Bowling scorer utilizing semiconductor elements

Abstract

.Iadd.An electronic scorer for scoring bowling games played by a multiplicity of players including a device for receiving pinfall information relevant to the balls rolled by a multiplicity of players during a bowling game, a single computation device for computing the bowling scores for all of the multiplicity of players, a multiple player storage for storing scores held by the multiplicity of players and other information relevant to their games and a single control system connected to the pinfall receiving device, the computer and the multiple player storage for directing the computation of the bowling scores of each of the multiplicity of players. .Iaddend.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game for a multiplicity of players comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a single computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said single computation means, means for providing said single computation means with any one of the stored scores in said multi-player storage means, and a single control means connected to said single computation means for directing the computation of bowling scores for each of said multiplicity of players. 
     
     
       2. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game as specified in claim 1, wherein said multi-player storage means is connectable to said single computation means through a single register in which the computation means accomplishes all score totalizing. 
     
     
       3. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game as specified in claim 2, wherein said pinfall receiving means includes a storage means for receiving a first ball pinfall and a register for receiving a second ball pinfall. 
     
     
       4. A bowling scorer as specified in claim 2, wherein said register consists of a series of bi-stable electronic circuits. 
     
     
       5. A bowling scoring device for scoring a multiplicity of bowling games simultaneously played on a multiplicity of bowling lanes by a multiplicity of players where each game consists of a number of scoring frames, each including pinfall related to the rolling of at least one ball by a player, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information indicative of the rolling of a first ball and of the rolling of a second ball of each scoring frame for a multiplicity of players bowling on a multiplicity of bowling lanes, a single computation means for computing bowling scores attributable to each pinfall total for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means for sequentially accepting and processing said first and second ball pinfall information, a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said computation means and control means connected to said computation means for directing said computation means to accept pinfall information for a given player bowling on one of said multiplicity of lanes from said receiving means without waiting for a second ball pinfall information for another player bowling on another of said multiplicity of lanes to be available in the receiving means after said other player's first ball information has been accepted and processed by the computation means. 
     
     
       6. The invention of claim 5 wherein said control means comprises means operative after both first and second ball pinfalls to cause said single computation means to perform the scoring computation required, and means operative after the computation performed after both first and second ball pinfalls for writing the results of such computation into said memory for subsequent use in succeeding computations for the associated player whereby said single computation means is cleared after each pinfall in readiness to accept scores and pinfall information for any one of said multiplicity of players bowling on any one of said multiplicity of lanes. 
     
     
       7. A bowling scoring device for scoring a team bowling game, wherein a bowling team alternates its bowling on two lanes and wherein two players of the team may simultaneously bowl on two lanes, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for players of a team simultaneously bowling on two lanes, a single computation means for computing bowling scores for the players connectable to said receiving means, a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said team players connectable to said computation means, and a single control means connected to said computation means for control thereof for directing the computation of player scores of a team simultaneously bowling on two lanes. 
     
     
       8. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game, wherein a multiplicity of players bowl and the past history of each player's frame-by-frame and ball-by-ball scoring is indicative of the state of the player's game when subsequent pinfall is supplied which is indicative of the player's subsequent rolling of a bowling ball, comprising: means for supplying pinfall information for a multiplicity of players indiative of each player's pinfall resulting from either a first ball or a second ball in a frame, means for receiving each player's pinfall information connectable to said pinfall supplying means, a single computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said single computation means, and a single control means connected to said single computation means and connectable to said storage means for directing the computation of each score based on the respective player's state, said control means including means for computing the state of a player's game subsequent to each pinfall. 
     
     
       9. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game as specified in claim 8, wherein said control means provides a formula for dictating the computation of each score based on the respective player's state and said single computation means computes each score in accordance with the formula provided by said control means. 
     
