HANDHELD RACQUET SPORTS SCORING DEVICE WITH BUILT IN LOGIC AND TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK POINTS, GAMES AND MATCHES WITH THE ABILITY TO DISPLAY SCORES ON A WALL MOUNTED SCREEN

摘要

A handheld electronic unit is for marking and scoring a game of squash rackets, racquetball, badminton and table tennis (both singles and doubles and inclusive of their particular variations of scoring) by an observer (the Marker/Referee) watching the game from outside of the court or field of play. It improves/standardizes scoring during matches. The device guides the user through starting and setting up a match, entering in player information, and requires minimal user input while scoring a match. Player information and statistics as well as match results are stored automatically into a database on the device, which can be linked to a computer to upload and download the information. Additionally, the device can be linked to a wall mounted display unit that allows spectators and players to view the score and match results as the game progresses The device itself is a modular system with a graphic LCD screen, buttons, a speaker, an internal processor, batteries, an enclosure, and an interface for synchronizing data with a server. Each self-contained, stand-alone system only requires the user to recharge the batteries.