adder 48 and the accumulator 50; Upstream of the address counter 36 on the 909847/0953

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second pass before the played pass, transition to step - Adding 0, 20 or 30 as determined by the control unit 46 to the second pass before the played pass, skip to step ■

Addition of the cones knocked over by the ball 1 or zero according to the determination by the control unit 46 to the second pass for the pass played and output to the delay line, go over

to step - -

Queries the delay line for the Points for the second round before the played round and setting the address counter 36 on the passage immediately ahead

the run played, skip to step 28 Adding zero, 10 or 20, depending on the definition of stones 46 to the second run, before the run played, go to step -: ——— -, —_ _ „-. ~ _—— 29 I

Adding the cones knocked over by the ball 1 or zero depending on the determination by the Control unit 46 for the second pass before the played pass and setting the address counter ' 36 on the played passage, go to step —-——.-- * «. ——.-.———-—— Adding the number of umgc from the ball 2 -; thrown cone or from zero, as determined by the control unit 46 to the second passage prior to the run being played and setting the address counter 36 back to the run immediately before the played round, go to step —————— ~

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Enter the points for the run before the run played in the correct one

Position in the delay line, go to step -

Queries the delay line for the points for the passage before the played Pass, setting the address counter 36 to the played pass, skip

to step 33 -

Adding zero, IO or 20, as determined by the control unit 46 to the Pass before the played pass, go to step "·

Including the number of cones knocked over by the ball 1 or of gauze, depending on the requirements by the control unit 46 to proceed to the pass before the played pass

to step -

Count the number of cones knocked over by the ball 2 or from zero, as appropriate by the control unit 46 ai the pass before the played pass,

Check whether the run played is run 10, go to step --- check, if the run played is not gear 10, go to step ---- add the number of pins knocked down by the Xugel 3 or by Hulls, depending on Provided by the control unit 46 to the passage immediately before the played. Passage and release of the points (pass 10) in the appropriate position in the delay line, go to Gehritt ———

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38, emptying of the adder 48, the input register 4-9 and the accumulator 50, test whether the game is over, if yes, address counter Set 36 on line 1 (1st player),

Skip to step 38

If not, go straight to step— »43 Adding all ten results from ten rounds and fifth player check skipping

to step 39

Adding the difficulty to the overall result

every ten passes and input into the total position of the delay line, Go to step - ■ ■ 41

Enter the points in the correct position in the delay line, go to step 41 Setting the address counter 36 to the subsequent pass,

Check if the game is over, skip

to step 43

Check that the game is not over, go to step - 42

Check whether the run is empty after the run has been played

if the following passage is empty,

Go to step 43

if the subsequent pass is not empty

is going to step. - 21

Input of a bit relating to a weighing display into the delay line for a given player for every ten passes Setting the address counter 36 to pass

1, go to step ■ ■ 44

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Data search logic 44 creates the address counter 36 on the next pass, the Ice has an empty throw

(A) The found passage has no empty litter and is empty, go to step 47

(B) the found passage has no empty throw and is not empty and is not the Pass 10, go to step ■ 45 '

(C) the found passage has no 'empty / urf and is not empty and is passage 10, go to step ■ - 46

(D) the passage found is the 10 "passage and finished bowling, going to step - 46

(E) No round is found and the game is not over, skip to

Step 47

Enter the display bit in the? _e ^March ögerungi? line for the player of the first round until the first encountered passage without

Empty and set the address counter 56 the next frame after the first frame without Empty, pass on step 44

Input of a display bit in the delay line for one player for rounds 1 to 10, go to step 47

Determine the run played, skip to step · - 48

Setting the address counter 36 to the first Row (1st player) and accounting of all markings of a team for each round

Check whether the address counter 36 is on passage 10, go to step ... 9

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Check whether the address counter 36 is not is on passage 10, go to step · —-—-—.

Set the address counter back to the pass y before the pass played and Cancellation of the control unit 46ι pass to Step ~~ - -

Setting the control unit 46 to the passage before the play played and setting the address counter 36 to the played Passage, transition to step · · -

, Additidm of ball 1 to ball 2 of the played passage and setting of the control unit 46 for a played passage for ball 1 smaller a! Ls 5 or ball 1 + BIl 2 = smaller than 5, go to step

Setting the control unit 46 for the played Pass for an empty throw or jump in the played pass. detection the total markings per round for a team, go to step , Addition of the determined by the control unit 46 Marking points for each player - only one at a time - to the total number of Markings in one pass »Move the Aäress counter 36 to the next line, Check whether the 3 is not the line 5, skip to step 1 -

If it's line 5 and if players are single is checked and if there is any input from the

Controller is going to step

It's line 5 and it's one Input from a cone observer or it is line 5 and, it is an input

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gate from a KegeT observer or it is the Line 5 and it is an input from the control panel and after checking the following All players pass, move on to step

Set the address counter 36 to the next Pass after the played pass Go to step Enter the markings in a pass a team into the accumulator 50, adding all the marks of the passes of a Crew for each pass and plague hold in adder 48 and enter into register 49. Entering the cumulative marking results a pass into the delay line for all passages with an interruption skip the first round which has incomplete points from any player to step ■ -

Set the address counter 36 to pass 1, go to step

Suppression of the most significant zeros or zeros, move to step Test that pass 10 and set the address counter up to the next Passage

when the next pass the pass

10 is, go to step - ■ —-—

if the next pass is not pass 10, go to step

Resolving the data search logic 54 and the control unit 46, setting the appropriate (left or right) sequence counter 32 or 33 for one player? to the next active Player, moving on to step