     
       10. A bowling scoring device for scoring a multiplicity of bowling games simultaneously played on a multiplicity of bowling lanes by a multiplicity of players wherein each game consists of a number of scoring frames, each including pinfall related to the rolling of at least one ball by a player and wherein the past history of each player's frame-by-frame and ball-by-ball scoring is indicative of the state of the player's game when subsequent pinfall is supplied which is indicative of the player's subsequent rolling of a bowling ball, comprising: means for supplying pinfall information for a multiplicity of players bowling on a multiplicity of lanes which is indicative of each player's pinfall resulting from either a first ball or a second ball in a frame, means for receiving pinfall information indicative of the rolling of a first ball and of the rolling of a second ball of each scoring frame for the multiplicity of players connectable to said pinfall supplying means, a computation means for computing bowling scores attributable to pinfall information for each of said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means for sequentially accepting and processing said first and second ball pinfall information, a multi-player storage means for storing a score and the stae of each player's game for said multiplicity of players connectable to said computation means, and a control means connected to said computation means and connectable to said storage means for directing said computation means to accept pinfall information for a given player from said receiving means without waiting for second ball pinfall information for another player to be available in the receiving means after said other player's first ball pinfall information has been accepted and processed by the computation means and to compute a score for each player based on the player's state, said control means including means for computing the state of a player's game subsequent to each pinfall. 
     
     
       11. A bowling scoring device for scoring a bowling game, wherein a multiplicity of players bowl in accordance with a predetermined set of rules which prescribes scoring resulting from each pinfall indicative of each rolling of a bowling ball by each player, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information indicative of every roll of a ball by each of a multiplicity of players, a control means for providing a formula for dictating the computation of scores resulting from each pinfall, a single computation means connectable to said control means and to said receiving means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players resulting from each pinfall in accordance with the formula provided by said control means, and a multi-player storage means connectable to said computation means and said control means for storing prior scoring data of said multiplicity of players. 
     
     
       12. A bowling scoring device for scoring a multiplicity of bowling games simultaneously played on a multiplicity of bowling lanes by a multiplicity of players in accordance with a predetermined set of rules, which prescribes a number of scoring frames, each including pinfall related to the rolling of at least one ball by a player, and which prescribes scoring resulting from each pinfall, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information indicative of the rolling of every first ball and of the rolling of every second ball of each scoring frame for a multiplicity of players bowling on a multiplicity of bowling lanes, a computation means for computing bowling scores attributable to each pinfall total for said pinfall of players connectable to said receiving means for sequentially accepting and processing said first and second ball pinfall information, a storage means for storing prior scoring data for said multiplicity of players connectable to said computation means, and control means connected to said computation means and connectable to said storage means for directing said computation means to accept pinfall information for a given player from said receiving means without waiting for second ball pinfall information for another player to be available in the receiving means after said other player's first ball pinfall information has been accepted and processed by the computation means and for providing a formula for dictating the computation of scores resulting from each pinfall by said computation means. 
     
     
       13. An apparatus for scoring a set of league bowling games wherein a pair of bowling teams alternate their bowling on a pair of lanes, wherein each team starts bowling each game of the set on the opposite lane from the lane on which it started bowling the previous game, comprising: means for supplying pinfall information for players of two teams bowling a set of league bowling games, means for receiving pinfall information connected to said supplying means, means for effecting bowling scoring for said players of said teams connectable to said receiving means, and automatic means for determining a lane upon which a team is bowling at any time during the playing of a set of league bowling games, connectable to said receivng means for receiving an indication that a pinfall relating to one of said lanes has been received by the receiving means and connectable to said means for effecting scoring to indicate the player whose pinfall has been received by the receiving means, said determining means including means for automatically indicating that a team has changed lanes between the end of one game of a set and the subsequent game of the set. 
     
     
       14. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of players bowl, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said single computation means, control means connected to said computation means for control thereof, a power supply connected to said receiving, computation and storage means to supply power thereto and adapted to normally receive electrical power from an external source, an emergency source of electrical power connected to supply electrical power to said receiving computation and storage means when said external electrical power source fails, means for detecting a failure of said external electrical power source connected to said external source, means for disconnecting said emergency source from said receiving, computation and storage means, and means for determining the completion of a computation and the storing of a resulting score in said receiving, computation and storage means connected to said disconnecting means to actuate it upon the completion of the computation and the storing of the resulting score. 
     
