Method and apparatus for monitoring surface condition of a bowling lane
First Claim
1. A topical recognition apparatus for monitoring a surface condition of a bowling lane surface, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one lamp that provides light on said bowling lane surface; and
at least one sensor positioned proximate to said bowling lane surface, said at least one sensor being adapted to sense light provided by said at least one lamp after said light is scattered off said bowling lane surface, said scattered light being indicative of said surface condition of said bowling lane;
wherein said surface condition of said bowling lane monitored by said apparatus is quantity of oil on said bowling lane surface.
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Abstract
A topical recognition apparatus for monitoring surface condition of a bowling lane surface and a method thereof. The apparatus has a lamp that provides light on the bowling lane surface, and a sensor positioned proximate to the bowling lane surface, the sensor being adapted to sense light provided by at least one lamp after the light is scattered off the bowling lane surface, the scattered light being indicative of a surface condition of the bowling lane. The surface condition of the bowling lane monitored may be the quantity of oil on the bowling lane surface and/or the amount of wear on the bowling lane surface.
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35 Claims
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1. A topical recognition apparatus for monitoring a surface condition of a bowling lane surface, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one lamp that provides light on said bowling lane surface; and
at least one sensor positioned proximate to said bowling lane surface, said at least one sensor being adapted to sense light provided by said at least one lamp after said light is scattered off said bowling lane surface, said scattered light being indicative of said surface condition of said bowling lane;
wherein said surface condition of said bowling lane monitored by said apparatus is quantity of oil on said bowling lane surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring a surface condition of a bowling lane surface comprising the steps of:
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providing light on said bowling lane surface so that said light is scattered off said bowling lane surface, said scattered light being indicative of said surface condition of said bowling lane;
sensing said scattered light off said bowling lane surface; and
determining said surface condition of said bowling lane surface based on said sensed scattered light;
wherein said surface condition of said bowline lane monitored is quantity of oil on said bowling lane surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A topical recognition apparatus for monitoring a surface condition of a bowling lane surface, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one lamp that provides light on said bowling lane surface;
at least one sensor positioned proximate to said bowling lane surface, said at least one sensor being adapted to sense light provided by said at least one lamp after said light is scattered off said bowling lane surface, said scattered light being indicative of said surface condition of said bowling lane; and
a processor that analyzes characteristics of said light scattered off said bowling lane surface to determine said surface condition of said bowling lane;
wherein said surface condition of said bowling lane monitored by said apparatus is amount of wear on said bowling lane surface.
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35. A method for monitoring a surface condition of a bowling lane surface comprising the steps of:
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providing light on said bowling lane surface so that said light is scattered off said bowling lane surface, said scattered light being indicative of said surface condition of said bowling lane;
sensing said scattered light off said bowling lane surface; and
determining said surface condition of said bowling lane surface based on said sensed scattered light;
wherein said surface condition of said bowling lane monitored is amount of wear on said bowling lane surface.
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