GAMING APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AUDIO-VISUAL SIGNALS

• US 20140357333A1
• Filed: 05/30/2014
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dan Kevin Canobbio
• Original Assignee: Dan Kevin Canobbio
• Inventors: Canobbio, Dan Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/292,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20140357333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/7
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1058 associated with light or sound
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/10 Balloons connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; other than toy aspects B64B1/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/22 Optical, colour, or shadow toys puzzles with optical elements A63F9/0613; kaleidoscopes G02B27/08

Abstract

A gaming apparatus is provided for producing signals only when the play items move in a pre-defined manner. The pre-defined manner may be defined as either as play items moving above a limiting speed or the play item is moving in a pre-stored direction. The gaming apparatus includes a hollow bladder with a closeable inlet port, and at least one play item producing output signals on interaction with a user. The play item further includes a casing, an electro-mechanical sensing device for sensing the behavior of the casing, a computing unit for computing the sensed activities from the electro-mechanical sensing device and releasing a first confirmation signal, a output unit to play the first confirmation signal. The electro-mechanical sensing device includes a touch sensor and a velocity sensor.

Claims

1. :

A gaming apparatus for producing output signals on interaction with a user, said gaming apparatus comprising;

a hollow bladder having a closable inlet port; and

at least one play item inserted in said hollow bladder through said closable inlet port, said play item comprising;

a casing to move against the interior walls of said hollow bladder;

an electro-mechanical sensing device attached to said casing, said electro-mechanical sensing device comprising;

one or more touch sensors for sensing the contact of said casing with the interior walls of said hollow bladder and further releasing a touch signal; and

a velocity sensor for registering the velocity of the motion of said casing in contact with the interior walls of said hollow bladder and further producing a velocity signal for indicating the direction and magnitude of velocity of motion of said casing;

a computing unit attached to said casing for storing a reference direction of velocity and a limiting magnitude of velocity, said computing unit further connected to said electro-mechanical sensing device for;

receiving said touch signal and said velocity signal from said electro-mechanical sensing device;

comparing the direction of velocity indicated by said velocity signal with said stored reference direction; and

generating a first confirmation signal in case of said direction of velocity indicated by said velocity signal and said stored reference direction of velocity matches on receiving said touch signal; and

an output unit attached to said casing for generating a first output signal for the user on receiving said first confirmation signal from said computing unit; and

an energy buffer attached to said casing for providing energy to said computing unit, said electro-mechanical sensing device and said output unit.

2. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said hollow bladder is deflatable.

3. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said hollow bladder is transparent.

4. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein the shape of said casing is at least one of;

an annular disc;

a spheroid;

an ellipsoid;

a prolate spheroid and a cylinder.

5. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first output signal is at least one of;

a visual signal;

an audio signal; and

an audio-visual signal.

6. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said computing unit further generates a second confirmation signal in case the magnitude of velocity indicated by said velocity signal exceeds said stored limiting magnitude of velocity on receiving said touch signal;

wherein said output unit receives said second confirmation signal from said computing unit to further generate a second output signal for the user.

7. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 6 wherein said second output signal is at least one of;

a visual signal;

an audio signal; and

an audio-visual signal.

8. :

A gaming apparatus for producing output signals on interaction with a user, said gaming apparatus comprising;

a hollow bladder having a closable inlet port;

at least one play item inserted in said hollow bladder through said closable inlet port, said play item comprising;

a casing to move against the interior walls of said hollow bladder;

an electro-mechanical sensing device attached to said casing, said electro-mechanical sensing device comprising;

a touch sensor for sensing the contact of said casing with the interior walls of said hollow bladder and further releasing a touch signal; and

a velocity sensor for registering the velocity of the motion of said casing in contact with the interior walls of said hollow bladder and further producing a velocity signal for indicating the direction and magnitude of velocity of motion of said casing;

a computing unit attached to said casing for storing a reference direction of velocity and a limiting magnitude of velocity, said computing unit further connected to said electro-mechanical sensing device for;

receiving said touch signal and said velocity signal from said electro-mechanical sensing device;

comparing the magnitude of velocity indicated by said velocity signal with said stored limiting magnitude of velocity; and

generating a second confirmation signal in case of the magnitude of velocity indicated by said velocity signal exceeds said stored limited magnitude of velocity on receiving said touch signal; and

an output unit attached to said casing to generate a second output signal for the user on receiving said second confirmation signal received from said computing unit; and

an energy buffer attached to said casing for providing energy to said computing unit, said electro-mechanical sensing device and said output unit.

9. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 8 wherein said hollow bladder is deflatable.

10. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 8 wherein said hollow bladder is transparent.

11. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 8 wherein the shape of said casing is at least one of;

an annular disc;

a spheroid;

an ellipsoid;

a prolate spheroid; and

a cylinder.

12. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 8 wherein said second output signal produces at least one of;

a visual signal;

an audio signal; and

an audio-visual signal.

13. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 8 wherein said computing element compares the direction of velocity indicated by said velocity signal with said stored reference direction of velocity, said computing element further generates a first confirmation signal in case of the direction of velocity indicated by said velocity signal matches said stored reference direction of velocity on receiving said touch signal;

wherein said output unit receives said first confirmation signal from said computing unit to further generate a first output signal for the user.

14. :

The gaming apparatus of claim 13 wherein said first output signal is at least one of;

a visual signal;

an audio signal; and

an audio-visual signal.