KR20010099562A - Experience type amusement apparatus and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an experiential type of entertainment device using a rubber band play method, which is one of the conventional play cultures. The support unit supports the wire to be processed across a predetermined height above the panel, and determines whether to perform a specific operation according to the signal transmission for each block of the panel and whether the panel contacts the wire and displays the result of the determination through the display unit. Including a control unit, according to the instruction of a specific operation, the user can change the landing position on the panel and enjoy the nightlife as a rubber band play and dance while stepping over or stepping over the wire serving as a rubber band.

Description

Experience-type entertainment device and its operation method {EXPERIENCE TYPE AMUSEMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an experiential type entertainment apparatus using a rubber band play method, one of the traditional play cultures, and more specifically, the user changes the landing position and acts as a rubber band on the panel according to an instruction of a specific operation signaled through the display unit. The present invention relates to an experiential entertainment device and a method of operating the same, which allow users to enjoy nightlife by acting as a rubber band playing and dancing while crossing or stepping on a wire.

Rubber band play, one of Korea's traditional play cultures, has enjoyed high popularity across the nation for many years due to its one-piece rubber band, soundness, and aerobic benefits, but recently, it has been forgotten by various modern play cultures. It is positioned as.

The reason why such a rubber band play is low in competitiveness compared to various modern play cultures is shown as the simplicity of play method and the characteristics of group play.

However, since the current popular play cultures are not often characterized by simplicity, the weakness of the rubber band play is concentrated in the group play characteristics.

In other words, rubber band play declines with other traditional games that have group play characteristics according to individualistic social dispositions.

The present invention is to provide a new experience-type entertainment device that can combine the traditional rubber band play with the computer environment, which secures a major position in the modern information society, as well as enjoy the traditional rubber band play alone. .

Another object of the present invention is to maximize the operational efficiency and aerobic exercise advantages in operating the experience-type entertainment device applying a rubber band play method and to provide an operation method for the user to feel the best entertainment.

The experience-type entertainment apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a entertainment apparatus for instructing and inducing a specific operation by a user by transmitting a signal through a display unit according to a preset program: a plurality of blocks in a matrix form. A panel partitioned to sense signal transmission from the outside to each block; A support for supporting a flexible and elastic wire to be processed across a predetermined height above the panel; And a controller configured to determine whether to perform the specific operation according to signal transmission for each block of the panel and whether the panel is in contact with the wire and to display the determination result through the display unit.

On the other hand, the operation method of the experience-type entertainment device according to the present invention, the panel is divided into a plurality of blocks in the form of a matrix to detect the signal transmission from the outside to each block, and the wire processed across a predetermined height above the panel; A entertainment apparatus for instructing and inducing a specific operation using a panel and a wire of a user by transmitting a signal through a display unit according to a predetermined program, the method comprising: displaying a number, a letter, or a symbol on the display unit to land the user on the panel. Instructs and induces signal transmission to each block through the position change and the step of stepping over or stepping on the wire, and directs and induces the operation according to signal transmission to each block and whether the panel is in contact with the wire It is characterized by determining whether or not to perform by the user of the display through the display unit It shall be.

According to the present invention, by incorporating the traditional rubber band play into the computer environment, it contributes to the revival of the traditional play culture, to make the older generation to feel the nostalgia of the rubber band play, the new generation through the demand of very dynamic movement Let's give fun and exercise effects at the same time.

In addition, the present invention adopts an entertainment device and an operation method that more accurately senses the user's motion so as to escape from enjoying the entertainment simply by using the hands or feet, so that the composition and difficulty of the entertainment can be adjusted in more various ways.

1 is a schematic external view of the experience-type entertainment apparatus according to the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of an experience-type entertainment apparatus according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram for explaining a wire horizontal transport structure of the experience-type entertainment apparatus according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is a block diagram for explaining the wire vertical transport structure of the experience-type entertainment apparatus according to the present invention,

5 is an exploded perspective view of any one block of the panel of the experiential entertainment device according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating a hands-on entertainment device according to the present invention;

7 is a screen configuration diagram of a display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10 elastic wire support 11 elastic wire

15: moving support 32: contact panel

35 contact sensor 36 compression sensor

100: main operation processing unit 101: main storage unit

108: sound decoding and playback device 112: display device

113: elastic wire feeder 115: scaffold input device

116: button input device 117: camera input device

119: elastic wire input device

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the experience-type entertainment device and its operation method according to the present invention.

