DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A FORCE FOR MOVING A MOVEABLE ELEMENT LOCATED IN REAL TIME

• US 20160038832A1
• Filed: 04/04/2014
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Starbreeze Paris
• Original Assignee: EPAWN
• Inventors: LEFEVRE, Valentin, DUTEIL, Christophe, CHABIN, Laurent
• Granted Patent: US 10,213,684 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• 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 13/98 Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00662 with an electric sensor for playing pieces A63F2009/2444 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00668 using hall effect
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2482 Electromotor
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2486 the computer being an accessory to a board game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2489 by radio transmitters, e.g. using RFID
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00643 Electric board games; Electric features of board games electric word or number games A63F3/0421; computer chess G06F; electric raffle games A63F3/081
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means

Abstract

A device for generating and automatically controlling a displacement force of a mobile entity located in real time includes elements for generating a force of movement, the elements being controllable so as to generate a force in a plurality of different directions. The device also includes: elements for receiving a radio signal; elements for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, the electromagnetic signal being transmitted in response to an activation signal and allowing a moveable entity including the device to be located in real time; and control elements connected to the reception elements and to the elements for transmitting an electromagnetic signal. The control elements are configured to control the elements for generating at least one force of movement, in response to information for controlling a received electromagnetic signal, and for generating an activation signal, in response to synchronization information of a received radio signal.

Claims

1. A device for generating and automatically controlling a displacement force of a mobile entity of which the position and the orientation are determined in real time, this device being characterized in that it comprises the following means,

means for generating (535) at least one displacement force, said means for generating at least one displacement force being able to be controlled to generate a force in several different directions;

reception means (505, 520) for receiving a radio-frequency signal;

emission means (515) for emitting an electromagnetic signal, said electromagnetic signal being emitted in response to an activation signal and enabling the real-time location of a mobile entity comprising said device;

control means (510) connected to said reception means and to said emission means for emitting an electromagnetic signal, said control means being configured for

controlling said means to generate at least one displacement force in response to control information from a received radio-frequency signal and

generate an activation signal in response to synchronization information from a received radio-frequency signal.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said means for generating at least one displacement force comprise mechanical parts of vibrator type.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein said mechanical parts comprise at least one motor (905) and at least one eccentric fly weight (910) which is driven, directly or indirectly, by said at least one motor.

4. A device according to claim 3, further comprising at least one elastic and/or mobile stop (920), said at least one stop being mounted such that it is struck by said at least one fly weight at each revolution of said at least one fly weight.

5. A device according to claim 3 wherein said at least one motor has a rotation shaft substantially perpendicular to the plane of displacement of said device.

6. A device according to claim 1 comprising two or four mechanical parts of vibrator type.

7. A device according to claim 1 wherein said reception means for receiving a radio-frequency signal comprise a dual-port memory, said dual-port memory being configured to be accessible for reading and/or writing by a radio-frequency signal and by said control means.

8. A device according to claim 1 wherein said receiving means for receiving a radio-frequency signal comprise identification means for identifying synchronization information and/or control information from a received radio-frequency signal and transmission means for transmitting identified synchronization information and/or identified control information to said control means.

9. A device according to claim 7 wherein said control means comprise means for accessing a value stored in said dual-port memory, synchronization and/or control information being identified according to a value stored in said dual-port memory.

10. A device according to claim 1 wherein said reception means for receiving a radio-frequency signal are in accordance with an RFID type standard.

11. A system for automatically controlling a displacement force of a mobile entity of which the position and the orientation are determined in real time, this system being characterized in that it comprises the following means:

at least one mobile entity comprising a device for generating and automatically controlling a displacement force of a mobile entity according to claim 1; and

a sensing surface comprising;

position detection driver means for sequentially activating electromagnetic emissions of mobile entities;

location means for locating an electromagnetic signal; and

control driver means for emitting control information making it possible to control said means for generating at least one displacement force of said device of said at least one mobile entity.

12. A system according to claim 11 wherein said at least one displacement force of said device of said at least one mobile entity is determined in response to location information of said at least one mobile entity determined by said location means.

13. A system according to claim 11 wherein said control driver means comprise means for computing an error between a real path of said at least one mobile entity and a desired path of said at least one mobile entity.

14. A system according to claim 1 wherein said control driver means comprise a PID type controller.

15. A device according to claim 4 wherein said at least one motor has a rotation shaft substantially perpendicular to the plane of displacement of said device.

16. A system according to claim 12 wherein said control driver means comprise means for computing an error between a real path of said at least one mobile entity and a desired path of said at least one mobile entity.

17. A system according to claim 12 wherein said control driver means comprise a PID type controller.

18. A system according to claim 13 wherein said control driver means comprise a PID type controller.