US Patent No: 7,361,083
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Multimedia system and method for remote monitoring or refereeing in dart machines
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Apr 22, 2008
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Jul 1, 2003
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10/609,394
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Abstract
A system and method which comprises a plurality of amusement machines (i.e., video games, flipper games, pinball machines, prize dispensing games, arcade games, electronic darts, kiddie rides, pool tables, golf games, basketball games, billiards, redemption games, soccer tables, shuffle board alleys and bowling alleys, touch-screen countertop games and the like) equipped with play components and associated apparatus to capture multimedia information based on the performance of the players at the machines, apparatus to transmit the multimedia information captured from the machines to a network, and a processor based machine (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)) for managing and storing this multimedia information.
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| 6,076,021 System for handicapping substitute or unranked players in a dart game match | 11 | 1998 | |
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| 5,359,510 Automated universal tournament management system | 101 | 1992 | |
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| 5,018,736 Interactive game system and method | 103 | 1989 | |
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| 4,314,145 Electrical devices containing PTC elements | 16 | 1979 | |
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| 4,910,677 Golf score recording system and network | 93 | 1988 | |
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| 4,593,904 Player interactive video gaming device | 226 | 1984 | |
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| 4,531,187 Game monitoring apparatus | 224 | 1982 | |
| 5,413,345 Golf shot tracking and analysis system | 72 | 1993 | |
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| 6,371,860 Foul line indicator for pool tables | 6 | 2000 | |
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