KR20170003505A - Dart game system for providing laser effect - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a dart game system capable of providing a laser lighting effect. The dart game system comprises a dart game device and a laser lighting device. The dart game device has a plurality of segments. Each of the segments has a plurality of accommodation grooves to accommodate a thrown dart pin. A score corresponding to a position of each segment in a dart target is set in each segment. The dart game device comprises: the dart target hit by a thrown dart pin; a sensing unit to sense a segment hit by the dart pin among the segments included in the dart target; and a control unit to sense a hitting position of the dart pin based at least partially on a signal received from the sensing unit, carry out a dart game based on the hitting position of the dart pin, and control the laser lighting device. And the laser lighting device is arranged on a position for emitting light to each segment of the dart target, and provides a laser lighting effect for the dart pin based at least partially on the determination of the control unit.

Description

[0001] DART GAME SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LASER EFFECT [0002]

The present invention relates to a dart game, and more particularly, to a dart game system for providing a laser lighting effect.

In general, a dart means "small arrow", and the score is given by throwing an arrow-shaped dart pin to the target of the centrifugal number with a number. Darts have the advantage of being able to enjoy darts in the form of arrowheads, and anyone, anywhere, anytime, with a dart target. In recent years, the development of a variety of game methods and scoring methodology has evolved into a world-class leisure, enjoying the game easily and without a man or woman. In addition, in recent years, with the popularization of soft darts, electronic dart game devices are popularized.

A dart game is a game in which a score is calculated according to the position where the dart pin hits the target and the game progresses. The hit of the dart pin is a very important factor in the progress of the dart game. The player can enjoy the pleasure of game play by feeling the impact on the hit of the dart pin. Thus, conveying a sense of hitting to the player is a very important factor in the entertainment aspect of the dart game.

Generally, the electronic dart game device has a problem that the feeling of hitting is lower than that of the hard dart. Therefore, there is a demand for an electronic dart game device that can provide a player with an improved sense of hitting in terms of entertainment.

Open No. 20-2011-0006016 discloses a dart target having a lighting function.

The present invention has been devised to cope with the above-described background art, and is intended to provide a player with a dart game apparatus with a more improved sense of hitting through laser illumination.

A dart game system capable of providing a laser lighting effect according to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the above-mentioned problems is disclosed. The dart game system includes a dart game device and a laser lighting device, wherein the dart game device has a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments having a plurality of receiving grooves capable of receiving projected dart pins, Wherein a segment corresponding to a position of each segment in a dart target is set in a segment of the dart target, and a dart target on which a thrown dart pin is hit, a segment of the segment included in the dart target, Sensing a position of the dart pin based at least in part on a signal received from the sensing unit, advancing a dart game based on a hit position of the dart pin, And wherein the laser illuminator is arranged at a position capable of irradiating each segment of the dart target And may provide the laser lighting effect on the dart pin based at least in part on the determination of the control.

The present invention can provide the player of the dart game apparatus with a more improved sense of hitting through the laser illumination.

1 shows a block diagram of a dart game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a dart game system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 illustrates an example of a laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 shows an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 shows an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
8 shows a laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Various embodiments are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to like elements. In this specification, various explanations are given in order to provide an understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, that such embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are provided in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing the embodiments.

The terms "component," "module," system, "and the like, as used herein, refer to a computer-related entity, hardware, firmware, software, combination of software and hardware, or execution of software. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to, a process executing on a processor, a processor, an object, an executing thread, a program, and / or a computer. For example, both an application running on a computing device and a computing device may be a component. One or more components may reside within a processor and / or thread of execution, one component may be localized within one computer, or it may be distributed between two or more computers. Further, such components may execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored therein. The components may be, for example, a signal (e.g., a local system, data from one component interacting with another component in a distributed system, and / or data over a network, such as the Internet, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

The terms "dart" and "dart pin ", as used herein, are often used interchangeably. Further, the terms "player" and "user ", as used herein, are also often used interchangeably. In addition, the terms "point" and "region ", as used herein, are also often used interchangeably.

