BG2783U1 - Computer personal equipment for sports and play - Google Patents

Abstract

The computer personal sports and play equipment can be used for a wide range of sporting and recreational games and facilities in the real world as well as in the mass industry for the production of "intelligent" toys. The computer personal sports and play equipment is built on a modular principle, as the base computer (1) is a standard smartphone or tablet mounted on the belt (2) of the player. It communicates by radio network of bluetooth type (3) with multiple specialized peripheral devices (4). To each peripheral device (4) is attached an RFID tag (6) with a written code for identification of a peripheral device type and for addressing the bluetooth network (3), and for the particular game there is a server (7) of the type of laptop or personal computer with own gaming software for the given game that is electrically connected to a WLAN router of the Wi-Fi type (8), and in turn connects to this Wi-Fi network both with the base computers (1) and microcontroller devices with special purpose called control points (9) which, unlike the base computers (1) are not carried by the player but are placed in certain places in the physical space appointed for the game. The peripheral devices (4) are strictly dedicated to playing through their shape and the functions they perform. The utility model shows seven types. The game system for playing in the physical world with elements of Augmented reality (AR) using sensors, effects and communication standards has been shown.

Description

(54) COMPUTER PERSONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SPORTS AND GAMES

EN 2783 UI (57) Computer personal equipment for sports and games can be applied to a wide range of sports and leisure games and equipment in the real world as well as in the mass industry for the production of smart toys. The computer personal equipment for sports and games is built on a modular principle, as the basic computer (1) is a standard smartphone or tablet mounted on a player's belt (2). It communicates via a bluetooth radio network (3) with a number of specialized peripherals (4). An RFID tag (6) is attached to each peripheral device (4) with a written code for recognizing the type of peripheral device and for addressing in the bluetooth network (3), as for the specific game there is a server (7) of the type of

2783 UI a laptop or personal computer with its own gaming software for a given game, which is electrically connected to a WLAN router of the Wi-Fi type (8), and in turn connects via this Wi-Fi network as with the base computers (1), and with microcontrollers with special purpose, called control points (9), which, unlike the basic computers (1), are not carried by the player, but are located in certain places in the physical space set aside for the game. Peripherals (4) are strictly specialized for play through their shape and the functions they perform. In the utility model, seven species of them are revealed. A system of games in the physical world with elements of augmented reality using sensors, effects and communication standards has been discovered.

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2783 UI (54) COMPUTER PERSONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SPORTS AND GAMES

Field of technology

The utility model refers to computer personal equipment for sports and games, which can be applied to a wide range of sports and entertainment games in the real world, as well as in the mass industry for the production of "smart" toys.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Computer games are very common today, as well as those designed as a smartphone or tablet application. A major drawback is the immobilization of the player, as the control of the game is taken over by the standard peripherals such as touch screen, keyboard, mouse or joystick. In fact, they can hardly be called a sport, although they claim to be "electronic sports" as long as they do not strain a person's muscle groups. On the other hand, the social contacts in such games with a computer and through the network are incomplete, in contrast to the direct social contacts that exist in the old games in physical reality. In short, addiction to computer games leads to physical, social and emotional inferiority from childhood, where virtual contacts displace the real social positioning of the individual in a human environment.

Computer games can engage large groups of people to participate in a game over the Internet without a direct connection in physical space. Their advantage is that they can be standardized and very diverse. Thanks to their qualities listed above, they are already a mass and established industry on the market.

One branch of game theory and computer science that unites computer games and older ones, such as the emergence of sports and entertainment games, is known as "pervasive games". Its name comes from the "mutual penetration" between physical and informational connections in the game. Interacting Informatics examines and is rich in more interactions in the game that can occur: person to person, person in physical space, and events in physical space for technological artifacts, such as sensors and light and sound effects. A typical, older technology of such a game is embedded in an "outdoor laser tag" [1] system for war games, which successfully combines the electronic system architecture and the physical form of devices for complete gaming such as "pervasive games". A disadvantage of the existing technical solution is that it is too private as a type of game and does not use later opportunities, such as computer technology and radio networks. In a newer patent [2] for an interactive sports device that is located in the physical space and engages the players in one game, a whole class of diverse and different games is at stake. This is due to the fact that the disclosed technical system contains a control central remote device in which different types of games can be programmed, and is not just an "automation", as in [1], but of course this is a patent in many -late period. The disadvantage is again that this is a special case of an interactive device, which can be called a "control point" in space. Another disadvantage is that again the system as a technical architecture is comprehensive for only one system, in which the player according to the rules of the game must come into physical contact with this checkpoint, and the players' engagement will be the same and will be connected only interactively. device, not with a whole range of elements, such as in a computer game.