     
       15. A bowling scoring device for scoring bowling games, wherein a multiplicity of players bowl and wherein the past history of a player's frame-by-frame and ball-by-ball scoring is indicative of the state of a player's game, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores for each of said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a control means connectable to said computation means for directing the computation of bowling scores for each of said multiplicity of players, and a multi-player storage means having a code word for each player containing player information and connectable to said computation means and said control means for utilization of the player information in the computing of bowling scores. 
     
     
       16. A bowling scorer as specified in claim 15, wherein said player code word contains a player's identification, and said device further includes means for selecting a player code word from said storage means by said player's identification. 
     
     
       17. A bowling scorer as specified in claim 15, wherein said computation means includes a register for receiving a player's score and each player code word contains a player's score. 
     
     
       18. A bowling scorer as specified is claim 15, wherein said control means includes a register for receiving the state of a player's game and each player code word contains the state of a player's game. 
     
     
       19. A bowling scorer as specified in claim 15, wherein said device further includes a register for receiving a player's frame and each player code word contains frame information. 
     
     
       20. A bowling scorer as specified in claim 15, wherein said multiplayer memory is electronic and includes a plurality of bits for team code words, each contaning a team'mark total score. 
     
     
       21. A bowling score as specified in claim 15 wherein said computation means includes a first register for receiving a player's score; said control means includes a second register for receiving the state of a player's game; said device further including a third register for receiving a player's frame; and each said player code word contains the player's score, the state of the player's game and the player's frame. 
     
     
       22. In an apparatus for scoring a team bowling game wherein the scores of a plurality of players bowling as a team are added to form a team total, the combination of: an operating register, means connected to the operating register for transferring player and team code words containing player and team scores into and out of said operating register, a second register connected to said operating register to receive a player's coded score when the player's coded word is positioned in said operating register and to add a player's score contained in the second register to the score in a team coded word when the team word has been transferred into the operating register. 
     
     
       23. The invention of claim 22 further including means for receiving pinfall information relative to said plurality of players bowling as a team, memory means for storing said player scores during the progress of a bowling game, and computation means including said operating register for utilizing pinfall information obtained from said receiving means for computing said player scores. 
     
     
       24. The invention of claim 22 wherein said operating register comprises a binary up counter formed of a plurality of bi-stable electronic elements and said second register comprises a binary down counter comprised of a plurality of bi-stable electronic elements; and control means for said second register comprising means operative at a predetermined point in a bowling bame for loading a player score contained in aid operating register into said second register, electronic clock means for simultaneously causing said second register to count downwardly and said operating register to count upwardly, means operative subsequent to said loading means for effectively enabling said clock means, and means operative when said second register has been counted down to zero for effectively disabling said clock means. .[.25. A device for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of team players bowl and wherein an individual player handicap is to be entered into at least one player's score, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, multiplayer storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said computation means, a first selecting means for indicating a player whose score is to have an individual handicap value added thereto connectable to said storage means to cause the storage means to make the indicated player's score available to said computation means for adding the handicap value, a second selecting means for indicating the handicap value to be added to the indicated player's score connectable to said computation to cause said computation means to add 
     
     
        said handicap value to the player's score..]. 26. An apparatus for scoring a team bowling game, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players bowling on a team, a single computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players and a team subtotal score connectable to said computation means, an indicating means connected to said storage means for providing team subtotal score information, and a control means connected to said computation means, connectable to said storage means and connectable to said score indicating means for directing the computation of individual player total scores and the computation of a team subtotal score after each individual player total score is computed and for directing said indicating means to indicate each said team 
     
     
        subtotal score after it is computed. 27. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of players bowl each bowling frame in a predetermined sequence and it becomes necessary to pass by a player who is not prepared to bowl in proper sequence, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores connectable to said receiving means for sequentially receiving pinfall for said players, a binary electronic counter for indicating an identification number for a player in a predetermined sequence of players whose pinfall will next be received by said computation means, a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said computation means and to said binary electronic counter for providing the stored score of each player to said computation means when said counter indicates the identification number of the player, an automatic switching means connected to said binary electronic counter and to said computation means to cause the counter to count upward one player identification number whenever the computation means completes computing bowling scores resulting from a player's pinfall it has received from said receiving means, a manually operated switching means connected to said binary electronic counter to cause the counter to count upward one player identification number whenever said switching means is manually actuated. 
     
