ROLE-PLAY SIMULATION ENGINE

• US 20130066608A1
• Filed: 09/09/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Kalama, Asa K., Rouse, Cory J., Ilardi, Michael, Swanson, Reid
• Granted Patent: US 9,213,935 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/6
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/828 Managing virtual sport teams
• 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 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5593 involving scheduling aspects
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/807 Role playing or strategy games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8094 Unusual game types, e.g. virtual cooking
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 7/00 Auxiliary apparatus for artistes
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/006 based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A coordination processor receives data from a simulated role-play environment. Further, the coordination processor composes an instruction to a performer to perform an action in the simulated role-play environment. In addition, the instruction is sent to an interface that provides the instruction to the performer.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a coordination processor that receives data from a simulated role-play environment and composes an instruction to a performer to perform an action in the simulated role-play environment; and

an interface that receives the instruction from the coordination processor and provides the instruction to the performer.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an authoring component that generates an encoded narrative for the simulated role-play environment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the coordination processor receives the data from the simulated role-play environment through at least one sensor.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one sensor is located within a device located on a participant in the simulated role-play environment that participates in the simulated role-play environment without receiving an instruction to perform any action from the coordination processor.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one sensor is a tracking device.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one sensor is a Global Positioning System device.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one sensor communicates with the coordination processor via a network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the coordination processor receives the data from the simulated role-play environment through the interface.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the performer is human.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the performer is an autonomous character.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the performer is a three-dimensional generated character.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the performer is a robotic character.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface is an electronic communication device.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive data from a simulated role-play environment;

compose an instruction to a performer to perform an action in the simulated role-play environment; and

send the instruction to an interface that provides the instruction to the performer.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer is further caused to generate an encoded narrative for the simulated role-play environment.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the data from the simulated role-play environment is received through at least one sensor.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the at least one sensor is located within a device located on a participant in the simulated role-play environment that participates in the simulated role-play environment without receiving an instruction to perform any action.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the at least one sensor is a tracking device.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the at least one sensor is a Global Positioning System device.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the at least one sensor communicates with the coordination processor via a network.

21. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer is further caused to receive the data from the simulated role-play environment through the interface.

22. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the performer is human.

23. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the performer is an autonomous character.

24. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the performer is a three-dimensional generated character.

25. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the performer is a robotic character.

26. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the interface is an electronic communication device.

27. A method comprising:

receive, at a coordination processor, data from a simulated role-play environment;

compose, at the coordination processor, an instruction to a performer to perform an action in the simulated role-play environment; and

send the instruction to an interface that provides the instruction to the performer.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising generating an encoded narrative for the simulated role-play environment.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the data from the simulated role-play environment is received through at least one sensor.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the at least one sensor is located within a device located on a participant in the simulated role-play environment that participates in the simulated role-play environment without receiving an instruction to perform any action from the coordination processor.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the at least one sensor is a tracking device.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the at least one sensor is a Global Positioning System device.

33. A system comprising:

a coordination processor that receives data from a simulated role-play environment and composes an instruction to a computing device to perform an action in the simulated role-play environment; and

an interface that receives the instruction from the coordination processor and provides the instruction to the computing device.