David A Ellison

US Patent:

8177612, May 15, 2012

Filed:

Sep 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/238166

Inventors:

David E. Ellison - Lake Worth FL, US
Scott Ackerman - Sarasota FL, US

Assignee:

Mach 5 Products - Lake Worth FL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 9, 463 25

Abstract:

This invention is directed to amusement devices wherein players attempt to rapidly convert target messages into a “text message” using a conventional keypad arrangement such as that provided on a push button phone. The target message is the message that is intended to be translated may be communicated to the player using a visual display or be provided to a player orally. The object of the game is to accurately convert the target message to a “text message” as rapidly as possible using the keypad and the translated message is sent from the keypad data entry device to a central processing unit where it is then displayed and provided a score or rank according to predetermined scoring criteria.