SHAKE RESPONSIVE HANDHELD DEVICE

• US 20100041465A1
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHOU, Cheng-Hao, CHENG, Chia-Yu, KE, Jui-Lin, CHOU, Hsiao-Cung, WANG, Chuan-Hong, HUANG, Li-Zhang
• Application Number:
  US12/464,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20100041465A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/22
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0468 Electronic dice; electronic dice simulators
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/002 Devices for converting reciprocal or vibratory motion into rotary motion, e.g. for propellers

Abstract

A shake responsive handheld device is provided. The shake responsive handheld device comprises a vibration switch. The vibration switch changes its state between an electrically open state and an electrically closed state during a shaking of the housing. The handheld device also includes a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit stores plurality of first type media files and a table. The first type media files are configured for reproducing sounds of tumbling dice in a dice shaker and the table is configured for defining a plurality of shaking levels, each of which corresponds to one of the first type media files. The processor, in response to signals from the vibration switch, is capable of monitoring the shaking level of the shaking of the housing, determining one of the first type media files corresponding to the shaking level according to the table, and playing the one of the first type media files until the shaking level changes.

Claims

1. A shaking responsive handheld device comprising:

a vibration switch changing its state between an electrically open state and an electrically closed state during a shaking of the handheld device;

a storage unit storing a plurality of first type media files and a table, wherein the first type media files are configured for reproducing sounds of tumbling dice in a dice shaker and the table is configured for defining a relationship between a plurality of shaking levels of the shaking of the handheld device and the plurality of first type media files; and

a processor, wherein the processor, in response to signals from the vibration switch, is capable of monitoring the shaking level of the shaking of the handheld device, determining one of the first type media files corresponding to the shaking level according to the table, and playing the one of the first type media files until the shaking level changes.

2. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration switch comprises a coil spring, a first contact terminal, and a second contact terminal, the coil spring is electrically coupled to the first contact terminal and is capable of deflecting and contacting the second contact terminal during the shaking of the handheld device.

3. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 2, wherein the coil spring deflects when the handheld device is shaken in a predetermined direction.

4. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the shaking level is determined by detecting the number of times of state changing of the vibration switch per unit time period.

5. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration switch comprises a chamber, a movable member with two spring ends, and two contact terminals, the moveable member is received in the chamber, the two spring ends contact with the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal respectively, at least one of the spring ends is capable of disengaging one of the two contact terminals during the shaking of the handheld device.

6. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 5, wherein the movable member comprises an inertial weight and two coil springs, the two coil springs are attached to two ends of the inertial weight respectively.

7. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores a second type media file for reproducing a sound effect of tumbling dice that roll inertially in a dice shaker after the dice shaker has stopped shaking, when having determined that the shaking of the handheld device ceases, the processor plays the second type media file.

8. The shaking responsive handheld device according to claim 7, wherein the storage unit further stores a simulation program for generating a game result after the second type media file finishes playing.