Technical essence of the utility model

The main problem that the current utility model solves is the design of a system for complete and diverse games in physical space, which are supported by electronics. The disclosed system architecture uses the computing power of standard and common modern computer configurations in compliance with certain hardware and software standards, which will lead to available hardware and software resources in the design and manufacture of games for them. The specificity of the discovered system appears in a very specific hardware computer architecture and physical form of the devices, which is universal.

2783 UI and suitable for such games, as well as in the system architecture and construction of a number of new peripherals for it.

According to the utility model, computer personal equipment for sports and games is constructed on a modular basis. The basic computer in it is a standard smartphone or tablet, which is mounted on the player's belt and communicates on a radio network of the "bluetooth" type with many specialized peripherals. An RFID reader is also electrically connected to the base computer. In turn, each peripheral device has an RFID tag with a written code for recognizing its type and an individual number for recognition in the Bluetooth network. A server of the type of laptop or personal computer with its own gaming software is built for the specific game, which is electrically connected to a WLAN router of the Wi-Fi type and in turn connects via this Wi-Fi network both to the basic computers and to special-purpose microcontrollers, called control points, which, unlike basic computers, are not carried by the player, but are located in certain places in the physical space set aside for the game.

A sports and game vest, as a peripheral device, has on its surface mounted at least one or more types of sensors such as resistive, capacitive, photodetectors, Hall sensors, magnetoresistive or inductive. It also has LED indicators to visualize the player's status and an audio module with a speaker.

Some game objects can be located on the game field. They can be collected or exchanged between players. They will have an external form, according to their role in the game and will contain only an RFID tag as embedded electronics with a code for their type. They will be "magic items" in role-playing games and quest games.

A firearm - a toy in the form of a pistol, carbine, machine gun and more. can be designed as a peripheral of computer personal equipment and will have one or more encoders of encoded infrared signal.

A helmet or augmented reality glasses can depict on a translucent screen, or project on the retina of the eye inscriptions, effects, maps of the game, etc., which are superimposed on the observable physical reality. The helmet or goggles will also include a built-in digital radio mounted to them for voice communication between players.

An interactive sword for adventure games in its "cutting parts" will have mounted inductors for transmitting a coded signal through a magnetic field. According to the utility model, it will also have an LED RGB indication for color visualization of the "power and level of the player" in a given game. The strength of the magnetic field decreases very quickly in space - from the third degree, and its energy - from the sixth degree. Thus, the magnetic field is suitable for simulating close contact of the sword with a vest already described, equipped with a plurality of magnetic sensors such as a Hall sensor, a magnetoresistive or an inductive sensor.

According to the utility model, a GPS compass can appear as part of the periphery of computer personal gaming equipment and will be shaped like a watch on the player's hand.

The construction of a "control point" according to the utility model in a generalized form will be formed as a cone, pyramid, cylinder or special object with semantic meaning for the game. A push button or more is provided in the design. Other sensors, such as infrared photodetectors, magnetic field sensors, or resistive and capacitive sensors, which form zones for actuation by contact with an open human palm, are also installed. Such a design involves using an LED indication of its status and signals in the game. An audio module with a speaker is also an element of the revealed construction and will reproduce voice commands to the players, game instructions and music. The control point will connect to the game's WLAN server of the Wi-Fi type.

The main advantage of the utility model is that it involves the use of widespread and accessible hardware resources with high computing power for games that will be supported by electronics and will be carried out in direct social contact between players in the physical space. This advantage implies that we will have maximum coverage,

2783 UI complexity and variety of software games developed with versatility and standardization of hardware resources used for this. Another direct result of this advantage is that in one game it will be possible to use various physical equipment at the same time - for example "laser tag" pistol, interactive sword, "magic objects" for the character, GPS compass, vest with sensors and effects and helmet for augmented reality with a built-in digital radio station for team players to communicate.

Another advantage of the utility model is that the technical solutions in the utility model do not affect a specific type of game, as in the prior art, but reveals a specific hardware architecture, which is universal for the whole class of games. The peripherals for these games, as physical devices, are based on a modular principle and will involve interchangeability and upgrades, without changing the game software and possibly the "base computer" for this - as is currently the case with personal computers.

