INTERACTIVE GAME SYSTEM

• US 20090054147A1
• Filed: 08/21/2007
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Hsu, Wen-Cheng, Chiu, Shuo-Tsung
• Application Number:
  US11/842,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20090054147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/39
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/06 using player-operated means for controlling the position of a specific area display
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/338 using television networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1006 having additional degrees of freedom
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1031 using a wireless connection, e.g. Bluetooth, infrared connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/409 Data transfer via television network
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6072 of an input signal, e.g. pitch and rhythm extraction, voice recognition

Abstract

An interactive game system has a main apparatus and a wireless controller. The main apparatus has three ultrasonic receiving modules. The wireless controller has an ultrasonic sending module. The three ultrasonic receiving modules receive ultrasonic signals sent by the ultrasonic sending module, and the main apparatus calculates the position of the wireless controller. When the wireless controller is moved, the main apparatus obtains a plurality of coordinate values indicating the motion track of the wireless controller. In this case, an electronic device shows the movement of the wireless controller on a display device by monitoring the coordinate values.

Claims

1. An interactive game system, comprising:

a main apparatus having

a plurality of ultrasonic receiving modules which can receive ultrasonic signals and send detecting signals,

a first microprocessor connecting the three ultrasonic receiving modules and receiving the detecting signals from the ultrasonic receiving modules to process a coordinate,

a first memory unit connecting the first microprocessor and storing data which produced by the first microprocessor,

a first wireless communication module connecting the first microprocessor, sending/receiving controlling signals and data between the first wireless communication module and the first microprocessor, the first wireless communication module converting the controlling signals and data into wireless signals, and

a USB module connecting the first microprocessor; and

a wireless controller having

an ultrasonic sending module sending ultrasonic signals into the main apparatus,

a second microprocessor connecting and controlling the ultrasonic sending module,

a second memory unit connecting the second microprocessor and storing the data from the second microprocessor,

a second wireless communication module connecting the second microprocessor, sending/receiving controlling signals and data between the second wireless communication module and the second microprocessor, the second wireless communication module converting the controlling signals and data into wireless signals,

a charging module storing electronic energy and providing to the wireless controller, and

a monitoring circuit connecting the second microprocessor and the charging module, detecting the state of the charging module according to the controlling data from the second microprocessor.

2. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a first operation module connecting the first microprocessor, the first operation module detecting the press state of the first microprocessor and producing controlling signal.

3. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a first status indicating module connecting the first microprocessor, the first status indicating module capable of displaying the status of the main apparatus.

4. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the ultrasonic receiving modules has an ultrasonic receiving apparatus, a first amplification circuit and a detecting circuit respectively, the first amplification circuit connects the ultrasonic receiving apparatus and the detecting circuit respectively, the first amplification circuit is used to amplify the ultrasonic signal from the ultrasonic receiving apparatus and deliver the signal into the detecting circuit, the detecting circuit connects the first microprocessor, filters and converts the signals from the first amplification circuit into detecting signals.

5. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a second operation module connecting the second microprocessor, the second microprocessor detecting the press state of the second operation module and emitting controlling signals.

6. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 5, further comprising an audio outputting module connecting the second microprocessor and controlled by the second microprocessor.

7. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a vibration module connecting the monitoring circuit, the monitoring circuit controlling the quake of the vibration according to the controlling signal of the second microprocessor.

8. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a second status indicating module connecting the monitoring circuit, the monitoring circuit controlling the second status indicating module to display the state of the wireless controller according to the controlling signals from the second microprocessor.

9. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic sending module has a signal generator circuit, a second amplification circuit and an ultrasonic sending apparatus, the signal generator circuit connects the second microprocessor and the second amplification circuit respectively, and the signal generator circuit delivers the ultrasonic signal from the second microprocessor into the second amplification circuit, the second amplification circuit amplifies the ultrasonic signal and then outputs the ultrasonic signal by the ultrasonic sending apparatus.

10. The interactive game system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a movement sensing module connecting the second microprocessor, the movement sensing module detecting the movement speed and the acceleration of the wireless controller, and delivering the data about the movement speed and the acceleration into the second microprocessor, the second wireless communication module converting the data about the movement speed and the acceleration into wireless signals and delivering the wireless signals into the main apparatus, the main apparatus calculating the detecting signals from the ultrasonic receiving modules and the data about the movement speed and the acceleration, then detecting the location of the main apparatus.