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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1985
Roger D Hector, Saratoga, CA (US);
Nolan K Bushnell, Woodside, CA (US);
Howard Delman, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Rotberg, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jon Kinsting, San Jose, CA (US);
Bally Manufacturing Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Operation of a video game or an exercise system utilizing a video display is enhanced by a floor controller utilizing weight sensitive pads that allows an operator to input information into the system by locating his feet in specific portions of the floor controller. The system includes an interface circuit which obtains foot location signals from the floor controller and transmits this information to a system microprocessor which in turn is used to control the video display. The system can also include light segments that are under control of the microprocessor and which are associated with each of the weight sensitive pads.