METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION OF A PHYSICAL GAME PARTICIPANT AND A REMOTE CONTROLLED VEHICLE

• US 20170128824A1
• Filed: 01/24/2017
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Inventors: CHEN, Shengyang, GUAN, Yijun, WEI, Jidong
• Granted Patent: US 10,610,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0058 using electronic means A63F2011/0053 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0072 Indicating values other than scores, e.g. handicap, initial settings, coefficients
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/52 with a remote control
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/00 Games not otherwise provided for aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00 ; miscellaneous sporting games A63B67/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/02 Shooting or hurling games throwing-implements for sports or recreational use A63B65/00; throwing or projecting toys per se A63H33/18; gun simulators F41A33/00, e.g. light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; practice apparatus for gun-aiming F41G3/26, e.g. using a light-emitting device F41G3/2616; targets, target ranges, bullet catchers F41J, photo-electric hit-detector systems F41J5/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/045 shaped as armoured cars, tanks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 23/00 Toy boats; Floating toys; Other aquatic toy devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/00 Toy aircraft; Other flying toys toys with parachutes A63H33/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission

Abstract

A method for displaying information of a physical game participant includes obtaining information of the physical game participant and controlling an LED light-emitting device to generate a corresponding lighting form based on the information.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information of a physical game participant, said method comprising:

obtaining information of the physical game participant; and

controlling an LED light-emitting device to generate a corresponding lighting form based on the information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information comprises at least one of state information of the physical game participant, control information of the physical game participant or identity information of the physical game participant.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is obtained from at least one of a sensor provided on the physical game participant, a sensor provided on a counterpart physical game participant, or a master controller.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the physical game participant comprises at least one of a remote controlled water vehicle, a remote controlled underwater vehicle, a remote controlled aerial vehicle, a remote controlled ground vehicle, or a ground stationery facility.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the lighting form comprises at least one of a lighting color of the LED light-emitting device, a lighting state of the LED light-emitting device, an arrangement of light-emitting LEDs of the LED light-emitting device, or a lighting duration of the LED light-emitting device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the LED light-emitting device comprises an LED light bar having a plurality of LEDs, wherein the plurality of LEDs comprise at least one of an inorganic light-emitting diode or a laser diode, and wherein the LED light bar further comprises an LED base plate on which the plurality of LEDs are disposed;

or

wherein the plurality of LEDs are OLEDs, the LED light bar being a light-emitting plate having a plurality of light-emitting units of the plurality of OLEDs.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the LED light-emitting device further comprises a housing within which the LED light bar is mounted.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the housing comprises a base, a supporting frame, a light transmitting panel and a top fixing member, wherein two ends of the supporting frame are fixedly connected with the base and the top fixing member, respectively, the light transmitting panel is fixedly connected with the supporting frame to form an enclosed light source chamber with the base and the top fixing member, and wherein the LED light bar is received within the light source chamber.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the top fixing member is a seat for a camera.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein if multiple pieces of information are received, the multiple pieces of information are sequentially displayed by the LED light-emitting device in an order of receiving the multiple pieces of information;

or

wherein if multiple pieces of information are received, the multiple pieces of information are sequentially displayed by the LED light-emitting device in an order of a preset priority of the multiple pieces of information.

11. A remote controlled vehicle, comprising:

a display device for displaying information of a physical game participant, comprising;

an LED light-emitting device comprising an LED light bar for generating a plurality of lighting forms; and

an LED control circuit for controlling the LED light bar, such that the LED light-emitting device generates a corresponding lighting form to display the information of the physical game participant;

a sensing device for sensing a state of the remote controlled vehicle and generating corresponding state information; and

a controller in communication connection with the LED control circuit and the sensing device, wherein said controller receives the state information and outputs a corresponding control signal to the LED control circuit based on the state information.

12. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein the sensing device comprises a sensor disposed on an outer surface of the remote controlled vehicle, the sensor sensing whether an external projectile hits the outer surface of the remote controlled vehicle.

13. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an acceleration sensor, an infrared ray sensor, a motion sensor, a proximity sensor, a vision sensor, a position sensor, or a distance sensor.

14. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein the state information is a health point of the remote controlled vehicle and the LEDs are RGB-LEDs, and wherein the controller changes a lighting color of the plurality of RGB-LEDs by the LED control circuit based on a change in the health point of the remote controlled vehicle;

or

wherein the state information is the health point of the remote controlled vehicle and the LEDs are monochrome LEDs, and wherein the controller controls a light-on and a light-off of the plurality of monochrome LEDs by the LED control circuit based on a change in the health point of the remote controlled vehicle.

15. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein if the controller receives multiple pieces of state information, the controller controls the LED light-emitting device to sequentially display the multiple pieces of state information in an order of receiving the multiple pieces of state information;

or

wherein if the controller receives multiple pieces of state information, the controller controls the LED light-emitting device to sequentially display the multiple pieces of state information in an order of a preset priority of the multiple pieces of state information.

16. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein if the controller receives multiple pieces of state information, the controller controls the LED light-emitting device to display the multiple pieces of state information simultaneously.

17. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein when the controller receives new state information, the controller controls the LED light-emitting device to immediately display the new state information;

or

wherein when the controller receives new sate information, the controller controls the LED light-emitting device to immediately display the new state information, and display previous state information after a preset time period;

or

wherein when the controller receives new state information, the controller controls the LED light-emitting device to display the new state information after a preset time period.

18. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein the controller and the LED control circuit are integrated or separately disposed.

19. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein the state information of the remote controlled vehicle comprises at least one of a health point, touching landmine, obstacle or trap, being frozen, or being dizzied.

20. The remote controlled vehicle of claim 11, wherein the controller comprises at least one of a microprocessor, a control circuit board, or an IC controller.