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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1976
William F Wilke, Carson City, NV (US);
Alan G Hutcheson, Reno, NV (US);
Richard D Ross, Sparks, NV (US);
Other;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus for simulating athletic contests is disclosed. A specific embodiment of the apparatus is a football game including a simulated playing field, wherein the play execution and play outcome for each play is displayed in real time. Two opposing players are alternatively on defense or offense, according to standard football rules. The game is automatic except for the choosing of the play by the offensive player and the choosing of a counteracting play strategy by the defensive player. Random numbers are generated automatically by the apparatus, and are applied to probability tables to determine play results. A scoreboard keeps track automatically of the time left in the game, the score, the yards to go for a first down, etc. All aspects of the game are controlled by a microprocessor and a processor controller comprising a control program stored in a read-only memory. The playing field comprises an array of lights that are selectively turned on by the microprocessor to graphically show the play action.