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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Dwight Sullivan, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling an amusement device includes a plurality of targets of a playfield of the amusement device, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive an indication that a first target of the plurality of targets is hit during a first player turn. The processor is further configured to send, based on the indication, a signal to a moveable component of the playfield to unlock access to a second target of the plurality of targets during the first player turn. The processor is further configured to determine that the first player turn has ended. The processor is further configured to keep the second target unlocked during a second player turn.