JP2005065832A - Wireless synchronous control system of model with virtual environment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless synchronous control system of a model with a virtual environment for providing a further realistic virtual environment. <P>SOLUTION: Transmitters 22, 32, 42 and 52 are connected to detectors 21, 31, 41 and 51 provided in a door 13, a window 14, a kitchen 15 and a bathroom 16; signals detected by the detectors 21, 31, 41 and 41 are transmitted to a host by the transmitters 22, 32, 42 and 52; the host 1 of a computer installed with an RF receiver/transmitter 10 receives them and execute an operation which a virtual target object in a program has already learned, applying the drive program; radio transmitters/receivers 61, 71, 81 and 91 are installed in models 6, 7, 8 and 9 to be operated synchronously therewith by a remote controller; and the host 1, when receiving a command of the remote controller, operates according to the command to control the operations of the existing models 6, 7, 8 and 9 synchronously with the virtual animation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a virtual environment and wireless model synchronization control system, and in particular, a virtual environment and an object corresponding to an actual object at an actual location are virtual-animated on a computer monitor, and the virtual object in the virtual environment is detected. Is operated by an actual remote controller, and is related to a synchronization control system that simultaneously operates an object in a virtual environment and an object in the actual environment.

  Some of the virtual animations on computers currently in use are selected from outdoor environments such as mountains, grasslands, rivers, lakes, seas, ice and snow, railways, roads, and alleys. Buildings and condominiums, villas, cottages and abandoned houses can be selected as buildings, and there are also options such as daytime, night, starry sky and moon, sun, rainy weather and fine weather, and players can freely choose these options By combining them, you can enjoy a virtual animation environment.

The above-mentioned known virtual animation is connected to a running machine used indoors, for example, and the above-mentioned location appears on a monitor installed in the machine. However, in the known one, It requires connection by wires, and only a virtual world that is completely unrelated to the actual environment is expressed, and lacks realism.
In view of the above-described drawbacks, a virtual environment and wireless model synchronization control system of the present invention is provided to provide a more realistic virtual environment.

  An RF transmitter / receiver provided in a host of a computer, PDA (personal data assistant) or game device receives a signal, such as a door or window, a kitchen or a bathroom, and a detector is provided, and the transmitter is the detector. , The signal detected by the detector is transmitted to the host by the transmitter, the host in which the RF transceiver is installed applies the drive program, and the host receives the command to receive the command. By installing a wireless transceiver in the model so that a virtual model in the host program executes an already learned operation and at the same time, an existing model is operated by the remote control, In response to the command, it operates in accordance with the command to control the motion of the existing model simultaneously with the virtual animation.

  According to the present invention, by providing a detector and a wireless transceiver, the purpose of simultaneously operating a virtual environment animation and a real model can be achieved, and a desired environment, building type and internal arrangement can be selected. Since the remote control can be operated manually or automatically, it has succeeded in providing a system that is close to daily life and enjoyed by everyone.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a model synchronized control system using a virtual environment and wirelessly. First, a computer, PDA (personal data assistant), or game machine in which a player has an analog or liquid crystal type monitor. The drive optical disk is input to an appropriate device such as the above, and installation is performed by the host 1 of the device.
Next, the virtual environment displayed on the monitor 11 of the computer is selected from the following locations. For example, the door 13 and the window 14 of the house 12 and the kitchen 15 and the bathroom 16 are assumed to imitate that of the virtual location according to the layout of the actual location and the arrangement of the actual object in the location. . By installing this in the RF transceiver 10 in the host 1 such as a computer, PDA (Personal Data Assistant) or game machine, a signal transmitted from a fixed real object is received. Temperature detector 21 installed in the window, a vibration detector 31 installed in the window 3, a smoke detector 41 installed in the kitchen 4, and a humidity detector 51 installed in the bathroom 5. In this way, signals are transmitted to the host 1 through the transmitters 22, 32, 42, 52 by the detectors installed in the house 100.
The procedure for actually moving the model is entered. First, the model includes, for example, a stuffed bear 6 and a toy 7 and a puppy toy 8 and a car toy 9. , 71, 81, 91, the user controls the moving route 101 depending on the (virtual) model placement position on the monitor of the host 1 or performs remote control operation. The host 1 stores a travel route 101 of the bear stuffed animal 6 as a learning record, and exchanges radio signals between the RF (radio frequency) transceiver 10 and the radio transceivers 61, 71, 81, 91. Transmit to each other.

