OPERATION OF A SET OF DEVICES

• US 20100062860A1
• Filed: 11/19/2009
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: amBX UK Ltd.
• Original Assignee: amBX UK Ltd.
• Inventors: Cole, Richard S., Eves, David A.
• Application Number:
  US12/621,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20100062860A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/302 specially adapted for receiving control signals not targeted to a display device or game input means, e.g. vibrating driver's seat, scent dispenser
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807

Abstract

A method of operating a set of devices comprises receiving a signal, for example at least part of a game world model from a computer program. The signal is analyzed to produce a real-world description in the form of an instruction set of a markup language and the set of devices is operated according to the description.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A method of operating a real device capable of generating ambient stimuli external of a virtual game world generated from a game world model, the device having at least one adjustable parameter associated therewith, the method comprising:

A) deriving, from the game world model, a real-world description in the form of markup language instructions;

B) interpreting the markup language instructions and generating at least one device specific parameter adjustment therefrom;

C) modifying the at least one parameter of the device according to the specific parameter adjustments; and

D) generating ambient stimuli external of the virtual game world with the device according to the modified parameter.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein B) comprises:

B1) interpreting the markup language instructions and generating the at least one device specific parameter adjustment therefrom at the real device.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein B) comprises:

B1) interpreting the markup language instructions and generating the at least one device specific parameter adjustment therefrom remote from the real device; and

B2) distributing the interpreted instructions and the generated device specific parameter adjustment to the real device.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein A) comprises:

A1) receiving a signal; and

A2) deriving the real-world description from the received signal.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the signal comprises a broadcast signal.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the signal is produced by a computer program.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the signal comprises at least part of a game world model.

21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the signal comprises at least part of a video component.

22. The method according to claim 14, wherein A) takes place in real time.

23. The method according of claim 14 wherein A) comprises:

A1) storing said real-world description in local memory.

24. The method according of claim 23 wherein A) further comprises:

A2) recalling said locally stored real-world description on demand.

25. A system capable of generating ambient stimuli external of a virtual game world comprising:

a memory for storing a game world model;

a computer game process coupled to the memory for generating a computer game representation of the game world model;

a mechanism for displaying a video representation of a portion of the game world model as generated by the computer game process, said portion representing a particular location of the game world model being experienced by a user;

a translator responsive to a signal produced by the computer game process and capable of analyzing the signal and deriving a real world description of the location in the form of a markup language instructions;

a browser portion, responsive to the at least one markup language instruction, for interpreting the instruction and for generating device specific parameter adjustments therefrom;

at least one device responsive to the browser portion and capable of generating ambient stimuli and having at least one adjustable parameter related thereto.

26. The system of claim 25 further comprising:

a plurality devices responsive to the browser portion and capable of generating ambient stimuli and having at least one adjustable parameter related thereto.

27. The system of claim 26 wherein each the plurality devices further comprise:

a browser portion, responsive to the at least one markup language instruction, for interpreting the instruction and for generating device specific parameter adjustments therefrom.

28. The system of claim 25 wherein the analysing of the signal takes place in real time.

29. The system of claim 25 wherein said real-world description is stored within said memory.

30. A real device comprising a you:

means capable of generating ambient stimuli and having at least one adjustable parameter related thereto,

means for receiving a real-world description in the form of at least one instruction of a markup language;

a browser portion, responsive to the at least one markup language instruction, for interpreting the instruction and for generating a specific parameter adjustment therefrom; and

means for modifying one or more of parameter configurations according to the generated parameter adjustment.

31. The device of claim 30 wherein the means capable of generating ambient stimuli has plural adjustable parameters related thereto.

32. The device of claim 30 in combination with other of said devices operatively coupled over a network.