BG4574U1 - Interactive activities management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model pertains to an interactive activities management system and would be applied in the entertainment and education industries, in particular as a comprehensive solution for managing various types of educational, sporting, entertainment or other activities. Said interactive activity management system includes at least one interactive gaming floor (1) with multiple tiles (2). Said tiles (2) are interconnected and arranged in combinations to form said interactive gaming floor (1). Each interactive gaming floor (1) has a two-way link to an online gaming platform (4) which includes a game logic control module (5), an administration interface module (6), a user interface module (7) and a gaming server (8).

Description

Field of technique

The utility model refers to an interactive activity management system that will find application in the entertainment and educational industries, and in particular will provide a comprehensive solution for managing various types of activities having educational, sports, entertainment and other types of purposes.

Prior art

Various types of activities such as games, dances, exercises and others are known from practice, which are implemented in the form of activities performed on an interactive floor. One such known type of activity is a board game that has a playing field in the form of a mat that is laid on the floor and the playing surface is divided into multi-colored fields. The objective of the participants is to perform a series of actions by placing a corresponding foot or hand (left and/or right) on a given colored field, determined by set game conditions and visualized to the participant using at least one additional game tool, such as a board with an arrow that, after turning, shows a certain color in combination with a given leg or hand. In this type of games, the activity is controlled solely by the participants.

Another known type of activity is an arcade-type game, being a device that generally has a floor with interactive buttons in the form of foot steps, through which various actions are performed, received from at least one controller and transmitted to the participants through at least one display, at least one column and/or at least one indicator light. The aim of the participants is again to perform a series of tasks by pressing a given step with their foot, determined by set conditions of the game. In this type of game, all control is embedded in each individual device.

Also known is an interactive gaming floor having a plurality of tiles, each of which tiles has a pressure sensor and lighting means. The tiles are connected to each other and arranged in different combinations, forming the aforementioned interactive play floor. The interactive game floor is equipped with a controller having a two-way connection to each of the tiles. The aim of the participants is to step with at least one foot on at least one of the tiles, which are usually colored different colors depending on predetermined conditions. In this type of game, the activity takes place in separate rooms, often called game rooms or halls, in which rooms may contain more than one interactive game floor. In this type of games, all control is pre-set in the controller of each individual interactive game floor, and the activity is managed by an operator who is responsible for the gaming room as well as the control of the interactive game floor itself, such as pausing and playing the game, saving hours for the participants and records the results.

Technical nature of the utility model

The task of the present utility model is to create a modular system providing a facilitating model for the centralized management of interactive activities performed in at least one gaming room and allowing the inclusion of different numbers of participants to perform common or individual gaming activities.

The problem is solved by creating an interactive activity management system that includes at least one interactive game floor having multiple tiles. Each of the tiles has a pressure sensor and a means of illumination. The tiles are interconnected and arranged in combinations forming said interactive gaming floor, which interactive gaming floor is provided with a controller having a two-way connection to each of the tiles.

According to the present utility model, each interactive gaming floor is bidirectionally connected to an online gaming platform including a gaming logic control module, an administration interface module, a user interface module and a game server. Said game server includes an activity management interface module and a database module. The controller from the corresponding interactive gaming floor is bidirectionally connected to the game logic control module from the online gaming platform. The game server is bidirectionally connected to the game logic control module, the administration interface module and the user interface module.

The created interactive activity management system can be tailored according to the needs of individual game rooms, providing different types of activities, such as sports, logic or educational games, as well as other similar entertainment activities, while being a comprehensive multi-functional flexible solution that provides an enhanced experience for participants and facilitated management for organizers.

Explanation of the attached figure

A system for managing interactive activities, according to the present utility model, is disclosed in the attached figures, of which an exemplary embodiment is disclosed in Figure 1, which is only exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present technical solution, its application or use.

Examples of implementation and application of the utility model

The present utility model relates to an interactive activity management system, which in one particular embodiment (shown in Figure 1) is a modular system that includes at least one interactive gaming floor 1 having a plurality of tiles 2. The tiles 2 are interconnected and are arranged in combinations forming the shape of said interactive game floor 1, regardless of the size, shape or number of tiles 2. In a preferred embodiment, the tiles 2 are combined in such a way that the interactive game floor 1 has a square or rectangular a shape that is the optimal shape for placement in most standard playrooms, and gives the widest range of different types of activities. The term "gaming" as used herein refers to engaging in a gaming, educational, sporting, or other interactive activity for pleasure, entertainment, exercise, or other such purpose.

Each of the tiles 2 is a complex device, including a combination of a pressure sensor, a means of illumination, additional hardware and software. This allows each of the tiles 2 to be addressed and controlled independently of the other tiles 2 and regardless of the overall configuration and dimensions of the interactive gaming floor 1. Said lighting means allows each of the tiles 2 to glow in a predetermined color and to report through said pressure sensor when an individual participant has stepped on it, which can be further reflected by illuminating the corresponding tile 2 through the same or another preset color.

