Game table television and projector system, and method for same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63F-009/00
A63D-015/20
A63D-015/00
A63F-007/36
A63F-009/24
A63F-011/00
출원번호
US-0598856
(2006-11-14)
등록번호
US-10124240
(2018-11-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Parvanta, Lydia
출원인 / 주소
Parvanta, Lydia
대리인 / 주소
The Iwashko Law Firm, PLLC
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49
초록
A game table television and method that allows for more frequent or continuous use of the game table by enabling additional and/or simultaneous use as a television, which may be conveniently enjoyed and/or controlled by the participants and/or spectators of the table game.
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1. A game table, comprising: a body having a predetermined structure corresponding to specifications of at least one table game, such that the at least one table game is not playable by at least one user without the predetermined structure;a surface on a top portion of the body upon which the at lea
1. A game table, comprising: a body having a predetermined structure corresponding to specifications of at least one table game, such that the at least one table game is not playable by at least one user without the predetermined structure;a surface on a top portion of the body upon which the at least one table game is playable by at the least one user, such that the surface has specific configurations corresponding to the at least one table game, such that the at least one table game is not playable by the at least one user without the specific configurations of the surface; anda television system to display moving images not associated with the at least one table game on the surface such that the at least one table game continues to be playable by the least one user while the moving images not associated with the at least one table game are displayed on the surface, such that the moving images displayed on the surface are associated with a video game playable by another user while the at least one user plays the at least one table game on the surface,wherein the structure of the body includes at least one of a pool table, a billiards table, a table-tennis table, a candlestick bowling table, a shuffleboard table, a pinball machine, a skeeball game, a basketball game, a football game, an air-hockey table, a bubble-hockey table, and a foosball table. 2. The game table of claim 1, wherein the television system comprises: a projector to project the images onto the surface;speakers to provide sound corresponding to the projected images; anda plurality of controls to control the television system. 3. The game table of claim 2, wherein the controls allow the at least one user to change at least one of a channel of the television system, a size of the projected images, a contrast of the projected images, a brightness of the projected images, a hue of the projected images, and a volume of the sound. 4. The game table of claim 1, wherein the television system comprises: a screen embedded within the surface to display the images;speakers to provide sound corresponding to the displayed images; anda plurality of controls to control the television system. 5. The game table of claim 1, wherein the television system comprises: a screen mounted to a side of the body to display the images;speakers to provide sound corresponding to the displayed images; anda plurality of controls to control the television system. 6. The game table of claim 1, wherein the images correspond to a video game being played by at least another user while the at least one table game is being played by the at least one user. 7. The game table of claim 1, wherein the images are viewable by the at least one user from all sides of the game table. 8. The game table of claim 1, wherein the images displayed on the surface correspond to a television program viewable by at least another user while simultaneously allowing the at least one user to play the at least one table game. 9. The game table of claim 1, wherein the images displayed on the surface correspond to another table game playable by the at least one user. 10. The game table of claim 9, wherein the structure of the body corresponds to specifications of a first table game different from the another table game. 11. A game table, comprising: a body having a structure corresponding to specifications of a pool table;a surface on a top portion of the body upon which a table game of pool is playable by at least one user, the surface comprising felt and holes in corner portions thereof; anda television system to display moving images not associated with the table game of pool such that the table game of pool continues to be playable by the at least one user while the moving images not associated with the table game of pool are displayed on the surface such that the moving images displayed on the surface are associated with a video game playable by another user while the at least one user plays the table game of pool on the surface. 12. The game table of claim 11, further comprising: a second surface on a bottom portion of the body comprising air vents to allow a hockey puck glide thereupon, and slots at opposite ends of the second surface to allow the hockey puck to be disposed therein, wherein the body is flippable to allow the second surface to be utilized by the at least one user to play a table hockey game thereupon while the television system displays the images on the second surface. 13. A game table, comprising: a body having a structure corresponding to specifications of a ping pong table;a surface on a top portion of the body upon which a table game of ping pong is playable by at least one user, the surface comprising a net disposed thereupon; anda television system to display images not associated with the table game of ping pong such that the table game of ping pong continues to be playable by the at least one user while the images not associated with the table game of ping pong are displayed on the surface, such that the moving images displayed on the surface are associated with a video game playable by another user while the at least one user plays the table game of ping pong on the surface.
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