KR20070063928A - Projection display apparatus for game - Google Patents

Abstract

A projection display apparatus for a game is provided to enable users to play a game with facing each other by using one large sized image device of high resolution. The projection display apparatus for a game includes a double faced screen(10), an image optical engine(20), a game controller(40-1,40-2) and an operation/processing game processing device. On a front of the double faced screen(10), a reflected image is shown and on a rear of the double faced screen, a projected image is shown. The image optical engine(20) expands and projects an image on a front of the double faced screen(10). The operation/processing game processing device decodes a storing medium in which a game is stored, produces an image signal necessary for the game, outputs the image signal to the image optical engine and interprets a control signal input from the game controller to the proceed game.

Description

Projection imaging device for games {PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR GAME}

1 is a block diagram of a game projection image device for a game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a game projection imaging apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a double-sided screen according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a double-sided screen according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing ***

10: double-sided screen 20: image optical engine

40: game processing device 40-1: first game controller

40-2: Second Game Controller 50: Reflector

60: screen frame 70: speaker

80: screen clutter 90: projection light

100: reflected and diffused light 110: transmitted and diffused light

120: First Gamer 130: Second Gamer

150: transparent substrate 160: diffusion medium

170: first light transmitting layer 180: second light transmitting layer

190: anti-reflective layer 200: anti-glare layer

210: light absorbing layer

The present invention is a game image projection apparatus, and more specifically, having an image optical engine for storing, correcting, and projecting an image inside a table-shaped housing chassis, and externally reflecting, diffusing, and projecting a projected image from the image optical engine. And a dual-sided screen for transmitting images on both sides thereof.

In general, video game consoles such as game cubes, playstations, and Xbox are composed of a game console body, a game controller, and a video device, so that each individual or a few acquaintances play together. In addition, game consoles installed in the game room are equipped with game boards and video devices inside the housing, and game controllers are installed outside the housing. Recently, video devices such as computers, LCDs or CRTs, keyboards, A computer system of input devices, such as joysticks, designed to play online games connected to the Internet.

The game machine and the game system use an LCD, a CRT, etc. to implement an image on one side as an image device, and some game rooms adopt a rear projection type projection image system that provides a large screen. Therefore, game participants have no choice but to play the game on only one side of the video device, and in the recent game contents, a large number of game contents in which a number of people compete with each other to increase scores rather than contents enjoyed by individuals alone. In the case of a game in which several people competed with one game content at the same time, competition was performed using a plurality of controllers arranged in parallel in front of one video device, or in the case of a computer online game, each terminal and video device were required. .

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a relatively large and high-resolution, one image device that can play the game in both directions in a state in contrast to the conventional game device And / or to provide a multi-player game projection imaging device.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming projection imaging device according to the present invention shows a reflected image on the front, and the image optical to enlarge and project the image image on the front of the double-sided screen and the two-sided screen showing the projected image from the rear Decodes the game controller and the storage medium in which the game is stored and generates the electric control signal for playing the game after viewing the game image projected on the engine and the screen. And an operation / processing game processing device for receiving a control signal from the game controller and interpreting the same.

The gaming projection imaging device of the present invention further includes a screen holder having an accommodation space therein, and the double-sided screen is preferably fixed to a central upper surface of the screen holder, and a transparent substrate is provided on a portion of the screen holder. The optical engine is accommodated in the accommodation space of the screen holder, and it is preferable that the image projected from the image optical engine is transmitted to the double-sided screen through the transparent substrate.

The double-sided screen used in the game projection imaging apparatus of the present invention should include a diffusion medium for diffusing the projected image from the image optical engine, more preferably the visible light reflectance ranges from 10 to 80% and the visible light transmittance is 8 to It is preferable to further include a semi-reflective layer having an 80% range and a light transmitting layer for transmitting the projected image.

The light diffusing medium forming the double-sided screen used in the present invention is dissolved in water to form a transparent solution, hydrophilic with a water-soluble high molecular material of 0.5 to 35% by weight based on the total weight, high dispersibility in water, It reacts with the photocurable hydrophilic monomer and the photocurable hydrophilic monomer having a weight ratio of 31 to 98.5 wt% based on the weight to cause a polymer reaction, and the photoinitiator with the total weight of 0.1 to 5 wt% based on the total weight of the photocurable hydrophilic monomer. The composition comprising a high molecular material produced by photocuring the composition comprising a solvent of 0.5 to 35% by weight.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the advantages, features and preferred embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a game projection image device for a game according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the projection projection apparatus for a game includes a screen holder 80, a double-sided screen 10, an image optical engine 20, a reflector 50, game controllers 40-1 and 40-2, and a speaker. 70, and the game processing device 40.

