Patent ID: 9421457
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A63B,A63C,A63F

Claim Text:
1. A sports surface arrangement configured for athletes to play upon in a competition, the sports surface arrangement comprising: a plurality of adjacent electronic display surfaces, each electronic display surface mounted in a substantially horizontal orientation facing in an upward direction; a plurality of substantially transparent covering layers positioned above the plurality of adjacent electronic display surfaces, where each electronic display surface has a corresponding individual transparent covering layer disposed above, wherein the plurality of substantial transparent covering layers are configured to allow an athlete to play the competition thereupon; and a controller configured to alter at least one image displayed on at least one electronic display surface of the plurality of electronic display surfaces to alter attributes of the competition occurring on the plurality of substantially transparent covering layers; wherein the sporting event comprises a sporting event employing a hard surface for the athletes to play upon.