1 is a block diagram of a dart game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The dart game system 100 according to an aspect of the present invention may be configured with a laser illumination device 144. [ The dart game apparatus includes a dart target 110, a sensing unit 120, a player input unit 130, an output unit 140, a camera unit 150, a network connection unit 160, a player recognition unit 170, A memory 180, a controller 190, and the like. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, so that a dart game system having components with fewer components or fewer components may be implemented. Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The dart target 110 may include a scoreboard in which a bullseye is located in the center and a concentric circle centered on bullseye and a scoreboard divided into straight lines extending radially from the bullseye and having individual scores assigned thereto. A plurality of holes through which the tip of the dart can be inserted may be disposed on the score board.

The dart target 110 may include a display 142 as described below to variably vary the score placement of the dart target 110 and the shape of the scored regions. In this case, the dart target 110 may include a light-transmitting touch pad stacked on the display 142, and may have the form of a touch screen.

The sensing unit 120 can sense the play of the dart game player performed on the dart target 110. [ The sensing unit 120 may be able to evaluate the play of the actual game player. The sensing unit 120 may sense a region of the dart target 110 in which a dart pin thrown by the game player hits the dart pin 110.

In addition, the sensing unit 120 may electrically convert the score corresponding to the area where the dart pins are plugged and transmit the score to the controller 190. Alternatively, the sensing unit 120 may transmit an electrical signal corresponding to the area where the dart pins are plugged to the control unit 190, and the score corresponding to the electrical signal may be calculated by the control unit 190.

The player input unit 130 receives a player's input for controlling the dart game apparatus 100. [ The player input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. The player input unit 130 may also include cameras 151, ..., 153, a microphone, and the like. Additionally, the player input 130 may also include a short range communication module (not shown) as described below.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the player input unit 130 may include a local communication module (not shown) of the network connection unit 160. When the player input unit 130 includes a local communication module of the network connection unit 160, the player input unit 130 may be configured to receive the user input input by the external console device. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

For example, when the player input unit 130 performs near field communication using infrared communication, the external console device may be an infrared remote controller. Alternatively, when the player input unit 130 performs short-range communication using the Bluetooth function, the external console device may be a mobile device including a Bluetooth module. The mobile device including the Bluetooth module may be, for example, a smart phone including a Bluetooth module.

The player can select a dart game method, a matchmaking request, a match approval, the number of dart game players, a dart game play method, and the like through the player input unit 130. For example, the player can input the number of dart game players, the dart game play method (zero-one game, cricket game, count-up game, etc.), the dart game method (one- Offline matchmaking requests and match approvals can be selected.

The user input unit 130 receives a voice or an operation through the user's camera 151, ..., 153 or microphone, and converts the received voice or action into an input signal . For this purpose, known Speech Recognition or Motion Recognition techniques may be used.

The output unit 140 is for generating an output related to a visual, auditory or tactile sense. The output unit 140 may include an audio output unit 141, a display 142, an illumination unit 143, and the like.

The sound output module 141 can output audio data received from the network connection unit 160 or stored in the memory 180 in a game sound effect, a game operation guide, a game method description, and the like. The sound output module 141 also outputs an acoustic signal related to a function (e.g., a game sound effect) performed in the dart game device 100. [ The sound output module 141 can also output sound from a game player or a third party using another dart game device received via the network connection unit 160. [ The sound output module 141 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like. Additionally, as described below, when the dart game device 100 measures the speed of the projected dart pin, information and / or rewards for such speed are output by the audio output module 141 as audio information It is possible.

The display 142 displays (outputs) information to be processed in the dart game device 100. For example, when the dart game device 100 is in the game play mode guidance mode, the display 142 may output a selectable game play mode. When the dart game device 100 is playing a game, the display 142 may display a score sensed through the sensing unit 120 or may display a score of a game using another dart game device received through the network connection unit 160 It is possible to output a video image of a player or a third party.

The display 142 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), And a three-dimensional display (3D display).

Some of these displays may be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen through. This can be referred to as a transparent display, and a typical example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparent OLED) and the like.

There may be two or more displays 142 depending on the implementation of the dart game device 100. [ For example, in the dart game apparatus 100, a plurality of displays may be spaced apart or arranged integrally on one surface, and may be disposed on different surfaces, respectively. For example, the display 142 may include a display 142 disposed at an upper end of the target 110, a display disposed at a lower end of the target 110, or one of the displays 142 . However, the position in which the above-described display is disposed is only an example, and the display may be placed at various positions for design needs or visual effects.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in capacitance, such as a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display 142 or a specific portion of the display 142, to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 190. Thus, the control unit 190 can know which area of the display 142 is touched or the like.

