VIDEO-GAME CONSOLE FOR ALLIED TOUCHSCREEN MEDIA

• US 20160030835A1
• Filed: 10/12/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chris Argiro
• Original Assignee: Chris Argiro
• Inventors: Argiro, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 11,826,636 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/214 for locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/219 for aiming at specific areas on the display, e.g. light-guns
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/23 for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/285 Generating tactile feedback signals via the game input device, e.g. force feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/98 Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means

Abstract

The present invention seeks to introduce a new delivery system, interactive platform and controller compliment for an allied touchscreen media; with said media particularly comprising repository-sourced mobile game applications configured for native operation. Mapping systems are dynamic and include an interface for user manipulation of immersive, 3-D holographic imaging modalities to advance input in a video-game environment. A series of specialty-input controllers for interaction with said touchscreen media are also advanced by the inventor; including those designed for remote and mappable manipulation of an actionable sensor input where salient to the input dynamics of an engaged gaming title. A user worn artificial muscle interface that reacts to game events are also advanced by the inventor.

Claims

1. An interconnected system, by wire, wirelessly, or both, for controlling a running application in a video-game environment, at least comprising:

a processing means for at least processing operations and game data;

a sensor means for at least sensing impartment to an input interface;

a display means for at least providing visual and/or tactile feedback;

a tweaked means for at least configuring operational and/or mapping assimilation;

a video-game device in operable communication with at least one of a native application serving as digital media, said display means and one or more controllers configured to transmit and/or receive signals in the execution of said native application resulting in game action;

wherein said native application is downloaded from an application repository and comprises a touchscreen mobile game application configured for native operation and/or control on said video-game device;

the one or more controllers comprising an input interface comprising a plurality of inputs native to the environment;

the plurality of inputs at least comprising one of one or more sensor inputs configured for detecting motion of the controller as a whole, one or more pressure sensors configured for detecting user applied pressure within the sensing range of said pressure sensor, a touch-sensitive surface configured for detecting the touch and/or the applied pressure, in conjunction with a pressure sensor, of at least the control input of one finger on said surface and at least one button member; and

an interactive system configured to impart, by mechanical and/or virtual impartment and under the direction of a linked mapping interface, game action to said application based on one or more inputs imparted to said one or more controllers by said user;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being an actuation of one or more of the sensors for detecting motion of the controller as a whole, said interactive system thereby operably mapping the motion-sensor inputs imparted to the controller into said game action when said motion is made;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being an actuation of a position on the touch-sensitive surface of said controller, said interactive system thereby operably mapping the positional actuation imparted to the controller into said game action when said surface input is made;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being a pressure-based gesture applied by said user to at least one position on the touch-sensitive surface, as detected by said pressure sensors, said interactive system thereby operably mapping the calculated pressure data being imparted to the controller into said game action when said pressure-based input is made;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being an actuation of one or more buttons of said controller, said interactive system thereby operably mapping the button input imparted to the controller into said game action when said button input is made; and

wherein there is no fixed position between said controller and said video-game device running said native application.

2. The system for controlling a running application in claim 1, wherein said user is presented with one or more graphical representations on said linked display means that serve to at least track and/or provide user orientation for an input action made to said input interface by said user.

3. The system for controlling a running application in claim 1, further comprising at least one vibration motor in haptic association with at least one of said plurality of inputs, a battery operated synthetic muscle interface for providing game feedback and a battery operated sleeve-bearing spandex top and cycling helmet that each come equipped with an encompassment of haptic sensors for providing game feedback.

4. The system for controlling a running application in claim 1, wherein at least one input gesture to said input interface results in at least one of the game actions being an additional interaction means, information means, a new gesture means, a new function means and a navigational means;

and whereby said game actions may result in prompting further user interaction with said running application based on said input gesture.

5. The system for controlling a running application in claim 1, wherein pressure applied to said touch-sensitive surface of said controller engages one or more pressure sensors of said controller;

and wherein said pressure-sensor engagement is mapped to said application through said allied video-game device such that the one or more pressure sensor inputs result in game action based on said one or more calculated pressure grades.

6. The system for controlling a running application in claim 5, wherein said game action comprises at least one of the game actions of displaying one or more actionable menu display system, displaying one or more actionable graphics, displaying one or more pop-ups and of the procurement of shortcuts, functions, command execution and embedded input dynamics on said running application based on said pressure-sensor input.

7. The system for controlling a running application in claim 1, wherein the input/output mapping interface of said system comprises a customizable interface for the mapping of one or more controller inputs.

8. The system for controlling a running application in claim 7, wherein a mapping coupling between said controller input and said application is of a disparate input relationship.

9. The system for controlling a running application in claim 7, wherein said controller input comprises one or more sensor inputs.

10. The system for controlling a running application in claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a touchscreen and/or a touchpad.

11. An interconnected, by wire, wirelessly, or both, touchscreen input device and mapping system, at least comprising:

a communicable capacitive touchscreen user device comprising at least a display portion and processing means for processing application data and supporting at least a touchscreen device user interface and a running native application;

one or more communicable hand-held touchscreen input devices at least comprising one or more pressure sensors and one or more angle sensors;

wherein said hand-held touchscreen input device is movably attached to the touchscreen of said capacitive touchscreen user device during operation and upon said attachment said pressure and/or angle sensors are actuated and thereby the requisite pressure-and-angle data will be determined for the purpose of mapping to action by said system said movably attached touchscreen input; and

wherein said action on said native application at least comprises visual and/or haptic feedback for user consumption in response to said touchscreen input.

