Multi-touchscreen module for amusement device
View Patent ↗An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to execute an application program. The application program is configured to access a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games, and generally simultaneously display at least one first image from the first game on a first portion of the display screen and display at least one second image from the second game on a second portion of the display screen.
1. An amusement device comprising:
(a) a display screen having a touchscreen, the touchscreen being configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously;
(b) a memory that stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play; and
(c) a controller configured to execute an application program, the application program being configured to operate as a shell and configured to:
(i) execute a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games, the first and second games being one of single player games and games that do not support simultaneous multi-player functionality, and
(ii) generally simultaneously display at least one first image from the first game on a first portion of the display screen and display at least one second image from the second game on a second portion of the display screen, wherein the application program is further configured to retrieve data from at least one of the first and second games and display the retrieved data on a third portion of the display screen.
2. The amusement device of claim 1 , wherein the first game and the second game are the same game selected and executed from the plurality of electronic games.
3. The amusement device of claim 2 , wherein the executed game is configured to be played by a single player.
4. The amusement device of claim 2 , wherein the selected game includes a plurality of play scenarios.
5. The amusement device of claim 3 , wherein the first game is playable by a first player to attain a first score, and the second game is playable by a second player to attain a second score.
6. The amusement device of claim 5 , wherein the application program is further configured to compare the first score with the second score.
7. The amusement device of claim 5 , wherein the application program is further configured to calculate and store a total sum of the first score and the second score.
8. The amusement device of claim 4 , wherein the first game presents a first one of the plurality of play scenarios, and the second game presents a second one of the plurality of play scenarios.
9. The amusement device of claim 4 , wherein the first game and the second game present the same play scenario selected from the plurality of play scenarios.
10. The amusement device of claim 1 , wherein the retrieved data includes at least one of a player name, player score, avatar, or time remaining.
11. The amusement device of claim 10 , wherein the retrieved data includes a first score attained by a first player of the first game and a second score attained by a second player of the second game, and the application program is configured to determine a winning score based on the retrieved first and second player scores.