The screen holder 80 provides a space in which the game processing device 40, the image optical engine 20, and the reflector are installed, and a double-sided screen 10 is taken in the upper center. In addition, when the game progresses, the game controller 40-1 and 40-2 are placed on the left and right ends of the screen holder 80 to serve as a holder. A portion of the screen holder 80 is provided with a transparent substrate 150 so that the image projected from the image optical engine 20 can be projected to the outside.

The game processing device 40 decodes a storage medium in which a game is stored, outputs a video signal and an audio signal necessary for game play, receives a control signal from the game controllers 40-1 and 40-2, and interprets the same. It is a computing / processing device that advances the game. The game processing device 40 may be a commercial game device such as a Playstation or an X-Box, or a computer device.

The image optical engine 20 is an apparatus that is electrically connected to the game processing apparatus 40 to enlarge and project an image signal output from the image processing engine 40. In recent years, a liquid crystal projector or a DLP projector that can reduce volume is used.

The reflector 50 is a device for reflecting the image projected from the image optical engine 20 to be projected to the outside of the screen mount 80, and it is preferable to use a mirror or the like having generally good reflectivity.

The double-sided screen 10 is a screen for gamers to view the image projected from the image optical engine 20. A part of the projected image is reflected and can be viewed from the front side, and a part of the projected image is transmitted through Make the video visible.

The game controllers 40-1 and 40-2 are input devices such as a keyboard and / or a joystick. The game controllers 40-1 and 40-2 are used to view an image of a game projected on a screen and to transmit an electric signal for playing a game to the game processor 40. The speaker 70 is a device that converts an electric voice signal output from the game processing device 40 into a voice that can be recognized by the gamer.

Hereinafter, the operation of the game projection imaging apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The game processing device 40 disposed inside the screen holder 80 decodes a medium in which a game is stored, outputs a video signal and an audio signal, and applies an electric signal input from the game controllers 40-1 and 40-2. Respond to the game. The video signal output from the game processing device 40 is transmitted to the video optical engine 20, the audio signal is transmitted to the speaker 70, in the multiplayer game mode, several game controllers 40-1 and 40-2. ) Is integrated into the game processing device 40 to drive the multiplayer program, and outputs the video signal output from the game processing device 40 to the connected video optical engine 20, and the audio signal. Outputs to the speaker 70. The projection image output from the image optical engine 20, that is, the projection light 90, passes through the reflecting mirror 50 and the transparent substrate 150 disposed on the housing, to the double-sided screen 10 fixed to the screen frame 60. Upon arrival, some are reflected and diffused to be implemented as reflected and diffused images, that is, reflected and diffused light 100 so that the first gamers 120 play the game while watching a game image, and some are transmitted and diffused to transmit and diffuse. The image, that is, the transmission and diffused light 110 is implemented so that the second gamer 130 also plays a game while watching the game image at the same time. In this case, the double-sided screen 10 mounted on the screen frame 60 may be selectively changed in position. That is, when playing a game, the double-sided screen 10 mounted on the screen frame 60 may be vertically placed as shown in FIG. 1 in the middle of the top of the screen holder 80, and when not normally used, the screen holder It may be designed to lay horizontally in either of the left and right directions of (80). In addition, the left and right sides and the upper side of the double-sided screen 10 may be designed to selectively block the blocking wall to block the external light.

The image optical engine 20 according to the present invention may adopt an image projector of one type selected from cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), digital light processing (DLP), and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS). The game processing device 40 may include a game circuit board in which a game program composed of various semiconductor chips is embedded, a Sony PlayStation, a Nintendo game cube, a commercial game device based on Microsoft's Xbox, It can be configured with a computer that is connected to the Internet and configured to play online games.

