Patent ID: 9707471
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A63F

Claim:
1. A pinball game, comprising: a cabinet; an inclined playfield provided within the cabinet and configured to support a rolling ball and a plurality of game play elements; a video display provided within the cabinet and proximal to the playfield; at least one sensor provided proximal to the video display; and a processor arrangement provided in communication with the at least one sensor and the video display; wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect at least one of contact with or proximity to the ball, and to generate a signal based on such detection; wherein the processor arrangement is configured to receive the signal and cause at least one graphical element to be displayed on the video display and proximal to the at least one sensor based on the signal; and wherein the at least one graphical element appears to result from a physical interaction between the ball and the video display.