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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1995
Bryan P Hansen, DesPlaines, IL (US);
Capcom Coin-Op, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Abstract
A signaling device for an amusement game including a playfield having a plurality of triggering devices disposed thereon electrically linked to a microprocessor. A plurality of light sources are mounted behind the playfield which are capable of being activated either singularly or in combination by the microprocessor to produce a predetermined color of light. An optical receptor is disposed on the playfield and is optically connected to the plurality of light sources through an optical lead whereby the optical receptor will become illuminated in the color generated by the plurality of light sources. The color generated by the light sources and, therefore, the color in which the optical receptor will illuminate may be changed to either signal a successful activation of a specified triggering device or signal which triggering device should next be activated.