The lighting unit 143 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the dart game apparatus 100. [ Examples of events that occur in the dart game device 100 include identification of the dart game player, hit of the dart, change of the dart game player, and end of the game. The illumination unit 143 may include an LED (Light Emission Diode) to inform the user of the occurrence of the event through the blinking of the LED. The LEDs may be disposed on the backside of the dart target 110, and may be blinked according to a blinking pattern stored in advance according to the occurrence of an event. For example, one or more LEDs may be assigned to each portion of the dart target 110. The assigned LEDs may be disposed on the back side of the dart target 110 and in a direction toward the outside of the dart game device 100. [ When the LEDs illuminate light, the light emitted by the LEDs may pass through the dart target 110, which is transparent or translucent, to deliver a visual output to the user. Alternatively, the light illuminated by the LED may transmit a visual output to a user through a gap present in the dart target 110.

The output unit 140 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, a vibration. 1, the output section 140 may include an acoustic output section 141, a display 142, and an illumination section 143. In this case, For example, the output unit 140 may output information on the speed of the measured dart pin and / or a reward thereof in various ways.

The camera unit 150 includes a plurality of cameras 151 to 153. Image frames processed by the cameras 151 to 153 are stored in the memory 180 or transmitted to the network connection unit 160. [ Lt; / RTI > The camera unit 150 may be composed of one camera or two or more cameras depending on the use environment.

In one aspect of the present invention, at least some of the cameras of the camera unit 150 are arranged to photograph image frames including the dart target 110, and some of the cameras are directly associated with the game rules in the dart game play And may be arranged to photograph an image frame. For example, the camera may be arranged to photograph a throw-line that throws a dart to capture an image frame that is directly associated with a dart game rule. The plurality of cameras 151, ..., 153 included in the camera unit 150 may be arranged so that at least a part of the image frames are superposed and photographed. In one embodiment of the present invention, when the camera portion 150 includes a single camera, the camera includes at least a portion of the dart target 110 and an image frame (e.g., And a panorama camera arranged so as to shoot all of the throw-lines in the game.

In one aspect of the present invention, the camera section 150 may be arranged to photograph a portion of the throw line and / or the player along with at least two of the movement paths of the dart pins. Alternatively, the camera unit 150 may be arranged to photograph at least a portion of the dart target 110 along with at least two of the movement paths of the dart pin. This may be for the purpose of determining the cheating behavior of the player and the purpose of measuring the speed of the dart pin. The camera unit 150 may perform the above-described photographing through one camera or may perform the above-described photographing through a plurality of cameras.

The network connection unit 160 includes one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the dart game apparatus 100 and the wired / wireless communication system or between the dart game apparatus 100 and the network in which the dart game apparatus 100 is located . In an embodiment of the present invention, the network connection unit 160 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The network connection unit 160 may include a wired / wireless Internet module for network connection. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies. Wired Internet technologies include XDSL (Digital Subscriber Line), FTTH (Fiber to the home), and PLC (Power Line Communication).

The network connection unit 160 may transmit data to and receive data from an electronic device including a short distance communication module located in a relatively short distance from the dart game device 100, including a short distance communication module. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology. In an embodiment of the present invention, the network connection unit 160 can detect the connection state of the network and the transmission / reception speed of the network. Data received via the network connection 160 may be output via the output 140, stored via the memory 180, or transmitted to other electronic devices in the vicinity via the local communication module.

The player recognition unit 170 can recognize the unique information of the player at a distance using radio waves by using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, which is a kind of the short distance communication technology. For example, a user may have a card containing an RFID module, a mobile terminal, or a unique dart game equipment, e.g., a personal dart equipment that he owns. Information identifying the user (for example, a personal ID of a user registered in a database server (see FIG. 2), an identification code, etc.) may be recorded in the RFID module held by the player. The dart game device 100 identifies a dart game player playing with the dart game device 100 by identifying the RFID module possessed by the user, and stores the database for the identified dart game player Update, or accumulate new data. In an embodiment of the present invention, the player recognition section 170 may be incorporated in the player input section 130. [

In addition to the RFID technology, the player recognition unit 170 may include various technologies (e.g., a local communication technology such as Bluetooth, etc.) capable of transmitting and receiving user's unique information in a contact / non-contact manner. The player recognition unit 170 includes a biometric data identification module that identifies the biometric data (voice, fingerprint, and face) of the player in cooperation with a microphone, a touch pad, and the camera unit 150 of the user input unit 130 .

