IP Library Granted Patent US 10,055,943
Granted Patent B2
US 10,055,943 · App. 15/811,461 · Granted Aug 21, 2018

Camera guided arcade game

Inventor: Stephen P Shoemaker, Jr. (Redondo Beach, CA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,055,943
App. No.
15/811,461
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An arcade game with that allows a player to control the game using a video feedback plus a tactile response is provided. A player must use the video feed for controlling the game, and the video feed can be transmitted from a remote location. The video signal can be transmitted via the internet, a wireless connection, or a wired connection.

Claims (10)

1. An arcade game having a housing and player controls for maneuvering a pick-up device selected to pick up targets within the housing, comprising:

a camera mounted inside the game's interior for capturing real time video of a game play as the pick-up device is maneuvered;

a transmitter for transmitting a video signal from the camera to a player's remote location;

a display at the player's remote location for displaying the video signal from the camera to allow a player to view a target while attempting to pick-up a target;

whereby a player must rely on the real time image from the camera to manage the pick-up device.

2. The arcade game of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter communicates the video signal through the internet.

3. The arcade game of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter communicates the video signal through a wireless connection.

4. The arcade game of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter communicates the video signal through a wired connection.

5. The arcade game of claim 1 , wherein the pick-up device is a vacuum device.

6. The arcade game of claim 1 , wherein the display at the player's remote location displays video signals from multiple arcade games such that a player can choose from among the arcade games which game to choose.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2018
From: SHOEMAKER, STEPHEN P., JR.
To: STEPHEN P. SHOEMAKER TRUST
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 15478551 · Apr 4, 2017
Continuation In Part 15285451 · Oct 4, 2016
Related Publication 20180096565A1 · Apr 5, 2018