Soccer game apparatus

• US 20030036417A1
• Filed: 08/20/2002
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SSD Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SSD Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ueshima, Hiromu
• Granted Patent: US 7,335,105 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/4
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• 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 13/235 using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/245 specially adapted to a particular type of game, e.g. steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/812 Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1031 using a wireless connection, e.g. Bluetooth, infrared connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1043 being characterized by constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1062 being specially adapted to a type of game, e.g. steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/57 details of game services offered to the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/61 Score computation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/64 for computing dynamical parameters of game objects, e.g. motion determination or computation of frictional forces for a virtual car
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8011 Ball

Abstract

A soccer game apparatus includes a game processor, and the game processor allows at least a character of a soccer ball to be displayed on a television monitor screen. An signal outputting device is attached to a player'"'"'s leg, and when the player moves the leg, an acceleration correlation signal correlated with an acceleration as of that time is output from the signal outputting device. Upon receipt of the acceleration correlation signal by an infrared signal, for example, the game processor causes a change to the character of the soccer ball displayed on the screen.

Claims

1. A soccer game apparatus for playing a soccer game by displaying on a television monitor screen at least a character of a soccer ball, comprising:

a signal outputting device attached to a player'"'"'s leg and outputting an acceleration correlation signal correlated with an acceleration when said leg moves; and

a game processor which receives said acceleration correlation signal so as to cause a change to said character of the soccer ball displayed on said screen.

2. A soccer game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal outputting device includes a digital signal generating means which generates a digital signal in accordance with said acceleration correlation signal, and a digital signal transmitting means which transmits said digital signal to said game processor.

3. A soccer game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said digital signal transmitting means includes a wireless signal transmitting means which wirelessly transmits said digital signal to said game processor.

4. A soccer game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said signal outputting device further includes a piezoelectric buzzer element, said acceleration correlation signal is a signal which shows a difference in electric potential produced in said piezoelectric buzzer element when said signal outputting device is displaced.

5. A soccer game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said piezoelectric buzzer element includes a metal plate and a piezoelectric ceramic plate provided on said metal plate, and is arranged on said signal outputting device in such a manner that a main surface of said piezoelectric ceramic plate is perpendicular to a displacing direction of said leg upon being attached to said leg.