The memory 180 may store a program for the operation of the control unit 190 and temporarily or permanently store input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, The memory 180 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen. The memory 180 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM A disk, and / or an optical disk. The dart game device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 180 on the Internet.

Additionally, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the memory 180 may store the laser illumination patterns 112 to be displayed by the laser illumination device 144.

The controller 190 typically controls the overall operation of the dart game device 100. For example, in the case of a dart game, the score sensed through the sensing unit 120 is aggregated for each game participant, and the aggregated score is transmitted to and received from another dart game apparatus 100 connected through the network, Record game wins / losses, scores according to the result. The control unit 190 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing an operation input, a handwriting input, and the like, which are performed on the touch screen or the camera, as characters or images. In addition, the controller may perform speech recognition using a STT (Speech-to-Text) function that can recognize a voice input through the microphone as a character.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 190 can communicate with all of the above-mentioned other components, and can organically control their operations.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof. According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 190 itself. According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of which may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code may be implemented in a software application that is stored in memory 180 and may be executed by control 190.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 190 may sense the hit position of the dart pin 111 based at least in part on the signal received from the sensing unit 120. [ Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 190 may advance the dart game based on the hit position of the dart pins 111. [ For example, when the dart pin 111 thrown by the first player hits the large single portion of 20 points, the control unit 190 gives the score corresponding to the hit position of the dart pin 111 to the first player can do. The above description is only an example, and the control unit 190 can variously perform the dart game based on the hit position of the detected dart pin.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 190 may control the laser illuminator 144. [ The control unit 190 may control the laser illuminator 144 to provide the laser illuminator effect 112 to the player in a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a pattern associated with a hit segment of a dart pin, a pattern associated with a segment that the dart pin does not hit, and a target segment that the dart game player should target with the progress of the dart game Pattern. ≪ / RTI > The description of the above-described pattern is merely an example, and the laser illumination device 144 can provide various patterns of laser illumination effects to the dart game player. The pattern of the laser illumination effect will be described later.

Hereinafter, the rules of a typical dart game and the stats of the players associated therewith will be described.

A dart game that can be performed by the dart game apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a 01 game (zero circle game), a cricket game, a count-up game, .

01 game progresses by alternating between two teams (or two players), throwing darts to a dart target one round at a time. One round includes three dart draws. The objective of the game is to have the sum of the points of each round reach the target score (score of 100 or 1000 units, which generally ends at 01, such as 301, 501, 701, 901, 1101, 1501, etc.). The target score and play round may be arbitrarily adjustable depending on the number of participating players.

The cricket game, like the 01 game, will perform a round by throwing three darts in the first round. In the case of a STANDARD cricket game, it can be done using only the fire area in the center of the dart target and the 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 and 15 point areas. If you mark the cricket number 3, it will be marked with your position. If you hit more than 4 marks, the score corresponding to the number will be added to compete the score. Here, the double area and the triple area of the dart target can be calculated as 2 marks and 3 marks, respectively. If the opponent of the player also marks the cricket number 3 while the cricket number is marked with his or her position, the cricket number is considered to be closed, and the score may not be added any more. The object of the game may be to obtain a high score until the end of the stipulation round, or to close all of the cricket numbers and achieve a higher score than the opponent.

A count-up game is a game that will win if you earn high points within a given round.

In one aspect of the present invention, the player's stat can be defined according to the game rule independently of the count-up game, the cricket game, and the win or loss of the 01 game.

For example, Points Per Dart (PPD) can be calculated in a 01 game by dividing the total score the player scored by the number of dart draws. Alternatively, the Marks Per Round (MPR) may be calculated by calculating the number of marks marked by the player per round. For example, in a cricket game, MPR is (3 + 1 + 2) when a player makes three dart draws in one round and hits 15 triples, 19 singles, and 20 doubles respectively in three dart draws. / 1 = 6.00 (MPR). In the following round, if the player makes three dart draws and each misses a mark, 18 doubles, and 20 singles, MPR will be (3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2+ 1) / 2 = 4.5 (MPR) .

