Claims
- 1. An apparatus comprising a display, an electronics unit, one or more remote control units wherein said remote units change a displayed score; said display configured for showing a game score; said electronics unit portable and operable upon a power source.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said power source is at least one battery.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said power source is regular alternating current (A/C) of a voltage range selected from the group consisting of 100 volts to 130 volts and 200 to 230 volts.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the game score is a tennis game score.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the display selected from the group consisting of electromechanical flip assemblies, light-emitting diode arrays (LEDs), electromagnetic flip disks, liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, and cathode ray tubes (CRTs); wherein the heights of the alphanumerical characters are within the range from 1 inch to 24 inches.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the display is a light emitting diode display; and wherein the alphanumeric characters from 2 inches high to 12 inches high.
- 7. An method for making a remotely controlled game scoreboard comprising the steps of a utilizing a display; utilizing an electronics unit; utilizing one or more remote control units; wherein said remote units change a displayed score; configuring said display for showing a game score; operating said electronics unit as a portable unit; operating portable unit upon a power source.
- 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of utilizing at least one battery for the power source.
- 9. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of utilizing household type alternating current (A/C) of a voltage range selected from the group consisting of 100 volts to 130 volts and 200 to 230 volts, for said power source.
- 10. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of utilizing the remotely controlled game scoreboard as a tennis scoreboard.
- 11. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of selecting a display from the group consisting of electromechanical flip assemblies, light-emitting diode arrays (LEDs), electromagnetic flip disks, liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, and cathode ray tubes (CRTs); wherein the heights of the alphanumerical characters are within the range from 1 inch to 24 inches.
- 12. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of selecting a light emitting diode display; wherein the alphanumeric characters from 2 inches high to 12 inches high.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/168944 filed Dec. 3, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60168944 |
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