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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:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis W Davis, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Russell D Davis, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273312 ; 273 / ; 273358 ;
Abstract
A light projection tag system provides for the detection of spatially coincident light patterns projected by competing players on a gaming surface. Each player is equipped with an optical transceiver with a field-of-view that is geometrically coincident with the light pattern projected from the transceiver. Each player's transceiver can detect when an opponent's light pattern, also projected on the gaming surface, enters this field-of-view thereby achieving a tag. Detection methods include the use of modulated visible or infrared light. Various embodiments of the system include automatic targets and projected gaming mazes.