Information reproducing apparatus for use with a psychological game machine

• US 5,938,531 A
• Filed: 09/05/1996
• Issued: 08/17/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Akiyama, Kazuhiro, Yasushi, Mitsuo, Yanagidaira, Masatoshi, Saitoh, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHAAF, JAMES CHARLES
• Application Number:
  US08/708,729
• Time in Patent Office: 1,076 Days
• Field of Search: 434/236, 434/237, 434/238, 600/26, 600/27, 273/148 B, 273/DIG. 28, 463/36, 463/23, 463/43, 463/30
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/26 the game being influenced by physiological parameters A63F2250/1031 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/202 the game platform being a DVD player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/183 electric

Abstract

An information reproducing apparatus applied to a psychological game machine which can evaluate the deep mental state of human, avoiding monotonous progress of a game. A plurality of image and audio information have previously been stored on a recording medium such that at least one of the plurality of image and audio information stored on the recording medium is selected for reproduction based on external operations and physiological changes in the body.

Claims

1. An information reproducing apparatus comprising:

physiological value detecting means for detecting a physiological value in the body;

initial value setting means for setting an initial value based on said physiological value detected by said physiological value detecting means;

storing means for storing a plurality of image and audio information items;

operating means for generating an operation signal in response to an external operation;

information reproducing means for extracting at least one of the plurality of image and audio information items stored by said storing means based on a physiological change between a current physiological value detected by said physiological value detecting means and said initial value and the operation signal, and for reproducing the extracted at least one information items; and

correcting means for correcting a value of the operation signal based on the physiological change.

2. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said physiological value detecting means detects a physiological value in each of a plurality of bodies.

3. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

means for performing a calculation of the physiological values from a plurality of bodies detected by the physiological value detecting means.

4. An information reproducing apparatus comprising:

physiological value detecting means for detecting a physiological value in the body;

initial value setting means for setting an initial value based on the physiological value detected by the physiological value detecting means;

a disc-shaped recording medium having a plurality of image and audio information items recorded thereon;

operating means for generating an operation signal in response to an external operation;

information retrieving means for retrieving at least one of the plurality of image and audio information items recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium based on a physiological change between a current physiological value detected by said physiological value detecting means and said initial value and the operation signal;

reproducing means for reproducing the retrieved at least one information item; and

correcting means for correcting a value of the operation signal based on the physiological changes.

5. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the disc-shaped recording medium has a plurality of address regions respectively including a part of the audio and video information items.

6. The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said physiological value detecting means detects physiological values in each of a plurality of bodies.