US12467725 - Dart throwing game system

The patent describes a wireless dart throwing game system that includes a dartboard, removable darts, and an overhead assembly for monitoring and scoring the game. The system features a monitor with multiple cameras, a laser beam emitter, and a display that communicates scores wirelessly, enhancing the interactive experience for players.

Claim 1

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A wireless game system configured for a person to play a game with another person remotely, the wireless game system comprising: a dart throwing game including: a dartboard having a front surface; a plurality of darts being removably couplable to the dartboard, each dart including: a shaft having a front end and a back end, the shaft being configured for being held by a hand of a user of each dart; a point being coupled to the front end of the shaft, the point being pointed such that each dart being removably penetrable to the front surface of the dartboard; and a flight being coupled to the back end of the shaft and being capable of gliding each dart through the air after being launched from the hand of the user; an overhead and wall assembly monitoring the dart throwing game and displaying a score from the dart throwing game and being wirelessly communicable with at least one other assembly, the overhead and wall assembly comprising: a monitor tracking a position of each dart on the dartboard and recording the score of the dart throwing game, the monitor including: a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the front wall being positionable facing the dartboard; a plurality of cameras being mounted on the front wall, the back wall, and the bottom wall, the cameras of the front wall monitoring the position of the darts on the dartboard, the cameras of the back wall visually recording a player of the dart throwing game, the camera of the bottom wall visually recording the dartboard; a laser beam emitter being coupled to the front wall and being actuated to emit a laser beam towards a center of the front surface of the dartboard, wherein the laser beam emitter facilitates monitoring the position of the darts relative to the center of the dartboard; a control circuit being electrically coupled to the cameras and to the laser beam emitter, the control circuit being positioned within the housing; a transmitter being electrically coupled to the control circuit; a plurality of speakers being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit audio, each speaker being coupled to the back wall; a microphone being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to pick up and transmit audio, the microphone being coupled to the back wall; a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit light, each light emitter being coupled to the front wall; a plurality of fans being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to blow air within the housing, wherein the fans prevent overheating an interior space of the housing, each fan being coupled to the bottom wall; a plurality of vents being positioned on the top wall and extending therethrough, the vents ventilating the interior space of the housing; a power supply being electrically coupled to the control circuit; an actuator being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated by the player to power on or off the monitor; and a mount being coupled to the top wall and being removably securable to a ceiling, wherein the mount removably mounts the monitor to the ceiling; and a display being mountable to a wall and receiving the score from the monitor, wherein the display displays the score of the dart throwing game, the display including: a screen being electronic and being actuated to display indicia of the score of the dart throwing game; a control board being electrically coupled to the screen; a transceiver being electrically coupled to the screen and being in wireless communication with the transmitter of the monitor; a power source being electrically coupled to the control board; and a switch being electrically coupled to the control board and being engaged with by the player to turn off or on the display. a dart throwing game including: a dartboard having a front surface; a plurality of darts being removably couplable to the dartboard, each dart including: a shaft having a front end and a back end, the shaft being configured for being held by a hand of a user of each dart; a point being coupled to the front end of the shaft, the point being pointed such that each dart being removably penetrable to the front surface of the dartboard; and a flight being coupled to the back end of the shaft and being capable of gliding each dart through the air after being launched from the hand of the user; a dartboard having a front surface; a plurality of darts being removably couplable to the dartboard, each dart including: a shaft having a front end and a back end, the shaft being configured for being held by a hand of a user of each dart; a point being coupled to the front end of the shaft, the point being pointed such that each dart being removably penetrable to the front surface of the dartboard; and a flight being coupled to the back end of the shaft and being capable of gliding each dart through the air after being launched from the hand of the user; a shaft having a front end and a back end, the shaft being configured for being held by a hand of a user of each dart; a point being coupled to the front end of the shaft, the point being pointed such that each dart being removably penetrable to the front surface of the dartboard; and a flight being coupled to the back end of the shaft and being capable of gliding each dart through the air after being launched from the hand of the user; an overhead and wall assembly monitoring the dart throwing game and displaying a score from the dart throwing game and being wirelessly communicable with at least one other assembly, the overhead and wall assembly comprising: a monitor tracking a position of each dart on the dartboard and recording the score of the dart throwing game, the monitor including: a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the front wall being positionable facing the dartboard; a plurality of cameras being mounted on the front wall, the back wall, and the bottom wall, the cameras of the front wall monitoring the position of the darts on the dartboard, the cameras of the back wall visually recording a player of the dart throwing game, the camera of the bottom wall visually recording the dartboard; a laser beam emitter being coupled to the front wall and being actuated to emit a laser beam towards a center of the front surface of the dartboard, wherein the laser beam emitter facilitates monitoring the position of the darts relative to the center of the dartboard; a control circuit being electrically coupled to the cameras and to the laser beam emitter, the control circuit being positioned within the housing; a transmitter being electrically coupled to the control circuit; a plurality of speakers