WO1996021494B1 - Bowling scoring system - Google Patents
Bowling scoring systemInfo
- Publication number
- WO1996021494B1 WO1996021494B1 PCT/US1996/000187 US9600187W WO9621494B1 WO 1996021494 B1 WO1996021494 B1 WO 1996021494B1 US 9600187 W US9600187 W US 9600187W WO 9621494 B1 WO9621494 B1 WO 9621494B1
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- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- bowler
- scoring system
- ball
- display device
- bowling scoring
- Prior art date
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- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 claims 15
Abstract
A bowling scoring system (20) having a graphic user interface includes an input selection device (68a-68h) for receiving user input selections. The bowling scoring system is responsive to a pin-fall sensor to compute bowlers' scores which are displayed (26, 28, 70) to provide information to the bowler. The system includes a controller program having various program states for performing a particular one of a plurality of functions. A plurality of input selection keys (68a-68h) juxtaposed with the display device (70) provide inputs to the controller. Key indicia areas (78a-78h) on the display device (70) are associated with one of its input selection keys (68a-68h). The controller is responsive to the state of the program for displaying a particular label in at least one of the indicia areas and for performing a function associated with the displayed label in response to actuation of the one of the input selection keys associated with the labeled indicia area.
Claims
1. A bowling scoring system user input selection device for receiving user input selections, said bowling scoring system being responsive to a pin-fall sensor for computing bowlers' scores and including a display device for displaying said scores, comprising: a controller including a program having various program states, said controller responsive to the state of said program for performing a particular one of a plurality of functions; a plurality of input selection keys juxtaposed with said display device for providing inputs to said controller; a plurality of softkey indicia areas displayed on a predetermined portion of said display device, each of said softkey indicia areas having a fixed and unchanging location on said display and having a unique association with one of said input selection keys, said predetermined portion of said display being adjacent to an area of said display in which said scores are displayed such that said softkey indicia areas and said scores are displayed simultaneously; and said controller responsive to the state of said program for displaying a particular label in at least one of said softkey indicia areas and for performing a function associated with the displayed label in response to actuation of the one of said input selection keys associated with the labeled softkey indicia area.
2. The bowling scoring system user input selection device in claim 1 wherein said plurality of input selection keys are on a keypad separate from said display device.
3. The bowling scoring system user input selection device in claim 1 wherein said plurality of input selection keys are defined by a touch-screen key actuation system which responds to user proximity to particular areas of said display device for receiving user input selections.
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4. The bowling scoring system user input selection device in claim 3 wherein said input selection keys and said softkey indicia areas are distributed across the bottom of said display device.
5. The bowling scoring system user input selection device in claim 1 wherein said controller does not display a label in a particular softkey indicia area for a particular state of said program not having a function to be performed in response to actuation of the associated input selection key.
6. The bowling scoring system user input selection device in claim 1 wherein said controller displays on said display device a plurality of available choices for selection by the user in particular states of said program and wherein said one of said input selection keys associated with the labeled softkey indicia area provides a selection means for selecting one of said choices.
7. The bowling scoring system user input selection device in claim 6 wherein said controller displays on said display device fewer than all of the available choices and includes scrolling means for scrolling the available choices displayed on said display device and wherein said selection means controls said scrolling means.
8. A bowling scoring system user input selection device for receiving user input selections, said bowling scoring system being responsive to a pin-fall sensor for computing bowlers' scores and including a display device for displaying said scores, comprising: a controller including a program having various program states, said controller responsive to the state of said program for performing a particular one of a plurality of functions; a plurality of input selection keys juxtaposed with said display device for providing inputs to said controller; a plurality of softkey indicia areas on said display device, each of said softkey indicia areas associated with one of said input selection keys; and said controller responsive to the state of said program for displaying a particular label in at least one of said softkey indicia areas and for performing a function associated with the displayed label in response to actuation of the one of said input selection keys associated with the labeled softkey indicia area, said controller displays on said display device a plurality of available choices for selection by the user in particular states of said program, wherein said one of said input selection keys associated with the labeled softkey indicia area provides a selection means for selecting one of said choices, wherein said controller includes scrolling means for scrolling the available choices displayed on said display device and wherein said selection means controls said scrolling means, and wherein said selection means includes first and second input selection keys, each associated with one of said labeled softkey indicia areas, said first input selection key for causing scrolling in one direction and said second input selection key for causing scrolling in an opposite direction.
