IP Library Granted Patent US 9,931,575
Granted Patent B2
US 9,931,575 · App. 14/759,347 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Dart game device comprising image-capture device for capturing images of dart games

Inventor: Sang Uk Hong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: HONG INTERNATIONAL CORP.
A63F13/86A63F9/0208F41J3/02F41J5/24G11B27/031H04N5/91A63F2009/0221
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,931,575
App. No.
14/759,347
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to achieve the object, disclosed is a dart game apparatus for recording a moving picture of a part during a dart game. The dart game apparatus includes: a camera unit for recording the dart game; a touch unit for sensing that a dart game player is ready for throwing a dart; and a controller for controlling the camera unit, wherein the controller allows the camera unit to start recording at the time when the touch unit senses that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart. An object of the present invention is to store or transmit only small-capacity data by recording only a part of a dart game or selecting and storing or transmitting only a part of an image of an entire dart game to reduce a burden in storing and transmitting data and remarkably reduce a time for verifying the data.

Claims (22)

1. A dart game apparatus for storing a part of a moving picture acquired by recording a dart game, the apparatus comprising:

a camera unit for recording the dart game;

a buffer unit for temporarily storing moving pictures recorded by the camera unit;

a sensing unit for sensing that a dart contacts a dart target;

a controller for generating a part of the moving pictures that comprises the moment that the dart contacts the dart target among the moving pictures stored in the buffer unit by editing the moving pictures when the sensing unit senses that the dart contacts the dart target, and storing the part of the moving pictures; and

a touch unit for sensing that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart,

wherein the part of the moving pictures comprises a predetermined time interval from and after the moment that the dart contacts the dart target, and further comprises the time interval from the time when the touch unit senses that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart up to the time when the dart contacts the dart target,

wherein the time when the touch unit senses that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart is the time the dart game player steps on the touch unit that is installed in the ground.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a network connection unit for transmitting the part of the moving pictures to a network.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory unit for storing the part of the moving pictures.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the part of the moving pictures comprises a predetermined time interval before the moment that the dart contacts the dart target and a predetermined time interval after the moment that the dart contacts the dart target.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein when the dart hits a predetermined region of the dart target, at least one corresponding region of the dart target of another dart game device is deactivated.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a program code allowing at least one computer to store a part of moving pictures during a dart game by a dart game apparatus, the recording medium comprising:

a program code for allowing a camera unit to record a dart game;

a program code for allowing a buffer unit to temporarily store moving pictures recorded by the camera unit;

a program code for allowing a sensing unit to sense that a dart contacts a dart target;

a program code for allowing a controller to generate a part of the moving pictures comprising the moment that the dart contacts the dart target among the moving pictures stored in the buffer unit by editing the moving pictures when the sensing unit senses that the dart contacts the dart target, and store the part of the moving pictures; and

a program code for allowing a touch unit to sense that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart,

wherein the part of the moving pictures further comprises a predetermined time interval from and after the moment that the dart contacts the dart target, and further comprises the time interval from the time when the touch unit senses that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart up to the time when the dart contacts the dart target,

wherein the time when the touch unit senses that the dart game player is ready for throwing the dart is the time the dart game player steps on the touch unit that is installed in the ground.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 50947 FRAME: 207. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 13, 2019
From: HONG INTERNATIONAL CORP.
To: PHOENIXDARTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050996/0926 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 7, 2019
From: HONG INTERNATIONAL CORP.
To: PHOENIXDARTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050947/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2015
From: HONG, SANG UK
To: HONG INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 035992/0873 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0001396 · Jan 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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