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60 Input of the aggravation marks in the
Delay line, go to step - 9

61, entering the difficulty points in the delay line, Go to step 37

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Claims (26)

- 38 -. Claims 1. Automatic skittles point calculator for displaying the process a skittles3, characterized in that it has a cathode ray tube (18) with a screen, that the screen of the cathode ray tube (18) is divided into direct areas, polygamy, the passages of a game represent for at least one player that a first display area assigned to the screen of the cathode ray tube (18) is provided on which the discrete areas for displaying the rounds of a game assigned players are recorded and that he has a second, the screen associated display area on which the passage represented by each discrete area is recorded. 2. Computer according to claim 1, characterized in that the comes of a player is displayed in the first display area and that in the second display area are numbers of one ten appear, which mark the rounds of the game of skittles. 3. Computer according to claim 2, characterized in that it has a display log (16) which is connected to the cathode ray tube (18) is connected and a cone case as well as the G-ecant points of each run. 4. Computer according to claim 3, characterized in that the display logic (16) a control unit for generating an empty throw symbol as well as a control unit for generating a storage substance having. 5. Computer according to claim 4 »characterized in that the Display logic (16) a control unit for generating a jumping symbol having. 909847/0953 - 39 - 6. Computer according to part 1, characterized in that e ?: a Has signal generator that generates signals corresponding to the number of cones knocked over by a ball, so / ie a computing unit, which is fed from this signal generator and from the signals about the number of fallen cones accordingly according to the rules of the game pinpoints are calculated while the game is played from round to round, and that he - has a display logic fed in by this arithmetic unit, those who. Cathode ray tube (18) for displaying the course of the game, pass by pass. 7.rechnerjiach claim 6, characterized in that the computing unit has a memory in which the signals correspond - according to the fallen skittles for the various rounds get saved. 8. A computer according to claim 7 _t characterized in that the memory comprises a recirculating .Verzögerungsleitung (10). 9. Computer according to claim 8, characterized in that it is a Has recording device in which the course of the game of skittles is recorded continuously. 10. Computer according to Anspruph 8, characterized in that it has a Having input device which selectively inputs cone case information for a ball of a desired passage. 11. Computer according to claim 10, characterized in that it has a Input device for the optional input of blind points of a player. 12. Computer according to claim 11, characterized by an input device for entering a difficulty for a team. - 40 909847/0953 BATH ORIGINAL 13. Computer according to claim 12, characterized in that it has a Input device for the optional input for a marking difficulty for a team » 14. Computer according to claim 1, characterized by a first Signal generator for generating signals about the cone knocked over by a ball on a first path, by a second signal generator for generating signals via the from a ball overturned on a second track a search device for selecting the path on which the ball has been thrown, by one to the signal generator Memory connected to the path, which has been selected by the search device, which memory contains the cone event information on the cone knocked over by the ball saves, by an arithmetic unit, which the total points of passage calculated for round, up to the last round * and then entering the total number of points in the memory, as well as by a display logic, which is input from this memory * - is fed and the cathode ray tube controls to record the course of the game pass per pass. 15 · Computer according to claim 14, characterized by a manually actuatable signaling device, which "optional signals over fallen cones to memory there. 16. Computer according to claim 15, characterized in that the Arithmetic unit has a lock, which allows the recording of the points of the game pass per pass during the presence prevented an uninterrupted sequence of empty throws 17. Computer according to claim 16, characterized in that the Memory has a recirculating delay line. 909847/0953 ν '- 41 - 18. Computer for displaying the course of a game of skittles ■ les, characterized by a first cathode ray tube with a screen, the screen of the cathode ray tube is divided into discrete areas to represent the various passages of the game of skittles, and these are the first Cathode ray tube associated with a first path, through a second cathode ray tube with a screen, wherein the screen of this cathode ray tube into discrete areas to show the various rounds of the game of skittles is divided and this second cathode ray tube one second path is assigned, by a first signal generator for generating a signal on the number of one Ball on the first track overturned cone, by a second signal generator to automatically generate a signal about the number the cone knocked over by a ball on the second track, through a memory for receiving and storing the signals over the course of the game, by a search device for the optional connection of the first signal generator and second signal generator the memory, through an arithmetic unit for calculating the total points Run per run while the game is running for a player and for entering the total number of points Pass per pass into the memory, through one of the Memory-fed analog logic to control the first Cathode ray tube for displaying the course of the game of a first 'team of players, passage for passage and for Control of the second cathode ray tube for the display the course of the game of a second team of players for passage as well as through a control unit connected to the display logic for the optional display of jump and empty circuits. 19. Computer according to claim 18, characterized by a controllable Signal transmitter, which can optionally be connected to the memory by the locator, and the number of times pushed by one Ball overturned cone changes. - 42 909847/0953 20. Computer according to claim 19, characterized in that the · controllable signal generator has an input for aggravation for a team, 21. Computer according to claim 20, characterized in that the controllable signal generator has an input for marking emphasis for a team. 22. Computer according to claim 21, characterized in that the controllable signal generator has an input for a blind point for up a player. 23. Computer according to claim 22, characterized in that it is a recording device einspeiabares from the memory for permanent Has recording of the skittles course. 24. Computer according to claim 23, characterized in that the recording device is a Macnet tape recorder. 25. Computer according to claim 23, characterized in that $ ₃ q <j _aB recording device is a print tape recorder. 26. Computer according to claim 23, characterized in that the recording device is a paper tape machine. 909847/0953 BATH ORIGINAL. Blank page