Method for adjusting sensing range and sensitivity and inertia interactive aparatus and system using thereof

• US 20090062005A1
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Hsu, Yi-Chia, Tu, Ching-Hsiang, Liou, Shun-Nan, Lu, Ying-Ko, Tsai, Ming-Jye
• Application Number:
  US12/003,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20090062005A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/37
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/22 Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1018 Calibration; Key and button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

The present invention provides an architecture of a method, apparatus and system for user adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity dynamically according to various user statuses so as to obtain an appropriate interactive effect regardless of different age group of users. In the present invention, a way of adjusting sensing range according to a switch signal, or a ratio for adjusting magnitude of a processed signal, or changing the threshold of the application program directly are illustrated as embodiments respectively for adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity dynamically.

Claims

1. A method for sensing range and sensitivity adjustment, comprising the steps of:

determining whether there is a switch signal;

changing a sensing range for detecting motions of a movable object when the switch signal is detected;

generating at least an inertial sensing parameter according to the detected motions; and

processing the at least one inertial sensing parameter for forming an output signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

issuing an adjustment signal when the switch signal is detected; and

adjusting a threshold value according to the adjustment signal while using the comparison between the threshold value and the output signal to generate an interaction correspondingly.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the switch signal is issued from a device selected from the group consisting of an interactive console and an inertial sensing device for sensing the motions of the movable object;

and the inertial sensing device further comprises a switch control, being electrically connected to a switching element; and

the switching element, used as an interface communicating the switch unit with a user, is a device selected from the group consisting of a press button, a switch, a roller and a touch panel.

4. A method for sensing range and sensitivity adjustment, comprising the steps of:

detecting motions of a movable object for generating at least an inertial sensing parameter;

determining whether there is a switch signal; and

adjusting the magnitude of an output signal generated from the at least one inertial sensing parameter according to a ratio when the switch signal is detected.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

issuing an adjustment signal when the switch signal is detected; and

adjusting a threshold value according to the adjustment signal while using the comparison between the threshold value and the output signal to generate an interaction correspondingly.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the switch signal is issued from a device selected from the group consisting of an interactive console and a sensor for sensing the motions of the movable object.

7. A method for sensing range and sensitivity adjustment, comprising the steps of:

detecting motions of a movable object for generating at least an inertial sensing parameter;

processing the at least one inertial sensing parameter for forming an output signal;

determining whether there is a switch signal, and issuing an adjustment signal when the switch signal is detected; and

adjusting a threshold value according to the adjustment signal while using the comparison between the threshold value and the output signal to generate an interaction correspondingly.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the switch signal is issued from a device selected from the group consisting of an interactive console and an inertial sensing device for sensing the motions of the movable object;

and the inertial sensing device further comprises a switch control, being electrically connected to a switching element; and

the switching element, used as an interface communicating the switch unit with a user, is a device selected from the group consisting of a press button, a switch, a roller and a touch panel.

9. An inertial sensing interactive system:

comprising;

an interactive console; and

an inertial sensing apparatus, capable of communicating with the interactive console, further comprising;

an inertial sensing module, configured with at least an inertial sensor for sensing motions of a movable object so as to generate at least an inertial sensing parameter;

a switch unit, for generating a first switch signal; and

a micro control unit, coupled to the inertial sensing module and the switch unit, for processing the at least one inertial sensing parameter so as to generate an output signal and capable of adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity of the inertial sensing module according to the first switch signal.

10. The inertial sensing interactive system of claim 9, wherein the interactive console is capable of generating a second switch signal to be used for controlling the micro control unit to adjust the sensing range and sensitivity accordingly;

and the interactive console is a device selected from the group consisting of multimedia interactive apparatuses, computers and household electronic appliances.

11. The inertial sensing interactive system of claim 9, wherein the inertial sensor is a device selected from the group consisting of a gyroscope and an accelerometer.

12. The inertial sensing interactive system of claim 9, wherein the switch unit is further coupled to a switching element, being a device selected from the group consisting of a press button, a switch, a roller and a touch panel.

13. The inertial sensing interactive system of claim 9, wherein the communication between the interactive console and the inertial sensing apparatus is achieved by a means selected from the group consisting of a wired means and a wireless means;

and the wired means is enabled by an interface selected form the group consisting of a RS232 interface, an USB interface and Ethernet; and

the wireless means is enabled by a way selected form the group consisting of Bluetooth communication, radio frequency (RF) communication and GSM.

14. The inertial sensing interactive system of claim 9, wherein the micro control unit is enabled to generate an adjustment signal according to the first switch signal;

and the interactive console, configured with a threshold value, is enabled to adjust the threshold value according to the adjustment signal.

15. The inertial sensing interactive system of claim 9, wherein each inertial sensor is configured with a plurality of sensing ranges, thereby, the adjusting of the sensing range and sensitivity is achieved by a manner selected from the group consisting of:

utilizing the switch unit to select one sensing range out of the plural sensing ranged; and

using the micro control unit to adjust the magnitude of the output signal according to a ratio.

16. An inertial sensing interactive apparatus, comprising:

a motion module; and

an inertial sensing apparatus, capable of communicating with the motion module, further comprising;

an inertial sensing module, configured with at least an inertial sensor for sensing motions of a movable object so as to generate at least an inertial sensing parameter;

a switch unit, for generating a first switch signal; and

a micro control unit, coupled to the inertial sensing module and the switch unit, for processing the at least one inertial sensing parameter so as to generate an output signal and capable of adjusting the sensing range and sensitivity of the inertial sensing module according to the first switch signal.

17. The inertial sensing interactive apparatus of claim 16, wherein the motion module is a device selected from the group consisting of a step counter and a counter for counting hula hoop rolling.

18. The inertial sensing interactive apparatus of claim 16, wherein the inertial sensor is a device selected from the group consisting of a gyroscope and an accelerometer.

19. The inertial sensing interactive apparatus of claim 16, wherein the switch unit is further coupled to a switching element, being a device selected from the group consisting of a press button, a switch, a roller and a touch panel.

20. The inertial sensing interactive apparatus of claim 16, wherein the micro control unit is enabled to generate an adjustment signal according to the first switch signal;

and the motion module, configured with a threshold value, is enabled to adjust the threshold value according to the adjustment signal.

21. The inertial sensing interactive apparatus of claim 16, wherein each inertial sensor is configured with a plurality of sensing ranges, thereby, the adjusting of the sensing range and sensitivity is achieved by a manner selected from the group consisting of:

utilizing the switch unit to select one sensing range out of the plural sensing ranged; and

using the micro control unit to adjust the magnitude of the output signal according to a ratio.