EP0787510A1

EP0787510A1 - Portable illuminated display for substituting players on a playing field

Info

Publication number: EP0787510A1
Application number: EP97101099A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Paolo Andreotti
Original assignee: Amb Elettronic Sas Di Andreotti Paolo & C
Current assignee: A.M.B. ELETTRONIC SRL
Priority date: 1996-01-31
Filing date: 1997-01-24
Publication date: 1997-08-06
Also published as: ITBO960038A1; ITBO960038A0; IT1285502B1

Abstract

Portable table to be fed with current by a battery (1) to be recharged by a power supply. Said current, acting on a push button (2), comes in a first sequence to a microprogrammed control card (3) simultaneously starting two service displays (4 and 5), symmetrically placed on the lateral borders of the back face of the portable table, acting as numeric selectors for pre-setting two figure numbers, one regarding the player who must go out and the othe regarding the player called to replace him. Said pre-setting numbers are formed by the operator actuating in sequence four push buttons in two pairs: two push buttons (6 and 7) for the first display (4) and two push buttons (8 and 9) for the second display (5). In each pair of buttons, one button is for incrementing the number from 00 to 99 and the other for decreasing the same from 99 to 00. The pre-set numbers are permanently visualized on the service displays (4 and 5) and instantaneously sent by pressing a push button (10), or altenatively the other push button (11), for the number formed on the first service display (4) to light panels (12,13,14 and 15) and for the number formed on the second service display (5) to other light panels (16,17,18 and 19).

Description

The invention refers to a portable electronic table to visualize the turnover of the players in the sport games characterized by matches between two teams. In essential the invented device consists of a double-faced table having on both the faces a display formed by four light panels on which contemporary is visualized with light indication both the number of the player who must go out than the number of the player who must go on. It is so realized an instantaneous communication of the turnover information both for who is on the playing field than for the public came to see the exibition and situated on the tiers. The current electronic devices for visualizing the turnover of the players on the field given this information with two succesive sequences: in the first one is exibited the number of the player who must go out and in the second one is exibited the number of ther player who must go on. Considering that the quickness with which said turnovers are made is very important to limit the game fragmentariness and to reduce to a minimum the interruption time in the game which comes to damage the match spectularity, the invented device permits to have more time of effective game since it reduces the comunication time for the various turnovers. The invented portable table to be fed with direct current by a battery 1 to be recharged by a power supply. Said current, acting on a push button 2, comes in a first sequence to a microprogrammed control card 3 contemporary starting two service displays 4 and 5 simmetrically placed on the lateral borders of the back face of the portable table.
Said service displays acting as numeric selectors of pre-setting of the two figure numbers,one regarding the player who must go out and the other regarding the player calls to replace him. Said pre-setting numbers are formed by the operator acting in sequence by four push buttons: two push buttons provide for the first display 4 and two push buttons provide for the second display 5. For the first display 4 a couple of push buttons 6 and 7 are used whereas for the second display 5 a couple of push buttons 8 and 9 are used.
Said push buttons to be pressed, in both the couples, one for incrementing the number from 00 to 99 and the other for decreasing the same from 99 to 00. The pre-set numbers are permanently visualized on the service displays 4 and 5. Pressing the push button 10 or alternatively the push button 11, which perform an only one operation, the same numbers are contemporary send in the case of the numbers formed on the service display 4 to light panels 12 and 13 placed in couple onto the front left part of the table and to the light panels 14 and 15 placed in couple onto the back right part of the table. Whereas the numbers formed on the service display 5 are sent to the light panels 16 and 17 placed in couple onto the front right part of the table and to the light panels 18 and 19 placed in couple onto the back left part of the table.The invented table 20 has a push button 21 to cancel the pre-set numbers formed on the service displays 4 and 5. The zero condition is showed forming the number one on the two displays. To control the storage of the battery 1 a push button 22 is provided placed in the middle of the table 20 visualizing on the service display 5 a two figure number stated percentually the storage level of the same battery. Said numeric information remains visualized with said push button 22 pressed. Externally the portable table 20 provides two nonskid handling parts 23 and 24 so permitting to the operator to put the table in use position for visualizing the infomation. On the same table two parts 25 and 26 are provided for advertising messages. The portable table and its working are illustrated in the drawings of sheets 1 and 2. In sheet 1 fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the device working. In sheet 2 fig. 2 is view of the front face of the portable table 20. Fig. 3 is view of the back face of the same portable table 20 exibited by the operator to give the information regarding the turnover.

Claims

Portable light table for the turnover of the players onto the playing field to be fed with direct current by a battery (1) to be recharged by a power supply, where said current, acting on a push button (2), comes in a first sequence to a microprogrammed control card (3) contemporary starting two service dispalys (4 and 5) simmetrically placed on the lateral borders of the back face of the portable table and where the double-faced table has on both the faces a display formed by four light panels, characterized in that:
- the service dispalys act as numeric selectors of pre-setting of the two figure numbers, one regarding the player who must go out and the other regarding the players calls to replace him, said pre-setting numbers formed by the operator acting in sequence by four push bottons: two push buttons (6 and 7) provide fo the first dispaly (4) and two push buttons (8 and 9) provide for the second display (5);

- said push buttons to be pressed, in both the couples, one for incrementing the number from 00 to 99 and the other for decreasing the same from 99 to 00 where the pre-set numbers are permanently visualized on the service displays (4 and 5);

- pressing a push button (10) or alterntively an other push button (11), which perform an only one operation, the numbers are contemporary send in the case of the numbers formed on the first service display (4) to light panels (12 and 13) placed in couple onto the front left part of the table and to the light panels (14 and 15) placed in couple onto the back right part of the table, whereas the numbers formed on the second service display (5) are sent to light panels (16 and 17) placed in couple onto the front right part of the table and to light panels (18 and 19) placed in couple onto the back left part of the table;

- the table (20) has a push button (21) to cancel the pre-set numbers formed on the service displays (4 and 5) and the zero condition is showed forming the number one one the two displays.
Portable light table for the turnover of the players onto the playing field, as per claim 1), characterized in that to control the storage of the battery (1) a push button (22) is provided placed in the middle of the table (20) visualizing on the service display (5) a two figure number stated percentually the storage level of the same battery; said numeric information remains visualized with said push button (22) pressed.
Portable light table for the turnover of the players onto the playing field, as per claim 1), caracterized in that externally the table (20) provides two nonskid handling part (23 and 24) so permitting to the operator to put the table in use position for visualizing the information.
Portable light table for the turnover of the players onto the playing field, as per claim 1), characterized in that on the table two parts (25 and 26) are provided for advertising messages.