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TELEVlSlON GAMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Primary Examiner—David L. Trafton Attorney, Agent, or Firm-—Louis Etlinger; Richard I,
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Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc., Nashua.
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Apparatus and methods are herein disclosed for use in
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conjunction with standard monochrome and color tel evision receivers, for the generation. display and ma~ nipulation of symbols upon the screen of the television receivers for the purpose of playing games. training simulation and for engaging in other activities by one or more participants, The invention comprises in one embodiment a control unit. connecting means and in some applications a television screen overlay mask uti» lized in conjunction with a standard television re~ ceiver. The control unit includes the control means.
_ Related US‘ Patent Documents Reissue of: [64] Patent No.: 3,659,285 Issued: Apr. 25, 1972 Appl. No.: 851,865 Filed: Aug. 21, 1969
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switches and electronic circuitry for the generation, manipulation and control of video signals representing
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Symbols which are to be displayed on the television screen. The symbols are generated by voltage con
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connecting means couples the video signals to the re»
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