Game score keeper

Abstract

A wrist-worn game score keeper is disclosed herein. The wrist-worn game score keeper includes a band portion operable to be worn on a wrist by a user. The wrist-worn game score keeper also includes a body portion connected to opposite ends of the band portion. The wrist-worn game score keeper also includes a display module mountably supported by the body portion. The display module has a display screen and a plurality of buttons. The display screen is operable to generate a display of a score of a game. The buttons are operable to be engaged to change the display generated by the display screen. The display module is operable to display scores in a plurality of different formats.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wrist-worn game score keeper comprising:
 a band portion operable to be worn on a wrist by a user;   a body portion connected to opposite ends of said band portion;   a display module mountably supported by said body portion and having a display screen and a plurality of buttons, wherein said display screen is operable to generate a display of a score of a game and said buttons are operable to be engaged to change the display generated by the display screen, and wherein said display module is operable to display scores in a plurality of different formats.   
     
     
         2 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein said display module is further defined as being operable to display the time when not displaying a score. 
     
     
         3 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein said band portion and said body portion are integrally-formed. 
     
     
         4 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein said display module is further defined as operable to display two different alphanumeric values corresponding to the score of a game. 
     
     
         5 . The game score keeper of  claim 4  wherein each of said displays of two different alphanumeric values are changed by operation of different buttons of said plurality of buttons. 
     
     
         6 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein said display module is operable to display scores in a tennis mode, a golf mode, and an all sports mode. 
     
     
         7 . The game score keeper of  claim 6  wherein said display module is operable to display a score in the tennis mode including numeric and alphabetic characters. 
     
     
         8 . The game score keeper of  claim 7  wherein said display module is operable to display a score in the golf mode including a cumulative value and immediate value. 
     
     
         9 . The game score keeper of  claim 8  wherein said display module is operable to display a score in the all sports mode including at least two different numeric values. 
     
     
         10 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein said display module is further defined as being operable to display the time when not displaying a score in a twelve-hour clock format and a twenty-four hour clock format. 
     
     
         11 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein a first button is operated to designate a particular mode of operation of the display module from a group of modes consisting of a watch mode, a tennis mode, a golf mode, and an all sports mode. 
     
     
         12 . The game score keeper of  claim 1  wherein said display module is water-resistant.