Handicapping circuit for electronic games
First Claim
1. An electronic handicapping circuit for use with an electronic visual game comprising:
- means for generating a movable video image;
means for providing scoring event signals;
means for receiving said signal of said scoring event;
means for selectively storing said signal of said scoring event connected to said means for receiving said score signal;
means for providing a predetermined score differential and means for providing an output indication for said predetermined score differential connected to said means for selectively storing said signal of said scoring event, said means for providing said output indication of said predetermined score differential being adapted to provide a control signal, said control signal being adapted to regulate a movable video image generated by said electronic visual game.
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Abstract
A handicapping circuit for handicapping electronic visual games is disclosed herein. The handicapping circuit includes a plurality of input NAND gates, connected to a pair of counters. Each counter of the pair is connected to a logic gate. Each of the logic gates is connected to other portions of the game circuit. A first counter of said pair is incremented upon a first player'"'"'s leading score differential. A second counter of the pair is incremented upon a second player'"'"'s leading score. The logic gates are activated when either of their respective counters reaches a count of four or eight. The count of four or eight at either counter indicates that one of the players is leading the other player by four points or eight points. The signal received from the NOR gate is channeled to other portions of the game circuit, which increase the size of a paddle image controlled by whichever player is trailing.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic handicapping circuit for use with an electronic visual game comprising:
- means for generating a movable video image;
means for providing scoring event signals;
means for receiving said signal of said scoring event;
means for selectively storing said signal of said scoring event connected to said means for receiving said score signal;
means for providing a predetermined score differential and means for providing an output indication for said predetermined score differential connected to said means for selectively storing said signal of said scoring event, said means for providing said output indication of said predetermined score differential being adapted to provide a control signal, said control signal being adapted to regulate a movable video image generated by said electronic visual game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- means for generating a movable video image;
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14. An electronic handicapping circuit for use with an electronic visual game comprising:
- means for generating a movable video image;
means for generating a score signal;
a plurality of input logic gates for receiving said score signal;
a counter connected to said plurality of input logic gates, said counter being adapted to be incremented selectively by said score signal;
means to provide a preselected score differential; and
a plurality of output logic gates, connected to an output of said counter, said plurality of output logic gates being adapted to provide an output signal when said counter indicates a preselected score differential, said output signal from said plurality of output logic gates being adapted to alter playing dimensions of said movable video image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- means for generating a movable video image;
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19. In an electronic visual game, including means for displaying a pair of player controllable paddle images, and means for displaying an automatically moving ball image;
- the improvement comprising;
an electronic handicapping circuit, said electronic handicapping circuit having means for counting and storing a score differential between a pair of players, means for controlling the playing parameters of a movable video image of said paddles and said ball when said score differential exceeds a preselected level, and means for establishing said score differential and said preselected level.
- the improvement comprising;
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