These PPDs and MPRs can be stored as personal data or identification data of a player as stats of a player or a player. Alternatively, the average score of the player per game in the count-up game, the record of the player's highest score per game, and the like can also be stored as the player's stat.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a dart gaming system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the dart game system 100 related to an embodiment of the present invention may be largely composed of a dart game device 101 and a laser illuminator 144. [ Also, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a laser scattering device (not shown) may be included.

The laser illuminator 144 may be installed in the upper roof 105 of the player, according to one embodiment of the present invention. Although the laser illumination device 144 is shown in FIG. 2 only in the structure 105 of the upper roof of the player, the position of the laser illumination device 144 is variable, As shown in FIG. In addition, although one laser illumination device 144 is shown in FIG. 2, a dart game system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of laser illumination devices 144. The laser illuminator 144 may also be installed on a ceiling, a wall, or the like where the dart game device 100 is installed. The laser illuminator 144 is also located at a position between the player and the dart game device 100 (e.g., at least one of the upper roof structure 105 and the structure 106 disposed on the player side) can do. The laser illumination device 144 may be adapted to adjust the output of the laser illumination in accordance with the relevant regulations when positioned on the rear side of the player. The laser illumination device 144 may also be installed in a dart game device. The above description is only an example, and the laser illuminator 144 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be located at various positions capable of irradiating the dart target 110.

The laser illumination device 144 may include a plurality of laser emission units. The laser emitting unit is capable of irradiating the dart target 110 with a laser. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the laser emitting unit of the laser illuminator 144 may irradiate a laser to each segment of the dart target 110.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 provides a laser illumination effect 112 based at least in part on the segment of the dart pin 110 that is included in the dart target 110, can do. Further, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 illuminates the laser illumination 112 on one or more segments adjacent to the segment of the dart target hitting the dart pin, It is possible to provide a concentrated line effect on the hit. The concentrated line according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a line that traces 360 degrees in the direction from the center to the edge in a line drawn to emphasize dynamics on an object to be emphasized.

Further, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 illuminates laser light on a segment of the dart pin 110 that is hit by the segment of the dart target 110, can do.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 may provide a focused line effect for the dart target 110 if the dart pin does not hit the dart target. By the concentrated line effect, the dart game player can exert a higher concentration of power on the dart target 110, and as a result, the accuracy can be improved. The laser illuminator 144 also provides a laser illumination effect for the dart target 110 even when the dart pin 111 does not hit the dart target 110, It is possible to provide a higher impact feeling to the game player. Accordingly, the entertainment feeling of the dart game can be further enhanced by improving the sense of hitting felt by the dart game player through the laser illuminator 144

Further, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illumination device 144 may provide a laser lighting effect that irradiates the dart game device 100 with a laser to attract the dart game player. The laser illuminator 144 may provide a laser lighting effect that irradiates the dart game device 100 with a laser to attract a potential dart game player to a dart game device even when the dart game is not being played. As a result, the player can be attracted to the dart game apparatus 100.

The laser scattering device (not shown) generates laser scattering means on the path of the laser lighting effect between the laser lighting device 144 and the dart game device 100 so that the dart game player can easily recognize the laser lighting effect Or the like. The laser scattering device (not shown) can make it easier for the player to recognize the laser light effect by using laser scattering means such as dry ice or steam. The above-described laser scattering means is merely an example, and various laser scattering means can be generated by the laser scattering apparatus.

The dart game device 101 may be formed by mounting the components shown in FIG. 1 in the housing 102. A dart target 110 or 116, a display 142, an illumination unit 143, an acoustic output unit 141, a camera unit 150, a user recognition unit 170, and the like are disposed on the front surface of the dart game apparatus 101 . The dart game apparatus 101 may include a structure 104 disposed behind the player, a structure 105 forming an upper roof of the player, and a structure 106 disposed on the player's side. The structure may include a booth shape, a throw line, a path, a column, a wall, and the like.

