Method and system of virtual gaming in a vehicle

• US 9,101,824 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Cash, Duane Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N
• Application Number:
  US13/843,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20140274378A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 463/31
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• 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 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/90 Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/00 Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles railway seats B61D33/00; cycle seats B62J1/00; aircraft seats B64D11/06, B64D25/04, B64D25/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3147 Multi-projection systems displays in general H04N9/12; video walls G06F3/1446, G09G2300/026
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3194 including sensor feedback

Abstract

A system and method for virtual gaming in a vehicle. The system and method include detecting a first set of image position data defining a first set of image position data defining a first position of images projected on a game surface. The system and method include detecting a set of player position data defining a gesture of one or more players relative to the first set of image position data and the game surface. The system and method include calculating a second set of image position data based on the first set of image position data and the set of player position data. The system and method include projecting images according to the second set of image position data on the game surface.

Claims

1. A system for virtual gaming in a vehicle, comprising:

a first imaging device mounted in the vehicle;

a second imaging device mounted in the vehicle;

wherein the first imaging device and the second imaging device and have an image projection mechanism and an image capture mechanism, the image projection mechanism configured to project images on a game surface, wherein the game surface is an environmental surface of the vehicle, the image capture mechanism configured to detect a first set of image position data defining a position of the images relative to the game surface and detect a set of player position data defining a position of one or more players relative to the position of the images and the game surface;

a game module coupled to the first imaging device and the second imaging device for processing the first set of image position data and the set of player position data to calculate a second set of image position data based on a game schema;

an image module coupled to the first imaging device and the second imaging device for controlling the image projection mechanism to project images according to the second set of image position data;

wherein the first imaging device and the second imaging device are both configured to detect and project the images; and

a processor for executing the game module and the image module.

2. The system of claim 1,

wherein the first and second imaging device are mounted on a rear seat of the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the environmental surface of the vehicle includes at least a floor of the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein detecting the set of player position data further includes recognizing a gesture of the one or more players.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the image capture mechanism is a camera.

6. A computer-implemented method of virtual gaming in a vehicle, comprising:

detecting a first set of image position data defining a first position of images projected on a game surface, wherein the game surface is an environmental surface of the vehicle;

detecting a set of player position data defining a gesture of one or more players relative to the first set of image position data and the game surface;

calculating a second set of image position data based on the first set of image position data, a game schema and the set of player position data; and

projecting images according to the second set of image position data on the game surface.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the environmental surface of the vehicle includes at least a floor of the vehicle.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the vehicle includes an image device having an image projection mechanism for projecting the images.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, the image device further including an image capture mechanism for detecting the first set of image position data and the set of player position data.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, the image device mounted on a rear seat of the vehicle.

11. A motor vehicle display system for virtual gaming, comprising:

an image device including a projector projecting a first set of images on a game surface, wherein the game surface is an environmental surface of the vehicle, the image device further including a camera for monitoring a set of position data defining gestures of one or more vehicle occupants in relation to the first set of images and the game surface; and

a controller including a game module and an image module, the controller coupled to the projector and the camera, the controller configured to calculate a second set of images based on a position of the first set of images, a game schema and the set of position data defining the gestures and to command the projector to project the second set of images.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the image device is mounted on a rear seat of the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12, further including a second image device mounted on the rear seat of the vehicle laterally spaced with respect to the image device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the environmental surface includes at least a floor of the vehicle and a back of a front seat.

15. A computer-implemented method of virtual gaming in a vehicle, comprising:

projecting images on a game surface from at least one image device mounted in the vehicle, wherein the game surface is an environmental surface of the vehicle;

tracking, from the image device, a first set of image position data defining a first position of the images relative to the game surface and a set of player position data defining a gesture of one or more players relative to the images and the game surface;

processing the first set of image position data and the set of player position data to generate a second set of image position data based on a game schema; and

controlling the image device to project the images according to the second set of image position data.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the environmental surface is at least a floor of the vehicle.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the image device includes a projector mechanism for projecting the images.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the image device includes a camera mechanism for tracking the first set of image position data and the set of player position data.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein processing further includes generating the second set of image position data based on a game schema.