Integral video game and cardio-waveform display

• US 5,860,860 A
• Filed: 03/22/1996
• Issued: 01/19/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Balligomingo Entertainment LLC (Equitable IP Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Federal Patent Corporation
• Inventors: Clayman, Henry M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHAAF, JAMES CHARLES
• Application Number:
  US08/620,297
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• Field of Search: 463/30, 463/31, 463/36, 463/7, 482/1, 482/901
• US Class Current: 463/36
• 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 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8029 Fighting without shooting
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8076 Shooting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/901 having computer circuitry

Abstract

A video game which incorporates a video game player'"'"'s cardio-waveform into the video display and integrates the wave-form with the activities of the video game being played. A cardio-waveform sensor is attached to a video game player. The sensor produces a signal which is transmitted to an input interface of a micro-processor. A joystick or other control system which enables a player to control the play of the video game is also attached to the input interface of the micro-processor. The micro-processor produces a display signal dependant on the signal'"'"'s generated from the joystick and cardio-waveform sensor. The player'"'"'s cardio-waveform is also displayed on the video display and is incorporated into the activities of the game being played. In one embodiment the cardio-waveform represents a boundary which confines the activities of a roaming icon.

Claims

1. A video game having particular characteristics to be played by at least one player, said video game comprising:

a control means for allowing said at least one player to physically interact with said video game;

a heart rate sensor for sensing a heart rate of at least one player to produce a signal representative thereof;

a processing means for generating a cardio-waveform representative of a human cardio-waveform dependant upon said heart rate signal, said processor means integrating said generated cardio-waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game;

a display means for displaying said video game and said cardio-waveform.

2. A video game having particular characteristics to be played by at least one player, said video game comprising:

a control means for allowing said at least one player to physically interact with said video game;

a means for sensing the cardio-waveform of said at least one player to produce a signal representative thereof;

a processing means for integrating said signal of said cardio-waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game;

a display means for displaying said particular characteristics of said video game with said integrated signal representative of said at least one player'"'"'s cardio wave-form, wherein said means for sensing the cardio-waveform of said at least one player comprises;

a heart rate sensor for sensing a heart rate of said at least one player;

wherein said processor means generates a waveform representative of a human cardio-waveform.