Video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing

• US 20070287537A1
• Filed: 04/20/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sysgration Limited
• Original Assignee: Sysgration Limited
• Inventors: Yu, Hszang-Tang
• Application Number:
  US11/407,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20070287537A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/22 Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1062 being specially adapted to a type of game, e.g. steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/302 specially adapted for receiving control signals not targeted to a display device or game input means, e.g. vibrating driver's seat, scent dispenser
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8017 Driving on land or water; Flying

Abstract

A video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing includes a control console, on which there are provided a steering wheel, a plurality of control keys located on the steering wheel for controlling the acceleration or brake of a racing car built in a game played on the video game unit, an extended connector for communicating the control console with a host of the video game unit or a computer, and two fans located at two sides of the steering wheel. When an acceleration key is pushed, or when the steering wheel is turned, the fans are caused to produce airflows to simulate a real state of car racing.

Claims

1. A video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing, comprising a control console;

said control console being provided with a steering wheel, a plurality of control keys located on said steering wheel, at least two fans locates at two lateral sides of said steering wheel, and a control chip located in said control console;

whereby said fans are rotated at different speeds under control of said control chip by pushing different control keys on said steering wheel.

2. The video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said control keys is an acceleration key, and pushing of said acceleration key to actuate a linear acceleration of a racing car built in a game played on said video game unit would cause said two fans to rotate at the same time.

3. The video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said steering wheel is turned right, one of said two fans located at the right side of said steering wheel is caused to rotate.

4. The video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said steering wheel is turned left, one of said two fans located at the left side of said steering wheel is caused to rotate.

5. The video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control console includes an extended connector for transmitting signals between said control console and a host of said video game unit.

6. The video game unit capable of simulating a real state of car racing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fans is controlled by said control chip to produce cold or hot airflows depending on a weather condition in the background of a game played on said video game unit.