     
         8. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of players bowl each bowling frame in a predetermined sequence and it becomes necessary to allow an out-of-turn player to bowl between two players who are bowling in the predetermined sequence: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores, connectable to said receiving means for sequentially receiving pinfall for said players, a binary electronic counter for indicating a binary identification number for a player in a predetermined sequence of players whose pinfall will next be received by said computation means, a manually operated selecting means for indicating a binary identification number for an out-of-turn player who is bowling between two players who are bowling in the predetermined sequence, a multiplayer storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players normally connected to said computation means and to said binary electronic counter for providing the stored score of each player to said computation means when said counter indicates the identification of the player, and a manually operated switching means for connecting said storage means to said manually operated identification number selecting means and disconnecting the storage means from said binary electronic counter to provide the stored score of the out-of-turn player indicated by the selecting means. .[.29. An apparatus for scoring team bowling games wherein a multiplicity of team players bowl and wherein a team handicap is to be entered into a team total score, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a multi-player storage means having a code word for each player which contains the player's score and a code word for the team total score connectable to the computation means through an electronic binary register in which the computation means accomplishes score totalizing, a first manually operated selecting means for indicating a code word for a team whose score is to have a handicap value added thereto connectable to said storage means to have the storage means place the code word for the indicated team in the register, a second manually operated selecting means for indicating the handicap value to be added to the team's score connectable to said computation means to cause said computation means to add said handicap value to the score contained in the 
     
     
        code word in the register..]. 30. An apparatus for scoring team bowling games wherein a multiplicity of team players bowl and wherein an absent player's score is to be entered into a team total score, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a multiplayer storage means having a code word for each player which contains the player's score and a code word for the team total score connectable to the computation means through an electronic binary register in which the computation means accomplishes score totalizing, a first manually operated selecting means for indicating a code word for an absent player whose score is to be added into the team total score connectable to said storage means to have the storage means place the code word for the indicated absent player in the register, a second manually operated selecting means for indicating the absent player's score to be added to the team total score connectable to said computation means to cause said computation means to place the absent 
     
     
        player's score in the code word in the register. 31. An apparatus for scoring a team bowling game wherein teams of different numbers may be scored, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores connectable to said receiving means for sequentially receiving pinfall for said players, a binary electronic counter for indicating a binary identification number for a player in a predetermined sequence of players whose pinfall will next be received by said computation means connected to said computation means to receive a signal indicative of a completed computation resulting from a pinfall, a manually operated team size selection switching means for manually indicating the number of players bowling on a team, an electronic multiple gate circuit connected to said electronic counter and to said switching means for issuing a signal to said counter to cause said counter to indicate a first player on another team when the counter receives a signal from the computation means, and a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players normally connected to said computation means and to said binary electronic counter for providing the stored score of each player to said computation means when said counter indicates the identification of the 
     
     
        player. 32. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of players bowl on a lane, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, a computation means for computing bowling scores connectable to said receiving means for sequentially receiving pinfall for said players, a binary electronic counter for indicating a binary identification number for a player in a predetermined sequence of players whose pinfall will next be received by said computation means connected to said computation means to receive a signal indicative of a completed computation resulting from a pinfall, a manually operated selection switching means for manually indicating the number of players bowling on a lane, an electronic multiple gate circuit connected to said electronic counter and to said switching means for issuing a signal to said counter to cause said counter to indicate a first player in said sequence when the counter receives a signal from the computation means, and a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players normally connected to said computation means and to said binary electronic counter for providing the stored score of each player to said computation means when said counter 
     
     
        indicates the identification of the player. 33. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of players bowl, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players, an electronic computation means for computing bowling scores to be printed for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a multi-player electronic storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said computation means, an electronic code indicating means connectable to said storage means and adapted to be connected to a printer to produce electronic signals usable for the control of a printing means, and an electronic control means connected to said computation means for directing the computation of bowling scores to be printed and connectable to said indicating means for directing the producing of electronic signals usable for the control of a 
     
