Electronic tournament gaming tabletop

Abstract

An electronic tournament gaming tabletop for use with ping pong, beer pong, or other tabletop games. The table includes a means for entering each player's name and keeping the list of players. The player names and scores are displayed on the surface of the table for use in a tournament. The table may implement a rule of winner remains, advancing the list when an end-game signal is entered by the players, or a bracket. When the feature is specified, usage can be automatically tracked and directly communicated with a cloud system for the accurate tracking and sharing of gameplay information including time of use, while personal identifying information such as names will remain on the device, be erased upon power-off, and never be sent over the internet.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A game table containing embedded electronics which record and manage the list of players and other gameplay information.
 a. A device according to  claim 1  which records the names and order of players.   b. A device according to  claim 1  which allows players to record and adjust their score.   c. A device according to  claim 1  which records and displays concurrent wins for players.   d. A device according to  claim 1  which has speciality for beer pong.   e. A device according to  claim 1  which has speciality for ping pong.   f. A device according to  claim 1  which collects information about its usage.   g. A device according to  claim 1  which communicates with a cloud-based server.   
     
     
         2 . A system facilitating a tournament for a tabletop game also acting as the game table.
 a. A device according to  claim 2  which records players' names.   b. A device according to  claim 2  which allows players to see and adjust the scores.   c. A device according to  claim 2  which records the number of concurrent wins.   d. A device according to  claim 2  which allows players to determine the end of a game.   e. A device according to  claim 2  with provisions for operating under winner remains or bracket-style play.   f. A device according to  claim 2  with lights that respond to in-game events in real-time.   g. A device according to  claim 2  which has capability to monitor usage statistics and communicate to a cloud-based server.   
     
     
         3 . A beer pong table with a plurality of screens embedded in the surface displaying gameplay information.
 a. A device according to  claim 3  with an integrated means of entering players' names.   b. A device according to  claim 3  which displays the list of players in the table's surface.   c. A device according to  claim 3  which displays the current players' names in the table's surface at their respective player stations at opposing ends of the game table.