12. An advanced pressure-sensor dependent controller system for a capacitive touchscreen input device, at least comprising:

an actionable media at least comprising one or more downloaded native applications;

a capacitive touchscreen input device allied to said media;

a touchscreen device user interface comprising an input means and/or feedback means related to controlling said actionable media;

a display means for at least providing visual and/or tactile feedback;

a processing means for at least processing operations and media data;

a sensor means for at least sensing impartment to an input interface;

an actuator means for at least said impartment;

a haptic feedback means for at least said impartment;

wherein said input device at least comprises a plurality of sensors;

said sensor plurality at least comprising one or more capacitive based touch screen panel sensors for operably sensing user touch on said input device and thereby establishing an input-modality constituent for operable mapping to action upon said sensing, one or more embedded motion sensors configured for operably sensing motion influence on said input device and thereby establishing an input modality constituent for operable mapping to action upon said sensing; and

one or more embedded pressure sensors for operably sensing metrics of pressure applied to the touchscreen surface by a user and thereby establishing an input modality constituent for operable mapping to action upon said sensing;

wherein said action on said actionable media comprises at least one of visual, audio and vibrotactile feedback for user consumption in response to sensor manipulation by a user in accordance with an assigned mapping relationship;

wherein user manipulation of at least one or more embedded pressure sensors results in haptically-coupled action comprising a haptic touch event and at least one visual feedback event on said display means;

said visual feedback event comprising at least one of a shortcut event, a right-click context functionality event adapted for touchscreen devices, a new-function event and a navigation event on said running application and based on said pressure-sensor input; and

wherein said embedded pressure sensors are positioned to facilitate comprehensive coverage of all salient screen domain for sensing said pressure-sensor based input modality and represent an advanced user interface in extending a fixed position on a capacitive touchscreen involving said pressure sensors.

13. The advanced pressure-sensor dependent controller system for a capacitive touchscreen input device of claim 12, wherein said haptically-coupled action prompts additional user interaction and/or one or more pop-ups.

14. An interconnected system, by wire, wirelessly, or both, for controlling a running application in a video-game environment, at least comprising:

a display means for at least providing visual and/or tactile feedback;

a processing means for at least processing operations and game data;

a sensor means for at least sensing impartment to an input interface;

a tweaked means for at least configuring operational and/or mapping assimilation;

a native application, downloaded from an application repository and installed to a host device, comprising a touchscreen mobile game application configured for native operation and/or control on said host device;

said host device being in operable communication with at least one of said application, said display means and one or more controllers configured to transmit and/or receive signals in the execution of said application resulting in game action;

the one or more controllers comprising an input interface comprising a plurality of inputs native to the environment;

the plurality of inputs at least comprising one of one or more sensor inputs configured for detecting motion of the controller as a whole, a touch-sensitive surface configured for detecting the application of at least the control input of one or more fingers on said surface and one or more microphone sensors configured for detecting voice commands and one or more button members;

an interactive system configured to impart, by mechanical and/or virtual impartment and under the direction of a linked mapping interface, game action to said native application running on said host device based on one or more inputs imparted to said controller by said user;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being an actuation of one or more of the sensors for detecting motion of the controller as a whole, said interactive system to thereby operably map the motion-sensor inputs imparted to the controller into said game action when said motion is made;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being an actuation of a position on the touch-sensitive surface of said controller, said interactive system to thereby operably map the positional actuation imparted to the controller into said game action when said surface input is made;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being a voice-command actuated through an audio input means, said interactive system to thereby operably map the voice command imparted to the controller into said game action when said voice-command input is made;

wherein upon an input of said input interface being an actuation of one or more buttons of said controller, said interactive system to thereby operably map the button input imparted to the controller into said game action when said button input is made;

wherein said touch-sensitive surface comprises at least one of a touchscreen and touchpad for integrative input to said application; and

wherein there is no fixed position between said controller and said host device running said native application.

15. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 14, further comprising one or more communicable specialty controllers for use in compatibly selected specialty-controller input environments and offering the user more robust input dynamics;

said specialty controllers generally comprising third-party controller accessories.

16. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 15, further comprising a specialty controller comprising a RFID and/or NFC input interface for communicable interaction with a supplemental intermediary transceiver device involved in mediating one or more inputs imparted from said RFID and/or NFC input interface and in mapping these inputs to action to said native application through communicable interaction with said linked host device.

17. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 15, wherein the specialty controller input device comprises one or more musical instruments and/or one or more sports-or-dance themed game controllers.

18. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 14, wherein audio and video streams are supported for multiplayer and/or co-operative game play.

19. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 14, wherein said application is a game application and/or a non-game application and wherein said action is application based.

20. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 14, further comprising at least one camera for communicably tracking at least one input gesture for the actuation of said gesture to said application through said mapping interface.

21. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 20, further comprising a projection-based input modality:

wherein one or more projection devices and one or more camera and/or depth-sensor assemblies are communicably situated in a controller environment for at least the tracking of one or more gestures and/or the positional movement of one or more users in relation to a play field;

wherein said projection device is capable of broadcasting fluid objects in a play field for use in a 2-D and/or 3-D gaming environment;

wherein said camera and/or depth-sensor assembly are used in at least determining a user'"'"'s position in relation to said projected object; and

wherein said system is configured to permit said projection of fluid objects in said play field to be manipulated by the user as a form of user input and to mediate this interaction into said game action through said mapping interface.

22. The interconnected system for controlling a running application in claim 21, further comprising the immersion effects of light painting and/or light drawing and/or kinetic light and/or camera painting, digitally or otherwise, being introduced into a video-game environment.