     
        printing means. 34. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game wherein a multiplicity of players bowl on a plurality of bowling lanes, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information for a multiplicity of players bowling on a plurality of lanes, means for matching pinfall information with a player's identification, a single computation means for computing bowling scores for said multiplicity of players connectable to said receiving means, a multi-player storage means for storing scores earned by said multiplicity of players connectable to said single computation means and connected to said matching means to supply a player's score to said computation means after said matching means matches a player's identification to pinfall information recorded by said receiving means, and a control means connected to said single computation means for directing the computation of bowling scores for each of the players. .[.35. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game having a multiplicity of scoring frames in which pinfall occurs from the rolling of at least one bowling ball, comprising: electronic means for receiving pinfall information, a computation means connectable to said electronic pinfall receiving means, an electronic storage means for storing scores earned by a player as a bowling game progresses connectable to said computation means, and electronic control means connected to said computation means for directing the computation of bowling scores..]. .[.36. An apparatus for scoring a bowling game having a multiplicity of scoring frames in which pinfall occurs from the rolling of at least one bowling ball, comprising: means for receiving pinfall information, a computation means connectable to said pinfall receiving means and including electronic means for adding pinfall to a stored score to produce a new score, an electronic storage means connectable to the electronic adding means to supply a stored score, and a control means connected to said computation means for 
     
     
        directing the computation of bowling scores..]. 37. In a bowling scoring apparatus for computing the computation bowling scores of a plurality of players for each frame in a bowling game wherein the scores are based upon pinfall earned and bonus values for strikes and spares, the combination of means for providing pinfall information relative to each of said plurality of players; a single counting register comprised of a plurality of bi-stable electronic elements, said register having at least one input for receiving said pinfall information and for receiving cumulative score information relative to each of said plurality of players; a multi-player electronic memory comprised of a multiplicity of bi-stable bits, said multiplicity of bits forming a plurality of words, one for each of said plurality of players, each word being adapted to contain cumulative score and computation control information based upon the past pinfall history of the player for its associated player; a single computation control register comprised of a plurality of bi-stable electronic elements for receiving said computation control information relative to each of said plurality of players; means for reading the contents of a selected one of said plurality of words in said memory corresponding to a selected one of said plurality of bowlers into said registers so that said cumulative score information will be placed in said counting register and said computation control information will be placed in said computation control register; means, including a first electronic gating circuit, responsive to the computation control information in said computation control register for causing the addition of said pinfall information to aid cumulative score information for each of said plurality of players in said counting register including bonus values for strikes and spares in accordance with said computation control information to compute the updated cumulative score for each frame for the corresponding one of said plurality of bowlers; means, including a second electronic gating circuit, responsive to said computation control information and to said pinfall information for updating the computation control information for each of said plurality of players whereby the updated computation control information may be subsequently used to direct subsequent computation; and means for writing said updated cumulative score and said updated computation control information into the memory word for the corresponding one of said plurality of players whereby the information may be subsequently utilized in the computation of subsequent cumulative scores 
     
     
        for the corresponding player. 38. A bowling scoring apparatus that is suited for simultaneous computing of bowling scores of bowling games rolled on a plurality of lanes according to claim 37 further including a plurality of said pinfall information providing means, one for each of said plurality of lanes, each of said pinfall information providing means being operable after each ball is rolled on the corresponding lane, means for operating said reading means after each operation of any one of said plurality of pinfall information providing means so that computation may take place as required; and means for operating said writing means after each operation of said reading means to preserve the information in said registers in said memory for use in subsequent computation whereby said registers may be cleared without destroying information in readiness to accept information relative to another player bowling on another lane. 
     
     
            A bowling scoring apparatus according to claim 37 further including bowling score error correction means; said error correction means comprising: means for selecting the word in the memory corresponding to the player whose bowling score is to be corrected and for causing said reading means to read said selected word into said registers, means for entering correct bowling score information into said registers, and means for causing said writing means to write said selected word containing said correct bowling score information into said memory whereby said corrected 
     
