Apparatus and a method for more realistic shooting video games on computers or similar devices using visible or invisible light
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a computing device;
- a screen device;
a first mock shooting device having a position lighting device comprised of one or more light sources which are fixed to the mock shooting device; and
wherein the computing device is electrically connected to the screen device; and
wherein the computing device uses the light from the one or more light sources of the position lighting device to determine whether the first mock shooting device is aimed towards a first location on the screen device; and
wherein the first mock shooting device is further comprised of a command lighting device which is comprised of one or more light sources; and
wherein the one or more light sources flash light when the first mock shooting device is triggered.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and a method for providing more realistic shooting input for shooting video games on computers or similar devices is provided. The apparatus may be comprised of a mock shooting device, such as a gun, having one or two lighting devices containing a plurality of light sources. The lighting devices may use visible or invisible lights. The apparatus may also include a screen device for displaying visual target objects of a video shooting game, at which a game player can shoot at with the mock shooting device, a video camera that captures video images of the mock shooting devices, and a computing device that computes the hit position of the mock shooting device on the screen device based on the captured video images. The determined hit position can then be fed to the video shooting game software run by the computing device which can determine if a visual target object is actually hit or not, and reacts accordingly. The mock shooting device may further be comprised of a wireless sender or a wired communication line to send command signals from the mock shooting device to the computing device. The system and method can be extended to a plurality of game players using mock shooting devices with differently colored or uniquely spatially arranged lighting devices so that a plurality of hit positions may be determined.
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42 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising
a computing device; -
a screen device;
a first mock shooting device having a position lighting device comprised of one or more light sources which are fixed to the mock shooting device; and
wherein the computing device is electrically connected to the screen device; and
wherein the computing device uses the light from the one or more light sources of the position lighting device to determine whether the first mock shooting device is aimed towards a first location on the screen device; and
wherein the first mock shooting device is further comprised of a command lighting device which is comprised of one or more light sources; and
wherein the one or more light sources flash light when the first mock shooting device is triggered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising the steps of
using light from one or more light sources of a position lighting device fixed to a first mock shooting device to determine whether the first mock shooting device is aimed towards a first location on a screen device.
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31. An apparatus comprising
a computing device; -
a screen device;
a mock shooting device is comprised of a lighting device containing one or more light sources which are fixed to the mock shooting device; and
wherein one or more light sources of the lighting device emit invisible light;
and wherein the computing device uses the light from the one or more light sources of the lighting device to determine whether the mock shooting device is aimed towards a location on the screen device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus comprising
a computing device; -
a screen device;
a mock shooting device which can send a signal via a communications line;
and a lighting device containing one or more light sources which are fixed to or as a built-in part of the mock shooting device; and
wherein one or more light sources of the lighting device emit light; and
wherein the computing device uses the light from the one or more light sources of the lighting device to determine whether the mock shooting device is aimed towards a location on the screen device;
and wherein the communications line is used to send one or more command signals from the mock shooting device to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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