The dart target 110 or 116 may be positioned so that it is centered at a location that conforms to the rules of the dart game (e.g., 5 feet 8 inches in the vertical direction from the ground). The lighting units 143-1, 143-2, and 143-3 may be disposed in various portions of the dart game apparatus 101 to deliver various and varied visual effects to the players of the dart game apparatus 101. [ For example, the illumination unit 143-1 may extend in the vertical direction along the protrusion of the front surface of the housing 102. [ The lighting unit 143-1 can output a preset lighting effect according to an event of the dart game, and can output lighting effects of various colors.

The illumination unit 143-2 may be disposed on a side portion of the user recognition unit 170. [ The lighting unit 143-2 can output a predetermined lighting effect according to an event of the dart game, and can output lighting effects of various colors. In particular, the illumination unit 143-2 may output a lighting effect for an event related to the user recognition unit 170. [

Alternatively, the dart game device 101 may be selectively connected to the dart game device 101 and may include a horizontally extending dart plate 203. [ The dart plate 203 may further include an illumination unit 143-3. The dart plate 203 can be integrally coupled with the dart game apparatus 101 or can be selectively detached.

The dart plate 203 may be electrically connected to the dart game device 101 when the dart plate 203 is integrally coupled or selectively attached to the dart game device 101. [ The illumination section 143-3 of the dart game device 101 may be disposed along the outer periphery of the dart plate 203 as shown in Fig. The dart plate 203 can be extended at one end to the position where the throw line is to be positioned according to the distance of the throw line from the dart target according to the rules of the game. The illumination unit 143-3 may be disposed at a position corresponding to the throw line.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the illumination unit (not shown) may be disposed on the backside of the dart target 110 to illuminate the lighting effect in the direction of the user (player). The illumination unit (not shown) may include a combination of different illumination elements assigned according to each segment making up the dart target.

The housing 102 of the dart game device 101 may include a display 142 disposed in the user orientation. The display 142 displays information necessary for the user (for example, an aggregated score, information of the player in play, score required for clearing the game, information of the opponent player other than the player, etc.) according to the progress of the dart game can do. The display 142 can display a visual effect according to an event as the dart game progresses. For example, if the user consecutively matches the bullseye of the dart target 110 or 116 successively to the three dart draw opportunities, the display 142 may display a pre-stored video corresponding to the event. The moving picture may be stored in the memory 180 of the dart game apparatus 101 or received from the server through the network connection unit 160. [

The display 142 can interoperate with the illumination units 143-1, 143-2, and 143-3 and the sound output unit 141 to provide the user with visual and auditory effects as the event occurs. In other words, when a predetermined event occurs, the display 142, the illumination units 143-1, 143-2, and 143-3, and the sound output unit 141 can display a lighting effect, a display effect, Can be output together.

As shown in FIG. 2, a display 142 may be disposed at the bottom of the dart target 110 and may be shown at the top. The number and location of the display 142 may be varied.

The user input unit 130 may be configured as a key pad button, as shown in FIG. However, as described above, the user input unit 130 may be configured in various ways including a touch screen. The user can operate a key button of the user input unit 130 to select a game mode, an offline matching request, and a match approval.

The sound output unit 141 can also be disposed on the front surface of the housing 102 of the dart game apparatus 101 to output sound. The number of the sound output unit 141 and the position in which it is disposed may also be variously changed.

The illumination unit 143 and the sound output unit 141 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be used not only in the body 102 of the dart game apparatus but also in the plate 203 of the dart game apparatus, A structure 105 forming an upper roof of the player, a structure 106 arranged on the side of the player, and the like.

The camera unit 150 may be mounted on the upper portion of the housing 102 of the dart game apparatus 101, as shown in FIG. The position where the camera unit 150 is disposed may be variable. The camera unit 150 may include one or more cameras 151, 152, ..., 153 capable of shooting a dart target 116 and a throw line. The image photographed through the camera unit 150 may be transmitted to the memory 180. [ Alternatively, the image photographed through the camera unit 150 may be transmitted to the server or another dart game apparatus through the network connection unit 160. According to an embodiment of the present invention, only a part of moving images captured by the camera unit 150 may be finally stored in the memory 180 or may be transmitted to the server or the like via the network connection unit 160. [

2, the user recognition unit 170 is disposed on the front side of the housing 102 of the dart game apparatus 101 and may include a short distance communication module. The user can complete the user authentication by bringing a card for recognizing the user near the user recognition unit 170. [

2 and the above description of the external appearance of the dart game apparatus 101 are merely given as examples for explanation. The dart game apparatus 101 according to the present invention is limited by the appearance shown in Fig. 2, It is not.

