Augmented reality video game systems

• US 10,509,461 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2018
• Issued: 12/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey David Mullen
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey David Mullen
• Inventors: Mullen, Jeffrey David
• Primary Examiner(s): D'Agostino, Paul A
• Application Number:
  US15/975,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20180260021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/20 Input arrangements for video game devices
• 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 13/843 involving concurrently two or more players on the same game device, e.g. requiring the use of a plurality of controllers or of a specific view of game data for each player
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

An augmented reality home console is provided. Users can wear head-mounted displays with transparent screens and can control video game indicia that are perceived as being augmented over a user'"'"'s environment by displaying video game indicia onto the transparent displays. As such, for example, two users can play an airplane dog fighting game where each user controls a plane in their living room. A device that can determine surfaces of objects (e.g., walls) can be utilized such that when the airplane is flown into a wall, the airplane explodes.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a game system for providing a video game;

a head-mounted display having a video camera for obtaining images in the proximity of said head-mounted display and utilizing said images to detect a surface of a physical object within the proximity of said head-mounted display, wherein said head-mounted display is operable to communicate information to said game system and said head-mounted display is operable to display a virtual object; and

a game controller for providing a first three-dimensional control signal to move said virtual object and a second three-dimensional control signal to change the movement of said virtual object from the movement provided from said first three-dimensional control signal, wherein said first three-dimensional control signal moves said virtual object three-dimensionally over at least three axis of movement in a first manner and said second three-dimensional control signal moves said virtual object three-dimensionally over at least three axis of movement in a second manner causing said virtual object to interact with said detected surface.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said head-mounted display comprises a non-transparent display.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said video game has a selectable playing area.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said game controller includes buttons.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said video game is a board game.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said video game is a sports game.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said head mounted display is powered wirelessly.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said controller is powered wirelessly.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second camera.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second camera and a third camera.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second camera and a third camera and the views of said second and third camera overlap.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a telephonic communications component.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a selected virtual environment.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a switch.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising a microphone.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first microphone and a second microphone.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first microphone, a second microphone, a second camera, and a third camera.

18. The system of claim 1, further wherein said head-mounted display comprises a transparent display.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising a microphone and a second camera.

20. The system of claim 1, further comprising a microphone and a second camera, wherein said head-mounted display comprises a transparent display.