Scoreboard and system

1. A scoreboard system, the system comprising:

a scoreboard, the scoreboard configured to display display information including at least one score, the scoreboard including a first wireless receiver and a first wireless transmitter;

a battery pack which is removably coupled to the scoreboard and selectively powers the scoreboard;

wherein the battery pack comprises a housing and at least one battery cell housed in the housing;

further comprising a host computing device separate from the scoreboard, the host computing device including a second wireless transmitter and a second wireless receiver, the host computing device being wirelessly paired with the scoreboard so that the host computing device receives data related to the display information; and

at least one client computing device, the client computing device including a third wireless receiver;

wherein the host computing device is configured to wirelessly transmit data related to the display information to a cloud, whereby the display information displayed on the scoreboard can be retrieved by users of the at least one client computing device;

wherein the scoreboard further comprises a battery pack receptacle, the battery pack receptacle including a pair of receptacle rails and a pair of receptacle grooves;

wherein the scoreboard also further comprises a plurality of physical controls configured to operate the scoreboard;

wherein the battery pack further comprises a pair of rails which engage the receptacle grooves;

wherein the battery pack receptacle further comprises a plurality of electrical connectors;

wherein the scoreboard further includes a front face including a plurality of numerical LED displays configured to display digits from zero through nine; and

wherein the battery pack is configured to selectively couple to and provide power to a drill.

2. The scoreboard system of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack further includes a circuit board.

3. The scoreboard system of claim 2 , wherein the battery pack further includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a temperature terminal.

4. The scoreboard system of claim 3 , wherein the positive terminal the negative terminal and the temperature terminal are operatively connected with the circuit board.

5. The scoreboard system of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack further includes a controller; and

wherein the controller monitors a temperature and voltage of the battery pack.

6. The scoreboard system of claim 3 , wherein the battery pack further includes an ID terminal.

7. The scoreboard system of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of battery cells are housed in the housing.

8. The scoreboard system of claim 1 , wherein the scoreboard is configured to display at least two scores.

9. The scoreboard system of claim 1 , wherein the scoreboard is configured to display a clock.

10. A scoreboard system, the system comprising:

a scoreboard, the scoreboard configured to display display information including at least one score and a clock, the scoreboard including a first wireless receiver and a first wireless transmitter;

a host computing device separate from the scoreboard, the computing device including a second wireless transmitter and a second wireless receiver and operable to communicate with the scoreboard through the first wireless receiver and first wireless transmitter so that the computing device receives data related to the display information;

wherein the scoreboard includes user controls on the scoreboard, the user controls configured to control display of the at least one score and the clock; and

at least one client computing device, the client computing device including a third wireless receiver;

wherein the host computing device is configured to wirelessly transmit data related to the display information to a cloud, whereby the display information displayed on the scoreboard can be retrieved by users of the at least one client computing device;

wherein the scoreboard further comprises a battery pack receptacle, the battery pack receptacle including a pair of receptacle rails and a pair of receptacle grooves;

wherein the scoreboard also further comprises a plurality of physical controls configured to operate the scoreboard;

wherein the battery pack further comprises a pair of rails which engage the receptacle grooves;

wherein the battery pack receptacle further comprises a plurality of electrical connectors;

wherein the scoreboard further includes a front face including a plurality of numerical LED displays configured to display digits from zero through nine; and

wherein the battery pack is configured to selectively couple to and provide power to a drill.

11. The scoreboard system of claim 10 , wherein the host computing device is also operable to control display of the at least one score and the clock.

12. The scoreboard system of claim 11 , wherein the scoreboard includes a controller which determines how the display of the at least one score and the clock is controlled when signals are received from both the host computing device and the user controls.

13. The scoreboard system of claim 10 , wherein the scoreboard includes a controller; and

wherein the scoreboard can be operated in a mode where inputs from the user controls are ignored.

14. The scoreboard system of claim 11 , wherein the scoreboard includes a controller; and

wherein the scoreboard can be operated in a mode where inputs from the host computing device are ignored.

15. The scoreboard system of claim 10 , wherein the host computing device is configured to wirelessly transmit information related to information displayed on the scoreboard to a cloud whereby information displayed on the scoreboard can be retrieved by users of client computing devices.

16. A scoreboard system, the system comprising:

a scoreboard, the scoreboard configured to display display information including at least one score and a clock, the scoreboard including a first wireless receiver and a first wireless transmitter;

a battery pack, the battery pack comprising a housing, a plurality of battery cells housed in the housing and a circuit board housed in the housing; and

wherein the battery pack is a rechargeable battery pack and is removably coupleable to the scoreboard to power the scoreboard and is removably coupleable to a power tool to power the power tool;

further comprising a host computing device separate from the scoreboard, the host computing device including a second wireless transmitter and a second wireless receiver, the host computing device being wirelessly paired with the scoreboard so that the host computing device receives data related to the display information; and

at least one client computing device, the client computing device including a third wireless receiver;

wherein the host computing device is configured to wirelessly transmit data related to the display information to a cloud, whereby the display information displayed on the scoreboard can be retrieved by users of the at least one client computing device;

wherein the scoreboard further comprises a battery pack receptacle, the battery pack receptacle including a pair of receptacle rails and a pair of receptacle grooves;

wherein the scoreboard also further comprises a plurality of physical controls configured to operate the scoreboard;

wherein the battery pack further comprises a pair of rails which engage the receptacle grooves;

wherein the battery pack receptacle further comprises a plurality of electrical connectors; and

wherein the scoreboard further includes a front face including a plurality of numerical LED displays configured to display digits from zero through nine.

17. The scoreboard system of claim 16 , wherein the battery pack further includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal and a temperature terminal.

18. The scoreboard system of claim 16 , wherein the power tool is a drill.

19. A scoreboard system, the system comprising:

a scoreboard, the scoreboard including:

a front face with a plurality of LED displays, each of the plurality of LED displays configured to display digits from zero through nine;

a plurality of physical controls configured to operate the scoreboard; and

a battery pack receptacle, the battery pack receptacle including a pair of receiving grooves and a plurality of receptacle electrical connectors;

a battery pack which is removably coupled to the scoreboard and selectively powers the scoreboard, the battery pack including:

a housing;

at least one battery cell housed in the housing;

a pair of rails, the rails configured to be engaged with the pair of receiving grooves of the battery pack receptacle;

a plurality of battery pack electrical connectors which engage the receptacle electrical connectors; and

a drill, the drill configured to receive and be powered by the battery pack.