An advantage of the utility model is also that it involves building an industry of specific computer peripherals for a new mass class of games such as "smart toys" and "computerized sports items". This class of products will be produced for the designed software games, implemented in direct social contact of the players, for games with computer control, with objective computer report and computer refereeing of the events in the game. These games will involve physical exertion and task setting of the players in the game with voice commands given by the computer to the players, with changes in the plot line, if the genre of the game implies this, as in the existing computer games.

The computer radio networks used in the utility model have three levels of spatial range. For "contactless automatic initialization and configuration of the system peripherals" - the network is RFID, for "control of the individual player peripherals" - the network is bluetooth, and for commands to players, some commands to their peripherals and common peripherals - the network is WiFi . The game software will collect data for each event that occurred in the physical space of the game field, for which sensors were provided for registration on the personal equipment of the players or on the devices on the field. The event report will allow objective refereeing and management of games in real time from a computer through voice commands to players and control the status of items of their personal equipment.

The architecture of the system is open to the revealed concept of the utility model and assumes the subsequent emergence of this base and many other specific peripherals that are not described in it, especially in its part of special sports equipment and objects in the game field, which it is also a significant advantage.

Explanation of the attached figures

Figure 1 is a general block diagram of the system architecture of a computer personal equipment for sports and games.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of an electronic vest for sports and games.

Figure 3 is an illustration of an object that changes the state of the player when he finds himself on the field.

Figure 4 illustrates the block diagram of a toy - a firearm for sport and play.

Figure 5 is an assembly drawing of an augmented reality helmet for sports and games.

Figure 6 is an illustration of a GPS compass for sports and games.

Figure 7 is a block diagram of an interactive sports and game sword.

Figure 8 is a block diagram of a checkpoint in the players' playing field.

Examples of implementation of the utility model

A computer personal equipment for sports and games (Figure 1) is constructed on a modular basis. The basic computer 1a in it is a standard smartphone or tablet, which is mounted on a belt 2a of the player provided for this purpose and communicates on a radio network of the type "bluetooth" with many specialized peripherals 4aa, 4ab ... 4ap. An RFID reader 5a is electrically connected to the base computer 1a via micro-USB, or in newer smartphones the built-in NFC (near field communication) module is activated for this purpose, which is compatible according to the standard for reading some types of RFID.

2783 UI tokens. In turn, in each peripheral device 4aa, 4ab ... 4ap one RFID marker baa, 6ab ... is mounted with a record in coded form of the type of device for its recognition in a given game and a unique individual number for its addressing and management. . The system will be managed by a server 7 installed on a laptop or personal computer with its own gaming software for the game, which will be able to manage multiple base computers la, 1b ... 1m via WLAN router 8 of the Wi-Fi type with which electric is connected. In turn, the periphery 4aa, 4ab ... 4ap is very specific (figure 1), but it can be constructed as "embedded" on the basis of microcontrollers, observing the communication standards of the selected radio network to the base computer 1a. This basic computer 1a is located during a game usually "at arm's length" from its adjacent periphery, so the selected type of radio network is for short distances and is of the "bluetooth" type. At the beginning of each game, the objects from the periphery 4aa, 4ab ... 4ap approach the RFID reader 5a of the base computer 1a. He reads the record in their RFID cards baa, 6ab ... bal, which contains the type of device and individual number. Thus, the base computer 1 will be able to automatically recognize, configure and manage its peripherals and make it "own" for a player without having to enter information from additional input devices, such as a keyboard, touchscreen, or mouse. In more complex games, server 7 will control the status of players and the game and will transmit data to their base computers la, 1b ... 1m via a local radio network (WLAN) of the Wi-Fi type through the router 8, to which it is electrically connected. via a network cable. The server 7 is also connected to special purpose microcontrollers, called control points 9, which, unlike the basic computers 1, are not carried by the player, but are located in certain places in the physical space set aside for the game.

A sports and game vest (figure 2) is connected via "bluetooth" 3 to its base computer 1, as its periphery and has on its surface mounted at least one type or more types of sensors 10 of the type of resistive, capacitive, infrared receivers , Hall sensors, magnetoresistive or inductive. It also has LED indicators 11 to visualize the state of the player during the game and an audio module with a speaker 12, which gives personal instructions and messages during the game.

Objects (Figure 3) that change the player's condition when they are found on the field will have a specific physical shape, appearance and role in the pre-programmed game and will contain only RFID marker 6. They will be, for example, "magic objects" in some role-playing games and those such as "quest", "cartridges" for war games, etc. As they approach the RFID reader 5 of the player's base computer 1, they will give him "lives", "strength", "morality" and more. parameters of its state, will give key information in the programmed scenario of a "quest", or directly through the built-in Bluetooth 3, will transmit parameters to another periphery - such as "cartridges" and "cartridges" for some type of weapon, or "force" of sword, etc.

