WO2008090206A3 - Interactive user apparatus and method - Google Patents

Interactive user apparatus and method Download PDF

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WO2008090206A3
WO2008090206A3 PCT/EP2008/050835 EP2008050835W WO2008090206A3 WO 2008090206 A3 WO2008090206 A3 WO 2008090206A3 EP 2008050835 W EP2008050835 W EP 2008050835W WO 2008090206 A3 WO2008090206 A3 WO 2008090206A3
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user input
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Tim Coates
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Electric Picture Company Ltd
Tim Coates
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
    • A63F13/30—Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
    • A63F13/31—Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
    • A63F2300/1018—Calibration; Key and button assignment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
    • A63F2300/1025—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals details of the interface with the game device, e.g. USB version detection
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/40—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of platform network
    • A63F2300/403—Connection between platform and handheld device
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/60—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program
    • A63F2300/63—Methods for processing data by generating or executing the game program for controlling the execution of the game in time
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/80—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
    • A63F2300/8064—Quiz
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/80—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
    • A63F2300/8088—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game involving concurrently several players in a non-networked game, e.g. on the same game console

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  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Details Of Television Systems (AREA)
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Abstract

Disclosed is a system enabling a multi-player interactive game to be played on a 'standard' digital media player such as a DVD player. Multiple user input devices (typically 4) each having multiple user input buttons (typically 4 or 5) can be used simultaneously. The system maps user selection to a sequence of navigation commands recognised by the standard player while preventing interference between users and allowing effective multi-user multi-choice reaction time based games to be easily authored and played reliably with minimal set up.
PCT/EP2008/050835 2007-01-24 2008-01-24 Interactive user apparatus and method WO2008090206A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0701355.0A GB0701355D0 (en) 2007-01-24 2007-01-24 Interactive user apparatus and method
GB0701355.0 2007-01-24
GBGB0704840.8A GB0704840D0 (en) 2007-01-24 2007-03-13 Interactive user apparatus and method
GB0704840.8 2007-03-13
GB0723141.8 2007-11-26
GB0723141A GB2446037A (en) 2007-01-24 2007-11-26 Apparatus and method for controlling a digital media player

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WO2008090206A2 WO2008090206A2 (en) 2008-07-31
WO2008090206A3 true WO2008090206A3 (en) 2008-10-16

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US5364108A (en) * 1992-04-10 1994-11-15 Esnouf Philip S Game apparatus
US20020003467A1 (en) * 2000-05-30 2002-01-10 Rudy Musschebroeck Method of preventing collision between remote control signals
US20050014563A1 (en) * 2003-03-12 2005-01-20 Darin Barri Interactive DVD gaming system
US20060121965A1 (en) * 2004-11-03 2006-06-08 Peter Maclver Gaming system

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5364108A (en) * 1992-04-10 1994-11-15 Esnouf Philip S Game apparatus
US20020003467A1 (en) * 2000-05-30 2002-01-10 Rudy Musschebroeck Method of preventing collision between remote control signals
US20050014563A1 (en) * 2003-03-12 2005-01-20 Darin Barri Interactive DVD gaming system
US20060121965A1 (en) * 2004-11-03 2006-06-08 Peter Maclver Gaming system

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