Dartboard Structure and Electronic Device for the Same

• US 20110109045A1
• Filed: 05/07/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer Corporation
• Inventors: Yeh, Min Chin, Su, Steel, van der Vorst, Adrianus C.A.
• Application Number:
  US12/775,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20110109045A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/371
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 3/02 Indicators or score boards for arrow or dart games F41J5/00 takes precedence; timetables, lists or forms for shooter enlistment B42D15/0066
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/06 Acoustic hit-indicating systems, i.e. detecting of shock waves F41J5/056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/10 Cinematographic hit-indicating systems cinematographic targets F41J9/14

Abstract

An electronic device for a dartboard structure is disclosed. The dartboard structure comprises a body with a board-surface, a sensing module, a body processing module and a first wireless communication interface. The electronic device comprises a second wireless communication interface, a central processing module and a display module. The sensing module is configured to generate a sensing signal according to the location of at least one dart being thrown to the body. The body processing module converts the sensing signal to a position signal. The location signal is transmitted from the first wireless communication interface to the second wireless communication interface of the electronic device. The central processing module of the electronic device calculates a score according to the location signal so that the display module of the electronic device can display the score.

Claims

1. An electronic device for a dartboard structure, the dartboard structure comprising a body with a board-surface, a body processing module, a sensing module and a first wireless communication interface, the electronic device comprising:

a central processing module;

a second wireless communication interface; and

a display module;

wherein the sensing module generates a sensing signal according to a location of at least one dart being thrown to the body, the body processing module generates a location signal according to the sensing signal, and the location signal is transmitted from the first wireless communication interface to the second wireless communication interface, the central processing module calculates a score according to the location signal so that the display module displays the score.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a user transmits a user configuration to the electronic device via an input module for manipulating the electronic device.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the input module further comprises a third wireless communication interface, the user configuration is transmitted from the third wireless communication interface to the second wireless communication interface for manipulating the electronic device.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the input module is a mouse.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the input module is a keyboard.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the input module is a remote control device.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display module is further configured to display competition information.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the competition information comprises a user identification, a thrown dart number and an accumulation score.

9. A dartboard structure, comprising:

a body having a board-surface;

a first wireless communication interface;

a sensing module being configured to generate a sensing signal according to a location of at least one dart being thrown to the body; and

a body processing module being configured to generate a location signal according to the sensing signal;

wherein the location signal is transmitted from the first wireless communication interface to a second wireless communication interface of an electronic device, a central processing module of the electronic device calculates a score according to the location signal so that a display module of the electronic device displays the score.

10. The dartboard structure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the sensing module comprises a first image capturing module and a second image capturing module, the body processing module is electrically connected to the first and second image capturing modules, the first image capturing module captures a first image of the board-surface at a first angle and the second image capturing module captures a second image of the board-surface at a second angle while the at least one dart is thrown to the body, and the body processing module generates the location signal according to the first image and the second image.

11. The dartboard structure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the sensing module is a pressure sensing module, the body processing module is electrically connected to the pressure sensing module, the pressure sensing module senses a pressure caused by the at least one dart and generates a pressure signal while the at least one dart is thrown to the body, and the body processing module generates the location signal according to the pressure signal.