System and method for configuring the system to provide multiple touchscreen inputs
First Claim
1. A computer system for executing a computerized simulation program for allowing at least two participants to interact with the simulation program as a team with an overall common team goal, comprising:
- a plurality of touchscreen input devices wherein each device is adapted to provide at least one corresponding group of input commands to the system;
a controller system communicatively coupled to each of said devices, said controller system including a central processing unit for executing the simulation program and for accepting each of said at least one corresponding group of input commands to allow each group of input commands to have a graphical effect on a parameter or element provided by the simulation program;
a plurality of video output devices wherein each of said video output devices is communicatively coupled to said controller system and corresponds to a particular touchscreen input device, each of said video output devices adapted to display output represented by a graphical effect on said parameter caused by a group of input commands; and
a multiple video output device-touchscreen input device driver module adapted to be executed on said controller system for allowing said groups of input commands to be accepted by said central processing unit.
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Abstract
The present invention preferably includes a system and method for allowing a plurality of input stations such as touchscreen input devices, for example, to simultaneously provide input to a central processing unit executing a computerized simulation program such as a game simulation program. The invention allows a plurality of input groups, for example, to be received by the central processing unit. Each received input group preferably causes a graphical effect on a parameter or function provided by the simulation program. Each graphical effect is preferably displayed on a corresponding computer monitor, for example, thereby allowing a first participant to view a first graphical effect and a second participant to view a second graphical effect. The system can allow participants exercising control over the touchscreen input devices to experience a more real “feel” of the game, that is, a feeling as though the participant were participating in the real-life scenario emulated by the simulation program.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer system for executing a computerized simulation program for allowing at least two participants to interact with the simulation program as a team with an overall common team goal, comprising:
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a plurality of touchscreen input devices wherein each device is adapted to provide at least one corresponding group of input commands to the system;
a controller system communicatively coupled to each of said devices, said controller system including a central processing unit for executing the simulation program and for accepting each of said at least one corresponding group of input commands to allow each group of input commands to have a graphical effect on a parameter or element provided by the simulation program;
a plurality of video output devices wherein each of said video output devices is communicatively coupled to said controller system and corresponds to a particular touchscreen input device, each of said video output devices adapted to display output represented by a graphical effect on said parameter caused by a group of input commands; and
a multiple video output device-touchscreen input device driver module adapted to be executed on said controller system for allowing said groups of input commands to be accepted by said central processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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