Figure 3 illustrates an example of a laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 includes a plurality of laser emitting units and includes a laser 112 for one or more segments adjacent to a segment of the dart target 110 hit by the dart pin 111 You can investigate and provide the dart game player with a focused line effect on the hit of the dart pin.

3, the laser illuminator 144 irradiates (112) a laser to one or more segments adjacent to the segment of the dart target 110 hit by the dart pin 111, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > focused line to the hit of the dart pin.

Although a single laser illumination device 144 is shown as irradiating a laser in FIG. 3, a plurality of laser illumination devices 144 are provided to provide a laser illumination effect of the focused line pattern, according to an embodiment of the present invention. And can be disposed at a plurality of positions in the dart game system.

In addition, the dart game system may include a laser reflecting device (not shown) to implement the laser lighting effect of the focused line pattern, and the laser illuminating device 144 irradiates the laser reflecting device (not shown) The laser 112 can be seen in the center-to-edge direction about the segment in which the dart pin hits. For example, the lasers emitted from the laser illuminator 144 may be irradiated and scattered by laser reflectors (not shown), reflected from the laser reflector and collected in the dart target 110.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the laser lighting effect shown in FIG. 3 at the viewpoint of the player.

4, a laser illuminator 144 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of laser emitting units, and one or more (e.g., one or more) laser emitting units 144 adjacent a segment of a hit dart target 110 The laser 112 may be illuminated on the segment to provide the dart game player with a focused line effect on the hit of the dart pin.

The laser lighting effect as described above can be provided to the dart game player immediately after the dart pin hits. This allows the dart game player to feel a better sense of hitting and enjoy the dart game with enhanced entertainment aspects of the dart game. The laser lighting effect as described above can be provided to the player for a predetermined time immediately after the dart pin hits and can be extinguished after a predetermined time has elapsed. The laser illumination effect according to an embodiment of the present invention may be extinguished after a predetermined time so that the player does not disturb the player when he or she is aiming the dart target 110 for throwing the next dart pin. The generation time of the laser illumination effect as described above is only an example, and the laser illumination device 144 can provide a laser illumination effect at an appropriate time according to the progress of the dart game.

5 illustrates an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 may illuminate the laser 112 with the segment of the hitting of the dart pin 111. The laser illumination device 144 may provide the hit line effect to the player by illuminating the laser 112 with the hit segment of the dart pin 111. [ The hit line can be a line that makes it easier for the player to recognize the segment on the dart target 110 hit by the player.

5, the laser illuminator 144 irradiates a laser 112 onto a segment of the dart target 110 hit by the dart pin 111 to cause the player to cause the laser 112 to hit the dart pin 110 It is possible to provide an effect of making a look like a hit line to the player.

Figure 6 shows an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the laser lighting effect shown in FIG. 5 at the point of view of the player.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 illuminates the laser 112 on a segment of the dart target 110 hit by the dart pin 111 to cause the player to cause the laser 112 to hit the dart pin 110 It is possible to provide an effect of making a look like a hit line to the player. The above-described hit-line laser 112 lighting effect allows the player to more easily determine the hit position of the dart pins 112. In the case of the soft dart, the dart pin 112 may not be accommodated in the segment of the dart target 110, but may be thrown out. Even in this case, the dart game device 100 may contact the segment of the dart target 110 before the dart pin 112 bounces out, Can be detected. In this case, the dart game device 100 recognizes that the segment has hit the dart pin 112, and gives a score to proceed the game. However, since the dart pin 112 is not accommodated in the dart target 110, the player can not feel a feeling of hitting. In a situation as described above, the laser illuminator 144 may provide a hit line laser 112 illumination effect so that the player can more easily see the hit position of the dart pin 112 he or she has thrown. In addition, it is possible to allow the player to feel a better sense of hitting even though the dart pin 112 is thrown out.

