Patent ID: 6149153
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
An automatic propelling feature for a pinball game having a playfield supporting a rolling ball and a target thereon, said propelling feature comprising:ball propelling means, to be mounted to said playfield, for propelling said ball toward said target;guide means, to be mounted to said playfield, for guiding said ball to said ball propelling means;sensor means for detecting said ball along said guide means; andprocessor means, responsive to said sensor means, for recording initial timing samples in a memory in response to said ball passing through said guide means and being accurately propelled by said ball propelling means, operated by a player, toward said target;wherein in response to said timing samples being recorded in said memory for said target, said processor means operates said ball propelling means based at least partially on said recorded timing samples and attempts to propel said ball toward said target in response to said ball passing through said guide means.