9. A method of receiving user input selections in a bowling scoring system that is responsive to a pin-fall sensor for computing bowlers' scores and including a display device for displaying said scores, including: providing a controller including a program having various program states, said controller responsive to the state of said program for performing a particular one of a plurality of functions; providing a plurality of input selection keys juxtaposed with said display device for providing inputs to said controller; providing a plurality of softkey indicia areas displayed on a predetermined portion of said display device, each of said softkey indicia areas having a fixed and unchanging location on said display and having a unique association with one of said input selection keys, said predetermined portion of said display being adjacent to an area of said display in which said scores are displayed such that said softkey indicia areas and said scores are displayed simultaneously; and displaying a particular label in at least one of said softkey indicia areas as a function of the state of said program and performing a function associated with the displayed label in response to actuation of the one of said input selection keys associated with the labeled softkey indicia area.
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AMENOED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
10. The method of receiving user input selections in a bowling scoring system in claim 9 including providing said plurality of input selection keys on a keypad separate from said display device.
11. The method of receiving user input selections in a bowling scoring system in claim 9 including defining said plurality of input selection keys by a touch-screen key actuation system which responds to user proximity to particular areas of said display device for receiving user input selections.
12. The method of receiving user input selections in a bowling scoring system in claim 11 including distributing said input selection keys and said softkey indicia areas across the bottom of said display device.
13. The method of receiving user input selections in a bowling scoring system in claim 9 including not displaying a label in a particular softkey indicia area for a particular state of said program not having a function to be performed in response to actuation of the associated input selection key.
14. The method of receiving user input selections in a bowling scoring system in claim 9 including displaying on said display device a plurality of available choices for selection by the user in particular states of said program and providing said one of said input selection keys associated with the labeled softkey indicia area as a selection means for selecting one of said choices.
15. The method of receiving user input selection in a bowling scoring system in claim
14 including displaying on said display device fewer than all of the available choices and scrolling the available choices displayed on said display device in response to actuation of said selection means.
16. The method of receiving user input selection in a bowling scoring system in claim
15 wherein said selection means includes first and second input selection keys, each associated with one of said labeled softkey indicia areas, and providing said first input
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17. A bowling scoring system comprising: score calculation means responsive to a pin-fall sensor for calculating bowlers' scores; a display device coupled to said score calculation means for displaying said scores; and a bowler coaching device for advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave, said bowler coaching device including: leave identification means responsive to said pin-fall sensor for determining an identity of a pattern of pins standing after a bowler rolls a first ball; conversion analysis means responsive to said leave identification means for determining a contact area where a ball should contact the pattern of pins standing in order to convert the leave and for determining bowler actions required in order to place the ball in the contact area; and display generation means coupled to said display device and responsive to said conversion analysis means for causing said display device to display said contact area and said bowler actions required for the pattern of pins standing after the bowler rolls the first ball.
18. The bowling scoring system in claim 17 wherein said display generation means includes graphic generation means for generating an image of said pattern of pins and a ball in said contact area.
19. The bowling scoring system in claim 18 wherein said bowler actions include location of a target portion of the lane where the bowler should deliver the ball in order to place the ball in the contact area.
20. The bowling scoring system in claim 19 wherein said bowler actions include location of a placement of the bowler's feet at a start of the bowler's approach required to deliver the ball to said target portion.
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21. The bowling scoring system in claim 20 including input means for receiving user selection of the hand used by the bowler to deliver the ball and wherein said conversion analysis means determines said location of said target portion of the lane and said location of a placement of the bowler's feet at least partially as a function of the user selection of the hand used by that bowler to deliver the ball.
22. The bowling scoring system in claim 21 wherein said conversion analysis means automatically determines a measure of difficulty of converting the pattern of pins standing and said display generation means causes said display device to display said measure.
23. The bowling scoring system in claim 21 wherein said conversion analysis means automatically determines whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split and said display generation means causes said display device to display whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split.
24. The bowling scoring system in claim 17 wherein said bowler actions include location of a target portion of the lane where the bowler should deliver the ball in order to place the ball in the contact area.
25. A bowling scoring system comprising: score calculation means responsive to a pin-fall sensor for calculating bowlers' scores; a display device coupled to said score calculation means for displaying said scores; and a bowler coaching device for advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave, said bowler coaching device including: leave identification means responsive to said pin-fall sensor for determining an identity of a pattern of pins standing after a bowler rolls a first ball; conversion analysis means responsive to said leave identification means for determining a contact area where a ball should contact the pattern of pins standing in order to convert the leave and for determining bowler actions required in order to place the ball in the contact area, wherein said bowler actions include location
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26. The bowling scoring system in claim 17 including input means for receiving user selection of the hand used by the bowler to deliver the ball and wherein said conversion analysis means determines said bowler's action required at least partially as a function of the user selection of the hand used by that bowler to deliver the ball.