The laser lighting effect as described above can be provided to the dart game player immediately after the dart pin hits. This allows the dart game player to feel a better sense of hitting and enjoy the dart game with enhanced entertainment aspects of the dart game. The laser lighting effect as described above can be provided to the player for a predetermined time immediately after the dart pin hits and can be extinguished after a predetermined time has elapsed. The laser illumination effect according to an embodiment of the present invention may be extinguished after a predetermined time so that the player does not disturb the player when he or she is aiming the dart target 110 for throwing the next dart pin. The generation time of the laser illumination effect as described above is only an example, and the laser illumination device 144 can provide a laser illumination effect at an appropriate time according to the progress of the dart game.

Figure 7 shows an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the laser lighting effect 112 of the laser lighting device 144 according to another embodiment of the present invention at the viewpoint of the player.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 illuminates the laser 112 with a plurality of segments adjacent to the hit segment and the hit segment of the dart pin 112, It is possible to provide an effect of making the hit line and the focused line for the hit of the pin visible. The description related to the focused line and the hit line is as described above.

Figure 8 illustrates an example of the laser illumination effect of a laser illumination device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view showing the laser illumination effect 112 of the laser illumination device 144 according to another embodiment of the present invention at the viewpoint of the player.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 may illuminate the laser 112 with a target segment that the dart game player should aim for as the dart game progresses.

The target segment to which the dart game player should target according to the progress of the dart game may be a segment to which the dart game player should hit the dart pin 111 among the entire segment of the dart target 110 in the course of the dart game. For example, in the case of a cricket game, you can proceed by using only the fire area in the center of the dart and the 20, 19, 18, 17, and 16 point areas. The display 142 may display a dart game score area to which the player should aim. However, in the case of a beginner of a dart game, it may be difficult to recognize to which portion of the dart target 110 the dart pin 112 should hit by merely displaying the score area to be displayed on the display. Therefore, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 irradiates the laser 112 to the fire area in the center of the dart and the 20, 19, 18, 17, and 16 point areas, It is easy to recognize which segment of the target 110 should be targeted. According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 is capable of illuminating the laser 112 with various segments to be targeted in the dart game progression have.

Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, the laser illuminator 144 may illuminate the laser 112 with a target segment that the player should aim for as the game progresses. For example, in the case of a cricket game, marking the cricket number 3 is marked with his or her position, and if more than 4 marks are hit, the score corresponding to the number is added. In this case, when the first player hits 20 points, the first player can acquire the score when the 20th point is hit by 3 marks. Thus, the laser illuminator 144 may irradiate the laser 112 with a 20-point segment in the dart target 110 in the throwing order of the first player, so that the first player looks at the segment. Also, in the case of a cricket game, if all players mark 3 of a certain cricket number, they will not be able to score even if they hit that number. For example, if all players mark 20 points with 3 marks, the laser illuminator 144 irradiates the laser 112 to the other segments of the dart target 110, except for the 20 segments, Can be avoided. The irradiation of the laser illumination described above is merely an example, and the laser illumination device 144 can irradiate the laser to the segment the player should aim at in various game modes.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced in the above description may include voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, Or particles, or any combination thereof.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in electronic hardware, (Which may be referred to herein as "software") or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends on the design constraints imposed on the particular application and the overall system. Those skilled in the art may implement the described functionality in various ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

The various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and / or engineering techniques. The term "article of manufacture" includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, the computer-readable medium can be a magnetic storage device (e.g., a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic strip, etc.), an optical disk (e.g., CD, DVD, etc.), a smart card, But are not limited to, devices (e. G., EEPROM, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.). The various storage media presented herein also include one or more devices and / or other machine-readable media for storing information. The term "machine-readable medium" includes, but is not limited to, a wireless channel and various other media capable of storing, holding, and / or transferring instruction (s) and / or data.

It will be appreciated that the particular order or hierarchy of steps in the presented processes is an example of exemplary approaches. It will be appreciated that, based on design priorities, certain orders or hierarchies of steps in processes may be rearranged within the scope of the present invention. The appended method claims provide elements of the various steps in a sample order, but are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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A dart game system providing a laser lighting effect,
Wherein the dart game system comprises a dart game device and a laser illumination device,
Dart game system.

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