Don Y Eng

US Patent:

40866300, Apr 25, 1978

Filed:

Jan 19, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/650126

Inventors:

Maxmilian Richard Speiser - New York NY
Don Eng - New York NY
Gerry Dun Sawyer - New York NY

International Classification:

A63B 6702
A63B 6936
G06F 1520

US Classification:

364410

Abstract:

A computer type golf game including a spot image ball simulator, and means for changing a scene display upon a screen on which said spot image ball simulator is projected in accordance with theoretical attained distance achieved with each successive play. The scene display is projected optically from a slide magazine type projector, in which certain slides are disposed in slide retaining recesses in the slide magazine having encoded information corresponding to specific data related to the fairway of an individual hole, whereby when the first slide pertaining to that hole is positioned for projection, this information is transferred to program a computer, whereby attained yardage will activate the progression of slides to projection position. Means is provided whereby slides corresponding to certain fixed increments may be eliminated, in order to keep the total number of slides displaying the entire golf course within the capacity of the slide projector magazine. Means is included for adding to the displayed indication of distance to the pin the additional distance made necessary by driving a ball laterally with respect to the principal axis of the fairway when the attained yardage has already approached a predetermined distance from the pin.