SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT BY USING TOY ATTACHMENT TYPE ADD-ON APPARATUS

• US 20160151705A1
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seung Hwan Ji
• Original Assignee: Seung Hwan Ji
• Inventors: Ji, Seung Hwan
• Application Number:
  US14/903,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20160151705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/21 characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• 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 13/24 Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/352 involving special game server arrangements, e.g. regional servers connected to a national server or a plurality of servers managing partitions of the game world
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/825 Fostering virtual characters
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

Provided is a system of providing augmented reality contents using a toy attachable add-on device. When a user couples an add-on device including a sensor and a communication unit to a toy having identification information and then performs various play activities, an image is captured by a camera to be displayed on a screen, and contents corresponding to the identification information of the toy are withdrawn to be overlaid on the screen. In this case, contents display method is appropriately selected using information on the operation state of the toy and a value detected by a built-in sensor of the add-on device. Contents corresponding to toys can be displayed through augmented reality, only by simply coupling an add-on device to various toys. Thus, a user can enjoy augmented reality contents while performing play activities using various toys.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A toy attachable augmented reality controller coupled to a toy comprising identification information, the controller comprising an add-on device comprising:

an add-on housing;

a communication unit mounted in the add-on housing and communicating with an augmented reality contents providing device by a wired/wireless communication method;

a sensor mounted in the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, slope and movement direction which are applied to the add-on housing; and

a control circuit unit reading out the identification information of the toy from the toy as the add-on housing is coupled to the toy and transmitting the identification information of the toy to the augmented reality contents providing device through the communication unit in addition to a value detected by the sensor.

11. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 10, wherein the control circuit unit reads out identification information of the add-on device, and further transmits the identification information of the add-on device to the augmented reality contents providing device instead of or in addition to the identification information of the toy.

12. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 10, wherein the control circuit unit checks information on a part to which the toy is coupled among a plurality of coupling parts of the add-on housing to which the toy is coupled, and

the control circuit unit reads out the identification information of the toy coupled to the corresponding part and transmits a combination of the information on the coupling part and the identification information of the toy to the augmented reality contents providing device instead of or in addition to the identification information of the toy.

13. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 10, wherein the control circuit unit acquires information on a part where the add-on housing is coupled to the toy from the toy as the add-on housing is coupled to the toy, and further transmits the information on the coupling part to the toy attachable augmented reality controller.

14. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 13, wherein the control circuit unit comprises two or more switches on the coupling part with the toy, and acquires information on the coupling part of the toy by a combination of switches pressed by switch triggers on the coupling part of the toy.

15. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 13, wherein when the sensor detects a certain value, the control circuit unit combines at least one of the detected value, the identification information of the toy, information on the part coupled with the toy, and the identification information of the add-on device to transmit to the augmented reality contents providing device.

16. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 10, wherein when the toy is a motion toy, the control circuit unit reads out a toy operation signal of the toy from the toy, and further transmits the toy operation signal of the toy to the augmented reality contents providing device.

17. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 10, wherein when the toy is a motion toy, the control circuit unit receives a control command corresponding to the identification information of the toy from the augmented reality contents providing device, and applies the control command to the toy.

18. A toy attachable augmented reality controller, the controller comprising:

a toy comprising;

a toy housing;

an identification information storing unit mounted in the toy housing and storing identification information of the toy that is digital data;

an add-on seating part formed at an outer side of the toy housing and coupled to the add-on housing; and

a connector comprising a terminal exposed inside the add-on seating part and electrically connecting a connection terminal of the add-on housing and the identification information storing unit as the add-on housing is coupled to the add-on seating part, and

an add-on device comprising;

an add-on housing;

a communication unit mounted in the add-on housing and communicating with a remote device by a wired/wireless communication method;

a sensor mounted in the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, slope and movement direction which are applied to the add-on housing; and

a control circuit unit reading out the identification information of the toy from the identification information storing unit of the toy as the add-on housing is coupled to the add-on seating part of the toy and transmitting the identification information of the toy and a value detected by the sensor to the remote device through the communication unit.

19. A toy attachable augmented reality controller comprising a toy coupled to an add-on device comprising:

an add-on housing;

a communication unit mounted in the add-on housing and communicating with a remote device by a wired/wireless communication method;

a sensor mounted in the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, slope and movement direction which are applied to the add-on housing; and

a control circuit unit reading out the identification information of the toy from the identification information storing unit of the toy as the add-on housing is coupled to the add-on seating part of the toy and transmitting the identification information of the toy and a value detected by the sensor to the remote device through the communication unit,

wherein the toy comprises;

a toy housing;

an identification information storing unit mounted in the toy housing and storing identification information of the toy that is digital data; and

an add-on seating part formed at an outer side of the toy housing and coupled to the add-on housing.

20. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 19, wherein the toy further comprises a connector comprising a terminal exposed inside the add-on seating part and electrically connecting a connection terminal of the add-on housing and the identification information storing unit as the add-on housing is coupled to the add-on seating part.

21. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 19, wherein the identification information storing unit comprises at least one of digital data representing a type of the toy, digital data representing a motion type of the toy, and an unique identifier of the toy.

22. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 19, wherein the toy further comprises:

a toy operating unit comprising at least one of a motor, a speaker and a light emitting unit and controlling the motion of the toy through the motor, the speaker or the light emitting unit, generating a sound or emitting light; and

a toy operation signal transmitting/receiving unit transmitting a toy operation signal to the add-on device coupled to the add-on seating part through the connector when there is a motion of the toy by the toy operating unit.

23. A toy attachable augmented reality controller comprising a toy coupled to an add-on device comprising:

an add-on housing;

a communication unit mounted in the add-on housing and communicating with a remote device by a wired/wireless communication method;

a sensor mounted in the add-on housing and detecting at least one of gravity, acceleration, slope and movement direction which are applied to the add-on housing;

a plurality of switches exposed on one side surface of the add-on housing and generating a signal when being pressed or contacted; and

a control circuit unit transmitting a value detected by the sensor to the remote device through the communication unit, wherein when the add-on housing is coupled to the add-on seating part of the toy, at least a portion of the plurality of switches is pressed or contacted by a switch trigger of the toy, and the control circuit unit transmits information on a combination of switches generating a signal among the plurality of switches to the remote device through the communication unit,

wherein the toy comprises;

a toy housing;

an add-on seating part formed at an outer side of the toy housing and coupled to the add-on housing; and

at least one switch trigger protruded or recessed at one side of the add-on seating part.

24. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 23, wherein the at least one switch trigger represents identification information of the toy by the location and combination of the at least one switch trigger.

25. The toy attachable augmented reality controller of claim 23, wherein the toy comprises a plurality of add-on seating parts, and

at least one switch trigger provided in each add-on seating part differs from each other in a combination of location or number thereof.