Title:
【発明の名称】ボーリング・レーン・システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3254585
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A video distribution system especially for an automatic bowling center system, comprises a central control unit; a plurality of video source devices each including means for transmitting a video signal to convey dynamic video information; a plurality of video display terminals remotely located from said central control unit and operable to display dynamic video information responsive to a received video signal; a video communication network coupled to said transmitting means and said display terminals; and switching means operatively associated with said central control unit and coupled in said video communication network for selectively coupling one of said video source device transmitting means to a selected one of said video display terminals to receive the transmitted video signal so that said one video display terminal displays the dynamic video information associated with the received signal. The video signal for transmission may be generated using a memory means storing data representing a plurality of video segments wherein data relating to a selected segment is read out by commandable reading means, converted into a transmittable video signal and coupled to one of the display terminals. When the video display system is provided in a bowling center system including a plurality of bowling lanes, a plurality of scoring systems and a manager's control system, the manager's control system functions as the central control unit. A manager's communication network may link the manager's control system to the commandable reading means. The bowling center system includes a plurality of lanes, arranged in lane pairs, and a plurality of game control units. The scoring systems may be provided per lane, per lane pair or per game control unit. Each game control unit may have a video switch. There may also be a plurality of user input devices, one for each video display terminal, coupled to the manager's control system or a scoring system whereby video signals may be requested.
Inventors:
David Elmours
Santo Eila Mancia
David Jay Mueller
Bruce N Alice House
Victor S Berk Twick
Gerald A. Earrings
David Sea Wyland
Lawrence Edemar
Paulji Dew Soult
Santo Eila Mancia
David Jay Mueller
Bruce N Alice House
Victor S Berk Twick
Gerald A. Earrings
David Sea Wyland
Lawrence Edemar
Paulji Dew Soult
Application Number:
JP9658289A
Publication Date:
February 12, 2002
Filing Date:
April 18, 1989
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Brunswick Bowling and Villiers Corporation
International Classes:
A63D1/06; A63B69/00; A63B69/40; A63D1/00; A63D3/00; A63D5/04; A63D5/06; A63D5/08; G06F3/14; G06F19/00; (IPC1-7): A63D3/00; A63D1/06; A63D5/04; A63D5/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JP6034478A | ||||
| JP6340586A | ||||
| JP5031504B1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Kohno