Interactive image game device for exercise and massage

• US 20080273008A1
• Filed: 05/01/2007
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Chang
• Original Assignee: Hong Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Hong
• Application Number:
  US11/797,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20080273008A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/00 Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0014 cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5015 using specific interfaces or standards, e.g. USB, serial, parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5043 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5064 Position sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/065 Hands
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/125 Foot reflex zones
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/285 Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1037 being specially adapted for converting control signals received from the game device into a haptic signal, e.g. using force feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1068 being specially adapted to detect the point of contact of the player on a surface, e.g. floor mat, touch pad
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00

Abstract

An interactive image game device for exercise and massage couples exercise, massage and game software together to form an interactive exercise and massage device which includes a plurality of sensors controlled by a user'"'"'s feet or hands and a display unit which displays game pictures to provide interaction so that users can perform exercise, massage and game playing concurrently to enjoy greater pleasure when in use.

Claims

1. An interactive image game device for exercise and massage, comprising:

an exercise and massage device which has at least one massage roller equipped with a sensor and at least one vital point compression button equipped with another sensor, the sensors detecting movements of a user'"'"'s feet and hands;

a host which has a game software unit and a signal processing unit which receives detection signals from the sensors and transmits to the game software unit; and

a display unit to receive the signals from the game software unit and display a game picture.

2. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the massage roller has a plurality of bulged spots formed on the surface thereof.

3. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the vital point compression button has a plurality of bulged spots formed on the surface thereof.

5. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the game software unit contains interactive software games which vary according to user'"'"'s requirements.

6. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the sensors transmit to the host through a transmission interface.

7. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the host transmits to the display unit through another transmission interface.

8. The interactive image game device of claim 6, wherein the transmission interface is a wired transmission.

9. The interactive image game device of claim 7, wherein the transmission interface is a wired transmission.

10. The interactive image game device of claim 6, wherein the transmission interface is a wireless transmission.

11. The interactive image game device of claim 7, wherein the transmission interface is a wireless transmission.

12. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the display unit is selectively a TV or a liquid crystal display.

13. The interactive image game device of claim 1, wherein the host is selectively a computer or a TV game player.

4. The interactive image game device of claim J, wherein the sensors are selected from the group consisting of mechanical switch devices, photoelectric sensors and magnetic sensors.