A toy firearm, such as a pistol, carbine, submachine gun, etc., (Figure 4) connects via Bluetooth 3 to its base computer 1 as its periphery and will have one or more coded infrared transmitters 13.

A virtual reality helmet (Figure 5) or virtual reality goggles are connected via Bluetooth to its base computer 1, as its periphery, and will display on a translucent screen 14, or project inscriptions, effects, a map on the retina of the eye. of the game, etc., which will overlap with the observable physical reality. It is ergonomic to include in the helmet the device of a digital radio station 15 for voice communication between the players, so that it will perform and combine at least two functions in the games.

A GPS compass (Figure 6) connects via Bluetooth 3 to its base computer 1 as its peripheral and is shaped like a clock 16 on the player's hand.

An interactive adventure game sword (Figure 7) is connected via Bluetooth to its base computer 1, as its periphery and on its "cutting parts" there are inductors 17 for transmitting a coded signal via

2783 UI magnetic field, and will also contain a colored LED RGB indication 18 to display the "power and level of the player" in a game. The strength of the magnetic field decreases very quickly in space - from the third degree, and its energy - from the sixth degree. Thus, the magnetic field is suitable for simulating close contact of the sword with an already described vest (Figure 2), equipped with a plurality of magnetic sensors such as a Hall sensor, magnetoresistive or inductive sensor.

The construction of a control point (figure 8) according to the utility model in a generalized form will be formed as a cone, pyramid, cylinder or special object with semantic meaning for the game. The design provides a push button 19 or more. Other sensors of the type of infrared photodetectors 20, magnetic field sensors 21, or such resistive and capacitive 22, which form zones for actuation by contact with an open human palm, are also mounted. Such a construction presupposes the use of LED indication 23 for visualization of its status and for signals in the game. An audio module with a speaker 24 is also an element of the revealed construction and will reproduce voice commands to the players, game instructions and music. The control point will connect to the game's WLAN server of the Wi-Fi type.

Claims (8)

1. Computer personal equipment for sports and games, characterized in that it is built on a modular principle, the basic computer for an individual player (1) is a standard smartphone or tablet, mounted on a belt (2) of the player and connected to a radio network of the bluetooth type (3) with a plurality of specialized peripherals (4), having an electrically connected RFID reader (5) and operating under the control of special applications and gaming software for games in direct social contact and in the real world, and in turn to each peripheral device (4) is attached an RFID tag (6) with a written code for its type recognition and addressing in the Bluetooth network (3), and for the specific game there is a server (7) laptop or personal computer for the given game, which is electrically connected to the WLAN router Wi-Fi (8), and in turn connects on this Wi-Fi network both to the basic computers (1) and to microcontroller devices representing checkpoints (9). Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral device (4) comprises an electronic vest for sports and games with at least one or more types of sensors (10) resistive, capacitive, photodetectors, Hall sensors mounted on its surface. , magnetoresistive or inductive, also having LED indicators (11) to visualize the state of the player, as well as containing an additional audio module with a speaker (12). Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral device (4) includes game objects for finding, collecting on the playing field, or exchange between players, which contain only RFID markers (6) as embedded electronics, with recorded code for their type. Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral device (4) includes a toy firearm, such as a pistol, a carbine, a submachine gun, which has one or more transmitters (13) of an encoded infrared signal. Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral device (4) includes an augmented reality helmet or augmented reality glasses, which has in its device a digital radio station (15) for voice communication between the players. Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the peripheral device (4) includes a GPS compass which is shaped like a clock (16) on the player's hand. Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the periphery (4) comprises an interactive adventure game sword, which has inductors (17) for transmitting a coded signal by magnetic field mounted on its cutting parts, and also contains a color LED RGB indication (18) to display the power and level of the player in a game. Computer equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the micro- 2783 The UI controller, representing a control point (9), is shaped like a cone, pyramid, cylinder, or other special object of semantic significance for the game and has one or more push buttons (19) or other sensors such as infrared photodetectors ( 20), magnetic field sensors (21), or such resistive and capacitive (22), which form zones for actuation by contact with an open human palm, as well as having an LED indication (23) for visualization of its status and light signals in the game also has an audio module (24) with a speaker for playing commands to players, game instructions and music.