The interactive gaming floor 1 is provided with a controller 3 which is a hardware device with installed software and which has a two-way connection to each of the tiles 2 as it is configured to issue commands and receive information from and to each of the tiles 2. In a preferred embodiment , each of the tiles 2 may light up in said predetermined color upon receiving a command from the controller 3 or transmit information to the controller 3 when an individual participant has stepped on it.

Each interactive gaming pod 1 is bidirectionally connected to an online gaming platform 4 comprising a gaming logic control module 5, an administration interface module 6, a user interface module 7 and a gaming server 8. The bidirectional connection between each individual interactive gaming pod 1 and the online gaming platform 4 is implemented as said gaming logic control module 5 is bidirectionally connected to the controller 3 of each individual interactive gaming floor 1. The gaming server 8 includes an activity management interface module 8.1 and a database module 8.2. Additionally, the game server 8 is bidirectionally connected to the game logic control module 5, the administration interface module 6 and the user interface module 7.

The game logic control module 5 of the online gaming platform 4 is configured to make decisions on how to change the colors of each of the tiles 2 and to send given commands to the corresponding lighting means of the individual tiles 2 via the controller 3. On the other hand, the controller 3 is configured to receive from the pressure sensor of the tiles 2 information about which of the tiles 2 are stepped on by participants and to send this information back to the game logic control module 5. The game logic control module 5 is configured to receive commands from the activity management interface module 8.1 of the game server 8 and make decisions about how each individual activity should proceed, how much time is left, what the participants' score is, and what the next step in the activity is. Based on this information, the game logic control module 5 is configured to send commands to the controller 3 of the corresponding interactive gaming floor 1, which controller 3 is configured to change the state of the tiles 2 of the interactive gaming floor 1 at any given time. period.

The administration interface module 6 may preferably be a web-based software application for managing each individual interactive gaming floor 1 in the respective gaming premises, as well as for managing participant bookings and payments, and also for providing ranking information , statistics and results. The administration interface module 6 is configured to receive and send information from and to the activity management interface module 8.1 of the gaming server 8.

The user interface module 7 may preferably be a mobile software application for the participants in which they can make reservations, pay for them, track their activities and historical statistics, and view their current ranking and results.

The activity management interface module 8.1 of the game server 8 may preferably be a server software application for managing the game logic management module 5, the administration interface module 6, the user interface module 7 and for organizing activities and participants , which implements the basic logic for different types of activities, as well as provides services for managing individual activities, participants, bookings, results, payments.

The database 8.2 of the game server 8 serves to store all the information about the activities, players, reservations, results, payments and others, both for past periods (statistical information, rankings, results) and for future ones.

An interactive activity management system is a hardware and software solution that allows the construction of interactive rooms with interactive gaming floors 1 in order to create and organize different interactive activities with different numbers of participants and different goals to achieve. Said interactive activities may include, for example, different types of entertaining, educational, sports, logical or other type of games, colorful challenges or simply be used as a multi-colored stage or floor for musical performances, dances or others. Some of the activity scenarios can be, for example:

- Participants must step on 2 tiles of a certain color only, which gives them a certain number of points, the goal being to collect the most points before a certain time expires.

- Participants have to avoid tiles 2 of a certain color, and the goal can be, for example, to last the maximum amount of time without making mistakes or having a limit of possible mistakes.

- Participants must step on 2 tiles of certain colors at the same time to get a point, the goal is to collect the most points before a certain time expires.

- Players must avoid moving lines or combinations of 2 tiles that they must not step on.

Various other options for interactive activity logic are possible.

The main goal of the interactive activities is to increase the physical and logical activity among the participants, and according to the complexity of the activity, it will be necessary to run, jump and rely on reflexes and speed to achieve the maximum number of points. The interactive activity management system makes it possible to organize various activities, such as a disco floor that changes color according to the music, interactive games, educational games for children and others, as it offers the possibility of creating interactive game floors 2 of different sizes, shape and configuration, and the modularity of the system provides the connection of any number of tiles 2 with one controller 3, as well as the subsequent control of the individual interactive gaming floors 1 through one online gaming platform 4, which makes the system applicable in multiple situations. The system for managing interactive activities also provides the possibility of licensing among different customers who, after purchasing the hardware modules and configuring the software modules, can use the system independently of the other customers.

Claims (1)

An interactive activity management system comprising at least one interactive play floor having a plurality of tiles, each tile including a pressure sensor and an illumination means, the tiles being interconnected and arranged in combinations forming said interactive play floor which an interactive gaming floor is provided with a controller having a bi-directional connection to each of the tiles, characterized in that each interactive gaming floor (1) is bi-directionally connected to an online gaming platform (4) including a game logic control module (5) , an administration interface module (6), a user interface module (7) and a game server (8), including an activity management interface module (8.1) and a database module (8.2), wherein the game management module the gaming logic (5) of the online gaming platform (4) is bidirectionally connected to the controller (3) of the corresponding interactive gaming floor (1), and the gaming server (8) is bidirectionally connected to the gaming logic control module (5), the module with the administration interface (6) and the user interface module (7)