     
        bowling score information may be used for subsequent computation. 40. In a bowling scoring device for simultaneously computing bowling scores achieved by a plurality of players bowling on a plurality of lanes, the combination of: means for providing pinfall information after each ball is rolled relative to each of said plurality of bowlers bowling on each of said plurality of lanes; computation means connectable to said pinfall information providing means for computing the bowling scores of each of the plurality of players: memory means including means associated with each of said plurality of players for storing information relative to the past history of the bowling game bowled by each respective one of said plurality of players; a single control means for receiving past history information after each ball is rolled and for actuating said computation means to cause the latter to perform such computation as may be required by said past history information after pinfall information is provided after each ball is rolled; player identification means for associating pinfall information with the player achieving the same; and means associated with said player identification means for providing said single control means with the past history information from said storing means that corresponds to the player whose pinfall information has been provided by said pinfall information providing means after each ball is rolled, whereby pinfall information of one player may be processed by said scoring device after another player has rolled a first ball in a frame and before 
     
     
        said another player has rolled a second ball in a frame. 41. The bowling scoring device of claim 40 further including a plurality of temporary storage means, one for each of said plurality of lanes, for storing first ball pinfall information for subsequent use in the event an illegal ball is rolled as the second ball in a frame, said temporary storage means being connected to said pinfall information providing means and 
     
     
        connectable to said computation means. 42. The bowling scoring device of claim 40 wherein said past history information is stored as one of at least the following states of a player's game-- first: ball following an open frame   second: first ball following a single strike   third: second ball in an open frame (if not preceded by a strike   fourth:first ball following two strikes   fifth: second ball in a frame following a strike   sixth: first ball following a spare said scoring device further including means for receiving said pinfall information and said past history information in the form of one of said states and for updating said state after each ball bowled by a player for subsequent use in directing computation of that player's score following     
     
     
        the rolling of the next succeeding ball by that player. 43. The bowling scoring device of claim 42 wherein said updating means comprises an electronic gating matrix having inputs for receiving signals representative of the existence of any one of said states and a signal representative of a pinfall of ten, and outputs for providing signals representative of the updated state. .[.44. In a bowling scorer for calculating scores of a bowling game wherein balls are rolled during each of a succession of scoring frames, the combination of: a means for receiving pinfall information, means for totalizing pinfall fall information connected to said pinfall receiving means, and means for producing frame and total game scores connected to said totalizing means, said totalizing means and said score producing means comprising 
     
     
        semiconductor electronic elements..]. 45. The bowling scorer of .[.claim 44.]. .Iadd.claim 48 .Iaddend.further including a memory having a code word for each of a multiplicity of players of which a portion of each word is a player's identification code, means for selecting an identification code of a player, and a comparator for comparing the identification code selected by said selecting means and the identification code portion of 
     
     
        each of said code words. 46. A bowling scorer as specified in claim .[.44.]..Iadd.48.Iaddend., wherein said score producing means includes means for producing individual ball scores for both the first and second 
     
     
        balls rolled during each frame. 47. A bowling scorer as specified in claim .[.44.]..Iadd.48.Iaddend., wherein said score producing means includes means for producing ball scores, frame scores, total game scores, and 
     
     
        total team scores. 48. .[.A bowling scorer as specified in claim 44, wherein.]. .Iadd.In a bowling scorer for calculating scores of a bowling game wherein balls are rolled during each of a succession of scoring frames, the combination of: a means for receiving pinfall information, means for totalizing pinfall information connected to said pinfall receiving means, and means for producing frame and total game scores connected to said totalizing means, said totalizing means and said score producing means comprising semiconductor electronic elements .Iaddend.said totalizing means .[.includes.]. .Iadd.including .Iaddend.a memory containing a code word for each one of a multiplicity of players and a single computing unit connected to said memory to receive any one of said words for totalizing pinfalls for each of said multiplicity of players. 
     
     
            A bowling scorer as specified in claim 48, wherein each said word contains the determinable earned score of a player at a given point in a bowling game and an instruction for subsequent computation of a score; and said computing unit is connectable to said memory to receive at least one of said words for totalizing pinfall counts in accordance with the instruction of said word; and wherein said score producing means includes means for computing a new instruction; and means for returning said one 
     
     
        word to said memory. 50. The bowling scorer of claim 48 wherein said memory is an electronic serial memory containing a binary code word for 
     
     
        each one of a multiplicity of players. 51. A bowling scorer as specified in claim 50, wherein said totalizing means includes an electronic serial register connected to said memory to receive said words sequentially and means for sequentially shifting said words from said memory to said register and from said register to said memory.