Figure 1 is a schematic outline of the experience-type entertainment device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram for explaining the horizontal transport structure of the wire device of the present invention, Figure 4 Is a block diagram for explaining a wire vertical transfer structure of the present invention entertainment apparatus, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of any one block of the panel of the present invention entertainment apparatus.

The auxiliary storage device 102 stores an operating program on a recording medium such as a floppy disk, hard disk, or CD-ROM. This operation program is executed through the main operation processing unit 100 and the main storage unit 101 as control units.

The input interface device 114 is connected to the coin, banknote, and card input device 118 to transmit the contents to the main operation processing device 100 when the user performs the coin, banknote, and card input operation. Display through a display unit such as 112).

When the user inputs the desired type and difficulty from the button input device 116 and the scaffold input device 115, the user enters the main operation processing device 100 through the input interface device 114 and determines the main memory device 101. ) Loads the game database from the auxiliary storage 102. The scaffold input device 115 is manufactured in the form of a panel and is partitioned into a plurality of blocks in a matrix form to detect signal transmission from the outside to each block.

When the game database is sound information, it is output through the sound decoding and reproducing apparatus 108 via the output interface 104, and the output sound signal is small in size, and thus passes through the sound amplifying apparatus 109. Amplified, the amplified sound signal can be adjusted to high, mid, low sound, etc. in the sound output and adjustment device 110.

The read game data is output together with the input values of the scaffold input device 115 or the camera input device 117, the button input device 116, the coin and bill card input device 118 by the user, and the image information of the database. The screen is reproduced and transmitted to the 3D accelerator 111 through the interface 104, and the 3D data information is output through the screen display device 112 by performing an acceleration operation.

The scaffold input device 115 and the elastic wire input device 119 are devices for viewing the instructions displayed through the screen display device 112 and input a corresponding action by the user. 114 is converted into time from the main arithmetic processing unit 100 through the timer device 103, and compared with a pattern previously stored in the main memory device 101 or the auxiliary memory device 102 to perform a predetermined operation. After the result, the result value is output to the screen display device 112 through the screen playback and the 3D acceleration device 111.

The instruction information lighting device 106 is installed in the form of a cathode ray tube 31 in the vicinity of the scaffold input device 115 to transmit the instructions stored in the auxiliary memory device 102 to the user together with the display device 112. Can effectively dictate.

The global and local lighting devices 107 can operate in a pattern whose on / off is stored with the game database in the auxiliary memory 102 or according to a pattern input by the user.

The elastic wire feeder 113 may be adjusted up / down and left / right by a user using the scaffold input device 115 or the button input device 116. In addition, it may be determined according to the level of the user by the database stored in the auxiliary memory (102). In 1-line mode, only one line is used by the user by touching the bottom surface. In 2-line mode, one line that is lowered is returned to its original state.

In the elastic wire input device 119, the elastic wire itself is conductive or a part of its constituent material is conductive, so that its resistance value changes when its length shrinks or expands. Therefore, when a certain voltage is applied and the elastic wire is deformed, a difference in the resistance of both ends occurs. By measuring this, it is possible to determine whether a contact is made between the user and the elastic wire.

In addition, the scaffold input device 115 includes contact panels 32 and 32b, which are also made of a conductive material when the elastic wire 11 contacts the contact panels 32 and 32b by a user's operation. This is transferred to the main operation processing device 100 through the input interface device 114 connected to the elastic wire input device 119 to undergo a calculation process.

The horizontal feed structure of the elastic wire 11 used in the present invention operates according to the difficulty input of the user. The configuration of the device is a stepping motor 12 and the movable support 15, the parallel gear 10a, 10b for guiding the movement of the resilient wire support 10, the screw gear 13, 14 to move the movable support according to the motor It is composed of Here, the elastic wire is flexible and is processed across the predetermined height above the scaffold input device 115 by the moving support 15.

