Bowling process and system for providing pictorial representations of a score
First Claim
1. A process for providing pictorial representations representative of a score of a bowling game in a bowling center which is implemented in a computing infrastructure with a scoring software being executed thereon, comprising:
- calculating, using an electronic processor which implements the scoring software, a score of a game based on a number of bowling pins which are knocked down by a bowler of the bowling game;
determining, using the electronic processor, whether or not a particular score was achieved based on the number of the bowling pins knocked down by a throw of the bowling ball of the bowler;
correlating, using the electronic processor, a plurality of individual pictorial representations of a video game to the score of the bowling game, as detected by the scoring software using the electronic processor and which was determined to meet the particular score, such that each individual pictorial representations is a function of a particular amount of the bowling pins knocked down in the throw of the bowling by the bowler of the bowling game; and
displaying, using the electronic processor, the plurality of individual pictorial representations in a sequence on a monitor based on a result of the throw of the bowling ball, until the sequence of pictorial representations creates a full representation of a preselected picture on the monitor associated with the game and which is representative of a game played.
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Abstract
A process and a system for managing a bowling center, which includes one or more bowling lanes along which a bowl is rolled, one or more pin setting up machines at one end of the lane and one or more bowlers'"'"' bays at the opposite end of the lane, one or more overhead monitors or videos above the lane, one or more consoles or keyboards located at the one or more lanes, respectively, and allowing a user to enter data, an electronic control system set up to manage the bowling center, and in particular, a score program which calculates the score of the games played at the bowling center and displays the score, in particular at the respective overhead monitor. A visual signal is emitted at the respective lane to indicate that the lane is open and waiting for users.
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25 Claims
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1. A process for providing pictorial representations representative of a score of a bowling game in a bowling center which is implemented in a computing infrastructure with a scoring software being executed thereon, comprising:
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calculating, using an electronic processor which implements the scoring software, a score of a game based on a number of bowling pins which are knocked down by a bowler of the bowling game; determining, using the electronic processor, whether or not a particular score was achieved based on the number of the bowling pins knocked down by a throw of the bowling ball of the bowler; correlating, using the electronic processor, a plurality of individual pictorial representations of a video game to the score of the bowling game, as detected by the scoring software using the electronic processor and which was determined to meet the particular score, such that each individual pictorial representations is a function of a particular amount of the bowling pins knocked down in the throw of the bowling by the bowler of the bowling game; and displaying, using the electronic processor, the plurality of individual pictorial representations in a sequence on a monitor based on a result of the throw of the bowling ball, until the sequence of pictorial representations creates a full representation of a preselected picture on the monitor associated with the game and which is representative of a game played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22)
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14. A process for providing pictorial representations representative of a score of a bowling game in a bowling center comprising:
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calculating, using an electronic processor which implements a scoring software, a score of a bowling game based on a number of bowling pins which are knocked down by a bowler of the bowling game; generating, using the electronic processor, a non-numerical representation of the score of the game using a sequence of graphics which are different than a numerical score of the number of bowling pins knocked down by the bowler of the bowling game, such that each non-numerical pictorial representation is a function of a particular amount of the bowling pins knocked down in the throw of the bowling by the bowler; and displaying individually each non-numerical representation until the sequence of graphics which are displayed on a monitor associated with the bowling game creates a full representation of a preselected picture representative of a game played. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24)
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20. A system for providing pictorial representations representative of a score of a bowling game in a bowling center comprising:
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a centralized management system having a processor and a database storing bowling lane information; and a scoring system provided at one or bowling lanes comprising a processor, the scoring system configured to; run scoring software for the game which is based on a number of bowling pins which are knocked down by a bowler of the game; correlate a plurality of individual pictorial representations of a video game to the game in which the bowling pins are knocked down by the bowler and which was determined to meet a particular score of the bowling game, such that each individual pictorial representations is a function of a particular amount of bowling pins knocked down in the throw of the bowling by the bowler of the bowling game; and display the plurality of individual pictorial representations in a sequence on a monitor based on a result of the throw of the bowling ball, until the sequence of pictorial representations on the monitor of the scoring system associated with the game creates a full representation of a preselected picture on the monitor associated with the game and representative of a game played; wherein the score of a game is the pictorial representations which are different than the number of bowling pins knocked down by the bowler. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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