being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit audio, each speaker being coupled to the back wall; a microphone being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to pick up and transmit audio, the microphone being coupled to the back wall; a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit light, each light emitter being coupled to the front wall; a plurality of fans being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to blow air within the housing, wherein the fans prevent overheating an interior space of the housing, each fan being coupled to the bottom wall; a plurality of vents being positioned on the top wall and extending therethrough, the vents ventilating the interior space of the housing; a power supply being electrically coupled to the control circuit; an actuator being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated by the player to power on or off the monitor; and a mount being coupled to the top wall and being removably securable to a ceiling, wherein the mount removably mounts the monitor to the ceiling; and a display being mountable to a wall and receiving the score from the monitor, wherein the display displays the score of the dart throwing game, the display including: a screen being electronic and being actuated to display indicia of the score of the dart throwing game; a control board being electrically coupled to the screen; a transceiver being electrically coupled to the screen and being in wireless communication with the transmitter of the monitor; a power source being electrically coupled to the control board; and a switch being electrically coupled to the control board and being engaged with by the player to turn off or on the display. a monitor tracking a position of each dart on the dartboard and recording the score of the dart throwing game, the monitor including: a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the front wall being positionable facing the dartboard; a plurality of cameras being mounted on the front wall, the back wall, and the bottom wall, the cameras of the front wall monitoring the position of the darts on the dartboard, the cameras of the back wall visually recording a player of the dart throwing game, the camera of the bottom wall visually recording the dartboard; a laser beam emitter being coupled to the front wall and being actuated to emit a laser beam towards a center of the front surface of the dartboard, wherein the laser beam emitter facilitates monitoring the position of the darts relative to the center of the dartboard; a control circuit being electrically coupled to the cameras and to the laser beam emitter, the control circuit being positioned within the housing; a transmitter being electrically coupled to the control circuit; a plurality of speakers being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit audio, each speaker being coupled to the back wall; a microphone being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to pick up and transmit audio, the microphone being coupled to the back wall; a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit light, each light emitter being coupled to the front wall; a plurality of fans being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to blow air within the housing, wherein the fans prevent overheating an interior space of the housing, each fan being coupled to the bottom wall; a plurality of vents being positioned on the top wall and extending therethrough, the vents ventilating the interior space of the housing; a power supply being electrically coupled to the control circuit; an actuator being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated by the player to power on or off the monitor; and a mount being coupled to the top wall and being removably securable to a ceiling, wherein the mount removably mounts the monitor to the ceiling; and a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the front wall being positionable facing the dartboard; a plurality of cameras being mounted on the front wall, the back wall, and the bottom wall, the cameras of the front wall monitoring the position of the darts on the dartboard, the cameras of the back wall visually recording a player of the dart throwing game, the camera of the bottom wall visually recording the dartboard; a laser beam emitter being coupled to the front wall and being actuated to emit a laser beam towards a center of the front surface of the dartboard, wherein the laser beam emitter facilitates monitoring the position of the darts relative to the center of the dartboard; a control circuit being electrically coupled to the cameras and to the laser beam emitter, the control circuit being positioned within the housing; a transmitter being electrically coupled to the control circuit; a plurality of speakers being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit audio, each speaker being coupled to the back wall; a microphone being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to pick up and transmit audio, the microphone being coupled to the back wall; a plurality of light emitters being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to emit light, each light emitter being coupled to the front wall; a plurality of fans being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated to blow air within the housing, wherein the fans prevent overheating an interior space of the housing, each fan being coupled to the bottom wall; a plurality of vents being positioned on the top wall and extending therethrough, the vents ventilating the interior space of the housing; a power supply being electrically coupled to the control circuit; an actuator being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being actuated by the player to power on or off the monitor; and a mount being coupled to the top wall and being removably securable to a ceiling, wherein the mount removably mounts the monitor to the ceiling; and a display being mountable to a wall and receiving the score from the monitor, wherein the display displays the score of the dart throwing game, the display including: a screen being electronic and being actuated to display indicia of the score of the dart throwing game; a control board being electrically coupled to the screen; a transceiver being electrically coupled to the screen and being in wireless communication with the transmitter of the monitor; a power source being electrically coupled to the control board; and a switch being electrically coupled to the control board and being engaged with by the player to turn off or on the display. a screen being electronic and being actuated to display indicia of the score of the dart throwing game; a control board being electrically coupled to the screen; a transceiver being electrically coupled to the screen and being in wireless communication with the transmitter of the monitor; a power source being electrically coupled to the control board; and a switch being electrically coupled to the control board and being engaged with by the player to turn off or on the display.

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