2 is a block diagram of a game projection imaging apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The main difference from the gaming projection imaging apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is that the imaging optical engine 20 is installed outside the screen holder 80, and compared to the gaming projection imaging apparatus shown in FIG. The device can be configured more simply because the reflector 50 and the transparent substrate 150 are not required. The remaining components and operating states are as described in the embodiment of FIG. 1.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a double-sided screen according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the double-sided screen 10 is a screen that reflects, diffuses, transmits, and diffuses the projected image 90 projected from the image optical engine 20 to implement the image on both sides, and diffuses the projection light. The diffusion medium 160, the first and second light transmission layers 170 and 180 surrounding both sides of the diffusion medium 160, and the inner or outer surface of one side of the light transmission layer to transmit a part of the projection light. Some include a semi-reflective layer (190) for reflecting, at least one anti-glare layer (200) disposed continuously on one outer surface of the semi-reflective layer (190) to reflect, transmit, and diffuse the projected image, The anti-glare layer 200, the antireflective layer 190, and the light transmitting layers 170 and 180 may be integrated by bonding with an adhesive or an adhesive. 3 illustrates an embodiment in which one antiglare layer is provided, but the number of antiglare layers may be modified.

The material of the light transmitting layer 170 according to the present invention is a transparent plastic film and sheet, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), poly propylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and general glass, Glass such as colored glass, Roy glass, reflective glass, antireflective glass, etc. may be selectively used.

The anti-glare layer 200 according to the present invention may selectively use a transparent plastic film such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In addition, by coating, scratching or extruding one surface or both surfaces of each film to form fine irregularities or imparting diffusibility to the film material itself, thereby forming an anti-glare film having an anti-glare effect.

In addition, the haze of each anti-glare layer 200 is 30% to 80% as measured by a haze meter (haze meter). If the surface haze of the anti-glare layer 200 is 30% or less, the reflectance of the incident light 90 from the image optical engine 20 is increased to reduce the anti-glare effect, and if it is 80% or more, the resolution and brightness of the image Will be lowered. In addition, the light transmittance of the anti-glare layer 200 is to be 50 to 95%. If the light transmittance of the anti-glare layer 200 is 50% or less, the brightness of the image is lowered, and if it is 95% or more, the anti-glare effect is reduced. The anti-glare layer 200 has a thickness of 2.6 to 500 microns (micron, μ), because the anti-glare effect is weak when it is 2.6 microns or less, and when the image is multiple when 500 microns or more.

On the other hand, when the anti-glare layer 200 is two or more layers, it is preferable that each of the anti-glare layer has a different refractive index and gloss. In this case, the projection light 90 from the image optical engine 20 continuously generates reflection, transmission, rereflection, retransmission, and diffusion in each anti-glare layer, thereby realizing a high brightness image with more uniform brightness. In this case, when the reflective layer 190 is selectively used as a low glossy or non-glossy reflective layer, the effect can be further improved.

The semi-reflective layer 190 according to the present invention is such that the visible light reflectance is in the range of 10 to 80% and the visible light transmittance is in the range of 8 to 80%. The semi-reflective layer 190 may include a protective layer (not shown) covering the semi-reflective layer. In this case, the protective layer may be formed in the form of a transparent film or a coating film.

As the reflective layer 190 according to the present invention, a metal coated reflective film coated with a metal such as gold, silver, aluminum and stainless steel on the surface of various plastic films used in the anti-glare layer ) And metal coated reflective glass on which the metal is coated on the surface of the glass may be optionally used.

The light absorbing layer 210 may further include a light absorbing layer 210 disposed on the back of the anti-glare layer, the back of the reflective layer, or the back of the light transmitting layer to absorb external light, wherein the light absorbing layer 210 includes black and gray. To use any one selected from a dark transparent plastic film, a plastic sheet and glass.

A diffusion medium according to the present invention is a diffusion medium for uniformly diffusing projection light in a transparent or translucent state, and is produced by photocuring by irradiating a predetermined composition with light including ultraviolet rays, electron beams, and visible light for a predetermined time, The composition comprises at least one selected from 0.5 to 35 weight percent of poly N-isopropyl acrylamide, derivatives of poly N-isopropyl acrylamide, polymethylvinylether and polymethylvinylether based on the total weight of the composition Water-soluble polymer material, 31 to 98% by weight of hydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxy based on the total weight of the composition Selected from oxybutyl methacrylate and dimethylacrylamide One photocurable hydrophilic monomer, 0.5 to 35% by weight solvent based on the total weight of the composition and 0.1 to 5% by weight benzophenone, ethyl4- (dimethylamino) benzo based on the total weight of the photocurable hydrophilic monomer Eight, benzyldimethyl ketal, 1- (4- (2-hydroxyethoxy) -phenyl) -2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-propane-1-one, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1 Photoinitiator selected from any one of any photoinitiators capable of curing the above hydrophilic monomers, such as -phenyl-propane-1-one, trimethyl benzoyl diphenyl phosphine oxide and bisacrylphosphine oxide, When irradiated with light is characterized in that the reaction with the photo-curable hydrophilic monomer to cause a polymer reaction.

