Patent ID: 9072961
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. In a pinball machine including, at least: a ball, a pinball target located within a playfield, a memory configured to store instructions, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the memory; wherein the pinball machine is configured to provide a pinball game stored in the memory and executed by the processor; wherein the pinball game involves allowing a user to cause the ball to move within the playfield in an attempt to hit the pinball target; a method, comprising: electronically determining a physical property of the ball, the ball configured to move within the playfield of the pinball machine during the pinball game; and electronically modifying a characteristic of a light emitted by the pinball target within the playfield in response to an evaluation of the physical property, wherein the evaluation is performed by the processor or controller, and wherein the pinball target includes a light emitting element embedded into an acrylic or plastic substrate making the pinball target visually appear to be a monolithic element cast as a single piece.