Apparatus and a method for more realistic interactive video games on computers or similar devices using visible or invisible light and an input computing device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a game computing device;
- an input computing device;
a screen device;
a first marking device comprised of a lighting device;
wherein the lighting device is comprised of one or more light sources which emit light visible to video cameras;
wherein the input computing device uses the light emitted from the one or more light sources to determine a pose of a real object attached to the first marking device; and
wherein the input computing device send the determined pose to the game computing device.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed comprising an input computing device, a game computing device, a screen device, and a first marking device comprised of a lighting device. The lighting device is comprised of one or more light sources that emit light visible to video cameras but not necessarily visible to human eyes. The input computing device uses the light emitted from the one or more light sources to determine a pose of an object attached to the first marking device and passes the pose information to the game computing device. The game computing device uses the pose of the object to determine and control the pose and the action of a virtual object in the game computing device or on the screen device.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising
a game computing device; -
an input computing device;
a screen device;
a first marking device comprised of a lighting device;
wherein the lighting device is comprised of one or more light sources which emit light visible to video cameras;
wherein the input computing device uses the light emitted from the one or more light sources to determine a pose of a real object attached to the first marking device; and
wherein the input computing device send the determined pose to the game computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a first marking device comprised of a lighting device;
wherein the lighting device is comprised of one or more light sources which emit light visible to video sensors but invisible to human eyes; and
wherein the first marking device includes a first attachment device and a second attachment device which can be attached together to attach the first marking device to a real object.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a first marking device is comprised of a lighting device;
wherein the lighting device is comprised of one or more light sources which emit lightvisible to video sensors but invisible to human eyes; and
wherein the first marking device includes a glove and the lighting device is attached to the glove.
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23. A method comprising the steps of
using light visible to video cameras but invisible to human eyes emitted from one or more light sources of a first marking device to determine a pose of the first marking device in space.
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