According to the horizontal transfer structure, the stepping motor 12 is driven by the intention of the user or the main processing unit 100, and the screw gears 13 and 14 are unwound or wound in both directions to move the movable support 15. By the operation, the elastic wire support 10 moves left and right along the guide line 10b to the position instructed by the main processing unit 100.

The device used for adjusting the difficulty is a horizontal conveying device configured in the elastic wire support 10 together with the horizontal conveying structure described above. This device moves the elastic wire 11 lying across the scaffold input device 115 up and down along the elastic wire moving groove 20 in the elastic wire support 10. The connecting ring 25 connecting the elastic wire is connected to the wire 24 and the pulley 23 formed in the elastic wire support 10 and connected to two stepping motors 22 in the scaffold input device 115 ( 21) to be driven up and down by driving the motor. This device moves the two elastic wires placed in the up and down directions of the scaffold input device 115 separately so that one elastic wire is lowered under the scaffold input device 115 when the game is played in the single line mode. do.

5 shows one block 30 of the scaffold input device 115. The contact panels 32 and 32a are made of a conductive material so that they contact the rectangular contacts 33 inside the block so that the contact panels 32 and 32a and the conductive elastic wires 11 conduct electrical current to flow. It can be seen that the contact with the scaffold input device 115.

In addition, in one block, four contact sensors 35 or compression sensors 36 are attached to the fixing device 36a so that when the user's weight is applied to the panel, the corresponding block 30 of the scaffold input device 115 is applied. This is notified to the main processing unit 100 through the input interface device 114.

Cathode ray tube 31 is located on the inner side of the block 30 is attached to the front and rear left and right four-sided panel 34 made of a transparent material is used as an indication information lighting device to the user with the transparent window (32a).

The present invention can reproduce the stereoscopic sound as well as the left and right separation output of the sound by reproducing the music and sound through a plurality of speakers in front, rear, left and right. This can be achieved by installing a sound control device.

The lighting device enables lighting and color changes in accordance with the user's score, the strength and the beat of the music, and makes the user stand out by using the camera to give the lighting effect when the user's motion is photographed.

In addition, the present invention can store the user's motion in the memory of the computer through the recording device, synthesized with other surrounding background, and also can record the voice with the accompaniment, so as to store the user's motion in a portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM It can be provided as a picture or video.

The photo output device captures the user's motion in accordance with the user's intention or the score of the entertainment and shoots it by operating the lighting device with the camera located outside, and it is discharged through the photo output device while the game is in progress. To be provided to the user as soon as it is finished.

The present invention has a single-person mode that can be enjoyed alone and a multi-person mode that can be enjoyed by many. The type of elastic wire also supports one-line mode and two-line mode. The center of gravity is taken or one elastic wire is inserted into the scaffold. And in the case of the elastic wire used in the present invention includes a motor control technology that is unwound itself when receiving a force above the elastic limit in consideration of the safety of the user.

The present invention includes a technology that can determine the position of the user's foot through the ultrasonic sensor that can discriminate the position of the object or the distance measuring sensor using a laser and determine the user's intention through the 3 × 6 type scaffold configuration .

The elastic wire used in the present invention is made of a conductive material and when the elastic wire is stretched or moved by the user's operation, a technology that can detect the motion of the wire by judging the resistance value of the elastic wire. Including and mounting a lighting device or a light reflecting device in the elastic wire to operate according to the user's motion. And when the wire is in contact with the scaffolding switch includes a technology that the computer recognizes the contact result.

From the moment the user climbs on the footrest to operate the entertainment device, the user's weight is calculated from the footrest switch and the footrest pressure is calculated from the weight. The user transmits the game contents to be progressed to the computer through the foot switch or an externally installed switch.

The music of the selected game content is played through computer hardware, and is output through an externally connected speaker device, and at the same time, the user's view is input through a camera and output through a display monitor device.

Depending on the value entered via the switch, the appropriate game content is presented on the display.

The height and width of the elastic wire, the position conditions of the foot, etc. are instructed in advance in the display monitor, and the user takes appropriate action by using the footrest and the elastic wire according to the instruction.

The user's motion is transmitted to the computer input device through ultrasound, laser range finder or foot switch, elastic wire to read the position of the foot, and the computer's computing device and the timer are compared to the condition presented on the display monitor. Calculate the difference between time and input time.