Among the various components of the starting composition of the diffusion medium according to the present invention, any one selected from pure water, an organic solvent and a mixture of pure water and an organic solvent may be used, and the composition may reduce the volume reduction during the polymerization reaction. The filler may be further mixed, wherein the filler consists of ultrafine particles of metals and / or metal oxides including gold, copper, alumina, iron oxide, carbon black and silica, the concentration of the filler being based on the total weight of the composition 0.0005 to 10% by weight. In addition, the composition may further include an enhancer for improving adhesion with the light transmitting layers, and the enhancer may include 3-glycidoxypropyl dimethyl ethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl methyl diethoxysilane, and 3-glycidyl. Doxypropyl trimethoxysilane, aminoethylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane, vinyl trimethoxy silane, vinyl triethoxy silane, bis Hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate (bis hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate) and methoxy polyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, and the concentration of the enhancer is 0.1 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the photocurable hydrophilic monomer Be sure to

In addition, the composition may be mixed with an antioxidant and / or an ultraviolet absorber which reduces the deterioration of properties of the photocurable hydrophilic monomer by 0.01 to 5% by weight relative to the diffusion medium, and an organic solvent that prevents the freezing of the diffusion medium further. The mixed organic solvent is at least one of methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, 2-butanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and may comprise 0.01 to 60% by weight relative to the water mixed in the composition.

4 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a double-sided screen according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the double-sided screen 10 is a screen that reflects, diffuses, transmits, and diffuses the projected image 90 projected from the image optical engine 20 to implement the image on both sides. The diffusion medium 160, two light transmission layers 170 and 180 which surround the diffusion medium 160 on both sides, and are disposed on the inner or outer surface of one side of the light transmission layer to transmit part of the projection light and reflect part of it. It includes a semi-reflective layer (190), the semi-reflective layer 190 and the light transmitting layers 170 and 180 may be integrated by bonding with an adhesive or an adhesive.

The material of the light transmitting layer 170 according to the present invention is a transparent plastic film and sheet, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), poly propylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and general glass, Glass such as colored glass, Roy glass, reflective glass, antireflective glass, etc. may be selectively used.

The semi-reflective layer 190 according to the present invention is such that the visible light reflectance is in the range of 10 to 80% and the visible light transmittance is in the range of 8 to 80%. The semi-reflective layer 190 may include a protective layer (not shown) covering the semi-reflective layer. In this case, the protective layer may be formed in the form of a transparent film or a coating film.

As the anti-reflective layer 190 according to the present invention, a metal coated reflective film coated with a metal such as gold, silver, aluminum and stainless steel on the surface of various plastic films used in the anti-glare layer A film and a metal coated reflective glass may be selectively used.

The diffusion medium 160 according to the present invention uses a diffusion medium that uniformly diffuses the projection light in the transparent or translucent state as in the embodiment of FIG. 3. The light absorbing layer 210 may further include a light absorbing layer 210 disposed on the rear surface of the anti-glare layer, the rear surface of the reflective layer, or the rear surface of the light transmitting layer to absorb external light, wherein the light absorbing layer 210 includes black and gray. To use any one selected from a dark transparent plastic film, a plastic sheet and glass. The light absorbing layer 210 according to the present invention absorbs external light, thereby increasing the contrast ratio of the image, thereby realizing improved image quality. In addition, in order to achieve a dark color (dark), various dark pigments such as carbon black are dispersed in the plastic, or the plastic is colored with other selected dark dyes.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a relatively large and high-resolution, one image device that can play the game in both directions in a state in contrast to the conventional game device And / or to provide a multiplayer game system.

In addition, the entertainment and game projection system according to the present invention, when adopting a transparent double-sided screen makes it possible to perform a game while giving a similar effect as a kind of holographic image.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described using specific terms, such descriptions are for illustrative purposes only, and it is understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the following claims. Should be done.

