Self-scoring electronic target game with displays
CA 1318924 C · Owner: Arachnid, Inc. · Inventors: Tillery, Michael L.; Beall, Paul F.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract From the Canadian patent
An electronic target game adapted for use with a display device which is disposed within the viewing region of the game. The preferred embodiment is a dart game employing "safe" darts and a dart board which is divided into a plurality of target sections and an associated pressure sensitive switch matrix. A microprocessor executes instructions stored in an EPROM memory unit which is easily removed and interchanged from the game. The EPROM memory unit contains instructions for a variety of dart games with different rules and procedures of play. The invention provides one or more displays for selecting a game and displaying scores, instructions and various game conditions.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted June 8, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 8, 2010.
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