The calculated result is displayed on the display monitor. The calculation score is determined for the movement of the moment and compares the score to the next level based on the average value to instruct the user of success and failure. At this time, the user's operation level is notified through the display screen.

Hereinafter, an operation process of the experience-type entertainment device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

When the power is turned on, the operation program of the auxiliary memory device 102 is automatically transferred to the main memory device 101, and the demonstration proceeds (FL10 to FL20).

When the card, coin, or banknote is inserted, the type and difficulty of the game is set through various blocks 30 or button input devices 116 provided in the scaffold input device 115 (FL30 to FL40).

Among them, a desired type, difficulty, and game database are read from the auxiliary memory device 102 into the main memory device 101, and the elastic wire position is moved through the elastic wire support 10 according to the operation mode (FL50 to FL70). ).

The order is output to the screen display device 112 as shown in FIG. 7, the music is output to the sound output and adjustment device 110 through the sound decoding device and the reproduction device 108, and the indicator information illumination attached to the floor surface. The device 106, the global and local lighting devices 107 operate (FL80).

When the tread position indication motion data is output, the user steps on a specific block 30 of the scaffold input device 115 alone or by stepping together with the elastic wire 11 according to the screen display device 112. An input operation is performed through a sensor and a switch installed on the elastic wire (FL90).

The on / off detected by the sensor and the switch is transmitted to the main processing unit 100 through the input device interface 114 to drive the timer device 103 to calculate the input timing by comparing it with a value in the game database. The input timing is evaluated from the value and displayed on the display device as letters, numbers, symbols, etc. (FL100 to FL110).

The input timing can calculate the deviation time through the same method as the predetermined standard deviation. Deviation is accumulated and the cumulative time difference is once again compared to the cumulative time difference stored in the game database to determine whether the upper level progression, and the deviation can be evaluated according to the criteria according to the difficulty. The result is output via the screen display device (FL120 to FL150).

FIG. 7 illustrates an example M of the screen display device 112, and visually indicates the position of the human body surface V and the elastic wire W on the right side. Blocks P1, P2, and P3 indicating the position of the actual scaffolding surface instruct the user to step on a specific block of the scaffold input surface apparatus. In addition, the elastic wire (P4) is instructed to separate and instruct the stepping on the line and the stepping on the step. Prior to the actual stepping time, gather (F2), step on left foot (F3), run on foot (F4), step on left foot (F5a) and step on right foot (F5b) from downward to upward (P1, P2, P3) Scroll.

According to the present invention as described above, according to the operation command of the elastic wire of the computer, it is possible to enjoy entertainment such as conventional rubber band play while stepping or avoiding between the footrest and the elastic wire.

In this way, the method of rubber band play is adopted to allow the user to pursue both nostalgia and fun at the same time, and gives a greater amount of exercise than the existing experience game consoles, which greatly helps the user's health.

In addition, the user's actions and voice can be recorded and stored through a camera input device installed in the entertainment device, and can be output in the form of a picture or stored and separately output through a storage medium such as a CD-ROM. It brings fun and fun.

Claims (2)

In the entertainment apparatus for instructing and inducing a specific operation by the user by transmitting a signal through the display unit according to a preset program: A panel partitioned into a plurality of blocks in a matrix form to detect signal transmission from the outside to each block; A support for supporting a flexible and elastic wire to be processed across a predetermined height above the panel; And a controller configured to determine whether to perform the specific operation according to signal transmission for each block of the panel and whether the panel is in contact with the wire and to display the determination result through the display unit. The panel is partitioned into a plurality of blocks in a matrix form to detect signal transmission from the outside to each block, wires processed across a predetermined height above the panel, and signals are transmitted through a display unit according to a preset program. In the entertainment apparatus for instructing and inducing a specific operation using the panel and the wire: Displaying numbers, letters or symbols on the display unit instructs and induces the signal transmission to the respective blocks and the step of stepping on or over the wires by changing the user's landing position on the panel, and the signal transmission to the respective blocks and And determining whether or not the instruction and guided operation is performed by the user according to whether the panel is in contact with the wire and displaying the result of the determination through the display unit.