The remote control operation includes the following procedures. First, as a first procedure, a simulated driving program that has been edited is input 200, secondly, an environment that mimics an indoor setting is selected 201, and thirdly, a person, an animal, and a toy are virtualized 202. Fourth, the model is operated 203 with a real remote controller, or the learning mode is automatically or manually controlled 204 as a fifth procedure.
The environment selected in the second procedure described above includes, for example, mountains and grasslands, rivers and lakes, ice and snow on the sea, railroads, roads, alleys, etc., and buildings such as buildings and apartments, flats and villas, The cottage and abandoned house are included, and the players make their own combinations. In addition, various combinations can be executed by issuing commands by radio, such as the appearance of the day, night, starry night, moon, sun, and weather. In the house 100, the monitor is displayed in a plan view, and the other models 7, 8, 9 including the stuffed toy 6 can be arranged and selected in color.
In the third procedure, an animated person, animal, toy, etc. is simulated and controlled by a real remote controller. In the fourth procedure, the program already input in the first procedure has a function that gives the model an action, a memory and a coding function, and the existing model also has an action, a memory, and a code. The virtual animation is manually operated because it has the function of making it possible to control the actual remote controller at the same time by operating the wireless remote controller.
Finally, in the fifth procedure, the animation in the program is designed to learn complicated functions in advance, and learning is completed by checking the whole part manually operated by the player by pressing a button. When switching to the automatic mode in this way, the past learned operation is restored by simply pressing the execution button, and at this time, the model with the wireless remote controller is simultaneously operated. In addition, various detectors are provided in the actual environment, and these transmitters are provided with various transmitters 22, 32, 42, and 52. Execution function that has been set is transmitted by radio, the target object in the virtual environment is already stored, and the existing models 6, 7, 8, 9 etc. receive the command from the wireless remote control Operates simultaneously.

In actual use, as shown in FIG. 3 and the above, the temperature detector 21 is on the door 2, the vibration detector 31 is on the window 3, the smoke detector 41 is on the kitchen 4, and the humidity detector is on the bathroom 5. 51, when these various detectors provided in the house 100 detect signals, the signals sent by the transmitters 22, 32, 42, and 52 to the host 1 are transmitted to the house 100. It is detected whether or not various detectors provided in the system emit signals. The user performs simulation control of the movement in accordance with the movement route 101 of the models 6, 7, 8, and 9, which are virtual objects arranged by the host 1.
As shown in FIG. 4, by storing the learning record of the host 1 and the movement route 101 such as the model 6, for example, when the window 3 is taken as an example, the vibration detector 31 installed on the window 3 is By receiving the vibration, a signal is transmitted to the host 1 and is displayed on the monitor 11 so that the user can know that the window 3 has been touched by an object or that the window 3 has been opened and closed.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a model synchronization control system using a virtual environment and wireless communication according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart in the virtual environment use in this invention. It is a figure which shows the movement route Example of the virtual model by this invention. In this invention, it is a figure which shows a mode that motion was detected with the detector.

Explanation of symbols

1 Host 10 RF (radio frequency) transceiver 11 Monitor 12 House 13 Door 14 Window 15 Kitchen 16 Bathroom 2 Door 21 Temperature detector 22, 32, 42, 52 Transmitter 3 Window 31 Vibration detector 4 Kitchen 41 Smoke detection Machine 5 Bathroom 51 Humidity detector 6 Bear stuffed animal 61, 71, 81, 91 Wireless receiver 7 Saddle-shaped toy 8 Puppy-shaped toy 9 Car-shaped toy 100 House 101 Moving route 200 Edited simulation drive program is input 201 Select an environment that mimics an indoor setting 202 Virtual animation of people, animals, and toys 203 Operate a model with a real remote control 204 Wirelessly control the learning mode automatically or manually

Claims (5)

RF installed in the host of these devices by selecting a virtual environment set in a computer, PDA (Personal Data Assistant), game device, etc. corresponding to the environment such as doors and windows of existing houses, kitchens and bathrooms (Radio Frequency) Install a transceiver,
A transmitter connected to a temperature detector, a vibration detector, a smoke detector, a humidity detector or the like is installed in the door or window of the actual environment, a kitchen or a bathroom,
Signals emitted from these indoor detectors are transmitted to the host through the transmitter and transmitted to the host by the RF transceiver, and at the same time, toys such as teddy bears, puppets, puppies, cars, etc. are provided as moving models. By providing all the toys with wireless transceivers,
The user operates the moving route of the corresponding moving model or the remote control in the virtual environment on the monitor provided in the host, and further stores the learning record and the moving route of the model by the host. Synchronous control system of model with virtual environment and wireless.   2. The virtual environment and wireless model according to claim 1, wherein a model placed in an actual actual environment is remotely controlled by inputting a simulated driving program that has been edited to the host. Synchro control system.   The virtual environment and wireless model synchronization control system according to claim 1, wherein the virtual environment arrangement and scene are selected by a remote controller.   The virtual animation in the form of a person, an animal, a toy or the like that is a model installed in a virtual environment corresponding to a model located in the actual environment is operated by an actual remote controller. 1. A model-based synchronized control system using the virtual environment and wireless communication.   2. The virtual environment according to claim 1, wherein when a model in a virtual environment provided in correspondence with a model in an existing environment is controlled by simulation, the learning mode is an automatic or manual wireless remote controller. And wireless model sync control system.

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