Vocally interactive video game mechanism for displaying recorded physical characteristics of a player in a virtual world and in a physical game space via one or more holographic images

• US 8,523,673 B1
• Filed: 12/14/2010
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Markeith Boyd, Stephen Brathwaite
• Original Assignee: Markeith Boyd, Stephen Brathwaite
• Inventors: Boyd, Markeith, Brathwaite, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Milap
• Application Number:
  US12/967,269
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 463 36- 43, 463/1, 463 30- 34
• US Class Current: 463/34
• 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 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/87 Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1093 using visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5553 user representation in the game field, e.g. avatar
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/2294 Addressing the hologram to an active spatial light modulator
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2001/0061 in haptic applications when the observer interacts with the holobject
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2210/42 from real object, e.g. using 3D scanner
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation

Abstract

The present invention is a vocally interactive video gaming mechanism. A microphone is connected to a video game system for allowing a player in a room to communicate by voice within the game. A video recording device is also provided for scanning and recording the physical characteristics of the player to be projected into the gaming world. A holographic projector projects the recorded physical characteristics of the player into the room in which the player is engaged in the game. Messages can be received from a telephone, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant, or a digital processor. Game progress can be halted in order for the player to answer or respond or to ignore the message. Movements of the player are tracked and converted into movements of the holographic projection of the player in real time. Voice recognition software enables translation of speech from one language into another language.

Claims

1. A vocally interactive video gaming mechanism comprising:

a) a microphone configured to connect to a video game system to allow a player in a physical game space to communicate by voice of said player within a video game by means of voice recognition software;

b) a video recording device configured to scan the physical game space and record physical characteristics of said player, the physical characteristics including tracked movements of said player within said physical game space, wherein the recorded physical characteristics of said player in said physical game space are synchronously displayed, via a display device, with said voice of said player in a virtual gaming world of said video game in association with a virtual avatar;

c) a holographic projection device configured to holographically project one or more holographic images corresponding to said player into said physical game space in which said player is engaged in said video game, wherein the one or more holographic images mimic the recorded physical characteristics and said voice of said player in real-time; and

d) an audio speaker configured to generate sounds to accompany said one or more holographic images and said virtual avatar.

2. The vocally interactive video gaming mechanism as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

e) a first mechanism configured to receive a message from at least one of the group comprising;

a telephone, a cell phone, a personal digital assistance, and a digital processor.

3. The vocally interactive video gaming mechanism as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

f) a second mechanism configured to pause a current game progress of said video game in order to allow said player to answer or respond to said message.

4. The vocally interactive video gaming mechanism as recited in claim 3, further comprising:

g) a third mechanism configured to allow said player to ignore said message.

5. The vocally interactive video gaming mechanism as recited in claim 1, wherein said voice recognition software is further configured to translate said voice of said player from one language into another language.