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Interactive video game of chance and player controlled subsystem therefor

  • US 4,799,683 A
  • Filed: 09/16/1986
  • Issued: 01/24/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A remote control system for playing a game upon a color television receiver having red, green and blue video signal circuit means for driving at least one electron gun, means for amplifying an audio signal, means for generating a composite sync signal, and circuit means receiving the composite sync signal for controlling a color picture tube with at least a horizontal sync signal and a vertical sync signal, wherein a broadcast received by the color television receiver may be viewed interchangeably with the game, each without interference to the other, said remote control system comprising:

  • supervisory transmitter means for remotely transmitting a first signal having encoded thereon a first plurality of commands including a display command for selectively displaying the game or the broadcast;

    player transmitter means for remotely transmitting a second signal having encoded thereon a second plurality of commands;

    wherein said first and second signals comprise infrared signals;

    means for receiving said first and second encoded signals;

    a main enclosure, including a power supply, a solid-state logic board having programmable means for simulating the game in response to said first and second plurality of commands, and means coupled between said receiving means and said logic board for decoding said first and second encoded signals to produce said first and second plurality of commands; and

    a transfer unit coupled between said main enclosure and the circuit means for controlling the color picture tube, said transfer unit being adapted to bypass the composite sync signal and further coupled to the video signal circuit means for driving the at least one electron gun in response to a third plurality of commands produced by said logic board responding to said first and second plurality of commands;

    wherein said supervisory transmitter means and said player transmitter means each comprise;

    a plurality of push buttons for respectively selecting said first and second plurality of commands;

    integrated circuit means coupled to said plurality of push buttons for respectively outputting said first and second plurality of commands;

    a transistor amplifier coupled to receive the commands output from said integrated circuit means; and

    a pair of light emitting diodes coupled to said transistor amplifier and adapted to emit infrared light in response to said first and second plurality of commands.

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