ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,035, issued on Feb. 24.
"System and method for an arcade game machine" was invented by Tan Chee Wooi (Markham, Canada) and Huang Zehang (Guangzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coin-operated arcade game method is disclosed in which a see-through game box presents both mechanical and virtual gameplay. A player deposits a coin through an external control panel, causing a graphical interface to display spinning left and right virtual wheels, virtual X signs, counters, and progress bars. A ball is released from storage through a hopper, detected by a sensor, and synchronized with the virtual interface. Prize outcomes occur when...