METHOD OF DEFINING A COMMON FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of defining a common frame of reference for a video game system (1, 3), the system comprising:
- at least two remotely-controlled vehicles (1), a first vehicle and a second vehicle, each having a video sensor (19); and
a reference element (69) with recognizable zones (71);
the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps;
positioning the first vehicle relative to the reference element (69) in such a manner that the recognizable zones (71) are in the field of view of the video sensor (19) of the first vehicle;
processing the image delivered by the video sensor (19) of the positioned first vehicle in order to identify the recognizable zones (71) in the image;
deducing the position of the first vehicle relative to the reference element (69) by identifying the recognizable zones (71); and
transmitting the position of the first vehicle to the second vehicle.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of defining a common frame of reference for a video game system. The system comprises at least two remotely-controlled vehicles (1), a first vehicle and a second vehicle, each comprising a video sensor (19), and a reference element (69) with recognizable zones (71). The method comprises the following steps: positioning the first vehicle relative to the reference element (69) in such a manner that the recognizable zones (71) are in the field of view of the video sensor (19) of the first vehicle; processing the image delivered by the video sensor (19) of the positioned first vehicle in order to identify the recognizable zones (71) in the image; deducing the position of the first vehicle relative to the reference element (69) by identifying the recognizable zones (71); and transmitting the position of the first vehicle to the second vehicle.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of defining a common frame of reference for a video game system (1, 3), the system comprising:
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at least two remotely-controlled vehicles (1), a first vehicle and a second vehicle, each having a video sensor (19); and a reference element (69) with recognizable zones (71); the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps; positioning the first vehicle relative to the reference element (69) in such a manner that the recognizable zones (71) are in the field of view of the video sensor (19) of the first vehicle; processing the image delivered by the video sensor (19) of the positioned first vehicle in order to identify the recognizable zones (71) in the image; deducing the position of the first vehicle relative to the reference element (69) by identifying the recognizable zones (71); and transmitting the position of the first vehicle to the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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