Claims (17)

A game projection image device for providing game images to allow gamers to play a game, A double sided screen showing a reflected image at the front and a projected image at the rear; An imaging optical engine for magnifying and projecting the imaging image on the front surface of the double-sided screen; A game controller configured to view an image of the game projected on the screen and generate an electric control signal for playing a game; A computing / processing game processing device which decodes a storage medium in which a game is stored, generates an image signal necessary for game play, outputs the image signal to the image optical engine, receives a control signal from the game controller, and interprets it to proceed with the game. Projection imaging device for games, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The gaming projection imager further includes a screen holder having an accommodating space therein, and the double-sided screen is fixed to a central upper surface of the screen holder. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A transparent substrate is provided on a portion of the screen holder, and the image optical engine is accommodated in the accommodation space of the screen holder, and the image projected from the image optical engine is transmitted to the double-sided screen through the transparent substrate. Game projection imager. The method of claim 3, wherein Projection imaging apparatus for a game, characterized in that the reflecting mirror is further provided in the accommodation space of the screen holder. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The imaging optical engine is an image projection projector of any one type selected from a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a digital light processing (DLP), and a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS). . The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the double-sided screen includes a diffusion medium for diffusing the projected image from the image optical engine. The method of claim 6, The double-sided screen further comprises a semi-reflective layer having a visible light reflectance in the range of 10 to 80% and a visible light transmittance in the range of 8 to 80%, and a light transmitting layer for transmitting the projected image. The method of claim 7, wherein Projecting imaging apparatus for a game, characterized in that at least one surface of the two-sided screen is further provided with at least one anti-glare layer for reflecting, transmitting and diffusing the projected image. The method of claim 8, The anti-glare layer has a haze of 30 to 80%, a light transmittance of 50 to 95%, and a thickness of 2.6 to 500 microns (micron, μ). The method of claim 6, Optical diffuser, A water-soluble polymer material that is dissolved in water to form a transparent solution and is 0.5 to 35% by weight based on the total weight; Photocurable hydrophilic monomers which are hydrophilic and have high dispersibility in water and are 31 to 98.5 wt% based on the total weight; A photoinitiator that reacts with the photocurable hydrophilic monomer to cause a polymer reaction and is 0.1 to 5 wt% based on the total weight of the photocurable hydrophilic monomer; And Game projection imaging device, characterized in that made of a polymeric material produced by photo-curing a composition comprising a solvent of 0.5 to 35% by weight based on the total weight. The method of claim 10, Wherein the solvent is any one selected from purified water, an organic solvent, and a mixture of the pure water and the organic solvent. The method of claim 10, The water-soluble polymer material is at least one selected from poly N-isopropyl acrylamide, derivatives of poly N-isopropyl acrylamide, polymethyl vinyl ether and polymethyl vinyl ether. The method of claim 10, The photocurable hydrophilic monomer is hydroxyethyl acrylate (hydroxyethyl acrylate), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (hydroxyethyl methacrylate), hydroxypropyl acrylate (hydroxypropyl acrylate), hydroxypropyl methacrylate (hydroxypropyl methacrylate), hydroxy Game projection imaging device, characterized in that at least one selected from butyl acrylate (hydroxybutyl acrylate), hydroxybutyl methacrylate (hydroxybutyl methacrylate) and dimethyl acrylamide (dimethyl acrylamide). The method of claim 10, The composition is further mixed with a filler to reduce the volume reduction during the polymerization reaction, the filler is made of at least one selected from ultrafine particles of metals and / or metal oxides including gold, copper, alumina, iron oxide, carbon black and silica. Game, characterized in that from 0.0005 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. The method of claim 10, The composition is further mixed with a promoter (promoting agent) to improve the adhesion with the first substrate and the second substrate, the enhancer is 3-glycidoxypropyl dimethyl ethoxysilane (3) 3-glycidoxypropyl methyl diethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane, aminoethylaminopropyl trimethoxysilane, 3-methacryl 3-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane, vinyl trimethoxy silane, vinyl triethoxy silane, bis hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate and It is made of at least one selected from methoxy polyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, the photocurable parent Gaming device, characterized in that the projection image, based on the total weight of monomer from 0.1 to 25% by weight. The method of claim 10, The composition is a gaming projection imaging device, characterized in that the antioxidant and / or ultraviolet absorbent to reduce the deterioration of the properties of the photocurable hydrophilic monomer is further mixed by 0.01 to 5% by weight based on the total capacity of the composition. The method of claim 10, The composition is further mixed with an organic solvent to prevent the freezing of the diffusion medium, the organic solvent is at least one of methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, 2-butanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, Projecting imaging apparatus for a game, characterized in that accounting for 0.01 to 60% by weight relative to the water mixed in the composition.

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