Patent ID: 7632198

Claim:
A controller for controlling a timer for measuring an offense limit time in a basketball game, for use in a game remaining time controller for measuring a game remaining time for use in a game time controlling system including an external game time input unit which inputs game time or offense limit time via a microprocessor, a game time switch manipulator which inputs or stops game time manually at the time when the external game time input unit is out of order, and an offense limit time switch manipulator which inputs or stops offense limit time, so that the measured offense limit time is displayed on an offense limit time display and the measured game remaining time is displayed on a game remaining time display, in a game remaining time electronic signboard, only in the case where the game remaining time left is not less than a predetermined number of seconds the offense limit time timer controller comprising: a main controller performing the operations of: operating according to an input signal from the microprocessor, the game time switch manipulator, or the offense limit time switch manipulator; judging whether the game remaining time is left equal to or more than a predetermined number of seconds, or less than the predetermined number of seconds; allowing according to the input signal from the microprocessor, the game time switch manipulator and the offense limit time switch manipulator to operate if the game remaining time is left equal to or more than the predetermined number of seconds in the judgment result; and blocking according to the input signal from the microprocessor, the game time switch manipulator to operate, and the offense limit time switch manipulator to not operate if the game remaining time is left less than the predetermined number of seconds in the judgment result; and an output terminal which interfaces with the main controller, and transfers the offense limit time to the offense limit time display in the game remaining time electronic signboard on which the offense limit time is continuously displayed, according to a control signal from the main controller, even in the case that the game remaining time is left less than the predetermined number of seconds.