SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PORTABLE EXERGAMING

• US 20170106282A1
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pexs, LLC
• Original Assignee: Pexs, LLC
• Inventors: Dugan, Brian M., Santisi, Steven M., Latrille, Jean Pierre, Nuyttens, Lieven
• Granted Patent: US 10,039,981 B2
• 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 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/31 Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range
• 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 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/816 Athletics, e.g. track-and-field sports
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6045 for mapping control signals received from the input arrangement into game commands
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 45/00 ICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related data visualisation, e.g. displaying of maps or networks
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

In a first aspect, a system for playing a video game is provided that includes (1) one or more sensors adapted to monitor one or more biometric parameters of a user and communicate the one or more monitored biometric parameters (MBPs); (2) a computing device adapted to communicate with the one or more sensors and to receive the one or more communicated MBPs; and (3) a video game having an avatar adapted to move an object on an incline, the video game adapted to execute on the computing device. The video game is adapted to control the avatar to perform an action in the video game based in part on the received one or more communicated MBPs. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims

1. A system for encouraging exercise comprising:

one or more sensors adapted to monitor locations of a user and communicate information indicative of the user'"'"'s changing location;

a computing device adapted to communicate with the one or more sensors and to receive the user location information; and

a video game having an avatar adapted to carry an object, the video game adapted to execute on the computing device, wherein the video game is adapted to control the avatar to perform an action in the video game based in part on the received user location information;

wherein play of the video game is enhanced by the user moving to specified locations; and

wherein the computing device is adapted to be transported during execution of the video game.