REALITY-BASED VIDEO GAME ELEMENTS

• US 20180126277A1
• Filed: 11/09/2016
• Published: 05/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Activision Publishing Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Activision Publishing Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Yan, Paul D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,493,363 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/25 Output arrangements for video game devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/52 involving aspects of the displayed game scene
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/655 by importing photos, e.g. of the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks

Abstract

A videogame may make use of real world imagery for play of a video game utilizing a real world vehicle. Items may be identified in the real world imagery, and the identified items may become gameplay elements.

Claims

1. A method for use in providing videogame play, comprising:

receiving, by a game device, video imagery from a camera of a vehicle;

displaying the video imagery by the game device;

receiving, by the game device, user inputs for operation of the vehicle;

transmitting, by the game device, operation commands to the vehicle; and

modifying a gameplay state based on information of the video imagery and the user inputs for operation of the vehicle wherein the modification of the gameplay state is based on a type of surface identified in the video imagery upon which the vehicle is located.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying items in the video imagery and assigning gameplay elements to at least some of the items.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising modifying display of the at least some of the items in the video imagery identified as gameplay elements based on gameplay status.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation commands are based on the user inputs for operation of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some of the operation commands are based on the user inputs for operation of the vehicle and the gameplay state.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the game device, information regarding location of the vehicle; and

using the information regarding location of the vehicle to maintain information regarding location of items in the video imagery.

26. The method of claim 1 wherein the modifying a gameplay state based on the information of the video imagery comprises setting an area of the gameplay world to the surface type.

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12. A system for providing for videogame play, comprising:

a vehicle having a camera for generating video imagery; and

a game device configured to command display of video imagery from the camera, to provide operation commands to the vehicle, and to provide for play of a videogame utilizing the video imagery wherein to provide the videogame, the game device is configured to;

determine a type of a surface upon which the vehicle is located from the video imagery from the camera,

modify a gameplay state of the videogame based on the type of surface upon which the vehicle is located.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein at least some of the operation commands are based on user inputs for controlling the vehicle.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein at least some of the operation commands are based on status of play of the videogame.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the game device is further configured to command modification of display of the video imagery from the camera.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the game device is configured to command modification of display of the video imagery from the camera based on gameplay status.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the game device is further configured to identify items in the video imagery.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the game device is further configured to assign gameplay elements to at least some of the identified items.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the game device is configured to command modification of display of the at least some identified items assigned gameplay elements based on gameplay status.

20. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

a steering wheel controller connected to the game device;

an accelerator/brake controller connected to game device; and

wherein the steering wheel controller and the accelerator/brake controller provide user inputs to the game device.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the video imagery includes an asphalt raceway, a dirt infield, and pylons and the game device identifies the asphalt raceway, dirt infield, and pylons and assigns the asphalt raceway, dirt infield, and pylons as gameplay elements in the videogame.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein the game device is further configured to identify items in the video imagery and communicate information about at least one identified item to a second game device for use in identifying the at least one identified item in video imagery from a second vehicle by the second device.

23. The system of claim 12 wherein the game device is configured to modify a gameplay state based on the information of the video imagery comprises setting an area of the gameplay world to the surface type.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein the game device is further configured to change the operation commands based upon the surface type.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein a score of a user is affected by an action taken by the user in relation to the identified surface type.