27. A bowling scoring system comprising: score calculation means responsive to a pin-fall sensor for calculating bowlers' scores; a display device coupled to said score calculation means for displaying said scores; and a bowler coaching device for advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave, said bowler coaching device including: leave identification means responsive to said pin-fall sensor for determining an identity of a pattern of pins standing after a bowler rolls a first ball; conversion analysis means responsive to said leave identification means for determining a contact area where a ball should contact the pattern of pins standing in order to convert the leave and for determining bowler actions required in order to place the ball in the contact area; and display generation means responsive to said conversion analysis means for causing said display device to display said contact area and said bowler actions required for the pattern of pins standing after the bowler rolls the first ball, wherein said conversion analysis means automatically determines a measure of difficulty of converting the pattern of pins standing and said display generation means causes said display device to display said measure.
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28. A bowling scoring system comprising: score calculation means responsive to a pin-fall sensor for calculating bowlers' scores; a display device coupled to said score calculation means for displaying said scores; and a bowler coaching device for advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave, said bowler coaching device including:
• leave identification means responsive to said pin-fall sensor for determining an identity of a pattern of pins standing after a bowler rolls a first ball; conversion analysis means responsive to said leave identification means for determining a contact area where a ball should contact the pattern of pins standing in order to convert the leave and for determining bowler actions required in order to place the ball in the contact area; and display generation means responsive to said conversion analysis means for causing said display device to display said contact area and said bowler actions required for the pattern of pins standing after the bowler rolls the first ball, wherein said conversion analysis means automatically determines whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split and said display generation means causes said display device to display whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split.
29. A method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system that is responsive to a pin-fall sensor for computing bowlers' scores and including a display device for displaying said scores, comprising: determining from said pin-fall sensor an identity of a pattern of pins standing after a bowler rolls a first ball; determining from the pattern of pins standing a contact area where a ball should contact the pattern of pins standing in order to conveπ the leave and the bowler's actions required in order to place the ball in the contact area; and displaying on said display device said contact area and said bowler's actions required for converting the pins standing after the bowler rolls the first ball.
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30. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 29 wherein said displaying includes generating an image of said pattern of pins and a ball in said contact area.
31. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 30 wherein said bowler actions include location of a target portion of the lane where the bowler should deliver the ball in order to place the ball in the contact area.
32. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 31 wherein said bowler actions include location of a placement of the bowler's feet at a start of the bowler's approach required to deliver the ball to said target portion.
33. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 32 including receiving user selection of the hand used by the bowler to deliver the ball and wherein said determining the bowler's actions includes determining said location of said target portion of the lane and said location of a placement of the bowler's feet at least partially as a function of the user selection of the hand used by that bowler to deliver the ball.
34. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 33 including automatically determining a measure of difficulty of converting the pattern of pins standing and displaying said measure on said display device.
35. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 33 including automatically determining whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split and displaying on said display device whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split.
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36. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 29 wherein said bowler actions include location of a target portion of the lane where the bowler should deliver the ball in order to place the ball in the contact area.
37. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 29 wherein said bowler actions include location of a placement of the bowler's feet at a start of the bowler's approach required to deliver the ball to said target portion.
38. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 29 including receiving user selection of the hand used by the bowler to deliver the ball and wherein said determining the bowler's actions is at least partially a function of the user selection of the hand used by that bowler to deliver the ball.
39. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 29 including automatically determining a measure of difficulty of converting the pattern of pins standing and displaying said measure on said display device.
40. The method of advising a bowler of a strategy for converting a leave in a bowling scoring system in claim 29 including automatically determining whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split and displaying on said display device whether the pattern of pins standing is considered a split.
41. The bowling scoring system in claim 17 and further including a scoring console having an input device for receiving user input for entry into the scoring system, said input device including a key for allowing a user to enable or disable said bowler coaching device for a specified lane.
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42. The bowling scoring system in claim 17 and further including a scoring console having an input device for receiving user input for entry into the scoring system, said input device including a key for allowing a user to input whether a bowler is right or left handed.
43. The bowling scoring system in claim 17 and further including: a scoring console having an input device for receiving user input for entry into the scoring system and a scoring console processor coupled to said input device, said display device for processing user inputs received from said input device; and a memory device coupled to said scoring console processor for storing a database of bowler actions required to convert a leave for every possible pattern of pins, wherein said conversion analysis means is implemented in said scoring console processor.
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Priority Applications (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP8521755A JPH11505433A (en) | 1995-01-09 | 1996-01-11 | Bowling scoring device |
| BR9606900A BR9606900A (en) | 1995-01-09 | 1996-01-11 | User information selection device for a bowling game point counting system process for receiving selections entered by a user in a bowling game score system and device and technical advice process for players bowling of a bowling game point counting system |
| EP96905120A EP0802817A4 (en) | 1995-01-09 | 1996-01-11 | Bowling scoring system |
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| US08/370,032 US5618238A (en) | 1995-01-09 | 1995-01-09 | User input selection device and automated bowling coaching system in an automatic bowling scoring system |
| US08/370,032 | 1995-01-09 |
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