TWM469103U - Game control module for a fitness equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

In an exercising apparatus that provides an exerciser with walking, running, or bicycling exercises, signals generated by a driving structure corresponding to the forward movement of the exerciser is converted into a forward control command for an electronic game, such that the exerciser is capable of enjoying the video/computer game while physically exercising. On the other hand, simple hand-operating game control is transformed to incorporate physically running, walking, or bicycling on the exercising apparatus, bringing about body fitness while playing video/computer games. Modulizational design of an game control module provides direct installation to the exercising apparatus and a game console, without changing internal structure of the exercising apparatus or the game console, and provides a direct, easy-to-install, and low cost solution.

Description

Modular game control kit for fitness equipment

This creation is about a control suite, especially a game control suite that connects to the fitness device and the game console.

At present, TV or computer games mostly use the hand controller to control the game. For example, there is currently a game controller controlled by a mouse, a keyboard, a game joystick, a game steering wheel, or a handheld controller. A somatosensory controller that incorporates a light-sensitive scanning, inertial accelerator, and gyroscope for game operations. However, at present, such mainstream game controllers only require the user to operate with the hand, and the exercise and exercise for other aspects of the user's body (such as cardiopulmonary function, muscular endurance) are quite lacking.

In terms of personal exercise and fitness, there are a variety of sports equipment for different needs and different parts such as cardiopulmonary function, muscular endurance and weight training. However, for sports such as treadmills, sports bikes, and flywheels, exercise alone can be boring.

In view of the above problems, in order to achieve the purpose of exercising while playing TV or computer games, and while using exercise equipment to exercise, it is possible to avoid the boring movement of simple exercise. This creation proposes a game control for fitness equipment. Kit.

The utility model has a driving structure for driving to generate a driving signal, the fitness device has a signal output end and a display panel, and the signal output end is used for The drive signal is transmitted to the display panel. The game control kit provided by the present invention comprises an input port, a copy circuit, a first output port, an electronic switch, a game control unit and a second output port. The input port is connected to the signal output. The copy circuit is connected to the input port for receiving the driving signal, and generates a first copy signal and a second copy signal according to the driving signal. The first output port is connected to the display panel for transmitting the first copy signal to the display panel. The electronic switch is configured to turn on a control switch according to the second copy signal. The game control unit includes the control switch, and when the control switch is turned on, the game control unit generates a corresponding control signal. The second output port is connected to an electronic device, and the game control unit is configured to transmit the control signal via the second output port to control one of the electronic devices.

The game control suite of the present invention converts the signal generated by the drive structure for detecting the forward movement on the fitness device that provides the user to move forward to convert the signal forwarded in the computer or the video game for the user to use. While exercising, exercise the fun of game control and avoid the boring boring of simple exercise. On the other hand, the game control is changed from a simple hand operation to a running, walking or stepping operation combined with the fitness equipment, and the purpose of fitness can be achieved while playing the game. At the same time, the user's running, walking, or pedaling exercise combined with similar movements of the characters in the game increases the fidelity and presence of the game. The modular design of the game control suite can be directly connected between any cardio-pulmonary exercise equipment and the game console, without the need to change the internal structure of the fitness equipment or game console, providing a direct, easy to operate, low-cost solution.

1‧‧‧ fitness equipment

2‧‧‧Electronic devices

3‧‧‧ Game Control Suite

4‧‧‧Auxiliary input device

10‧‧‧Drive structure

11‧‧‧ Signal output

12‧‧‧ display panel

20‧‧‧Video games

30‧‧‧ Input埠

31‧‧‧First output埠

32‧‧‧Second output埠

33‧‧‧Expansion link埠

40‧‧‧Reproduction circuit

41‧‧‧Reed Relay

50‧‧‧ Game Control Unit

51‧‧‧Control switch

60‧‧‧Electronic switch

70‧‧‧ rate processing circuit

80‧‧‧Setting switch

90‧‧‧ Directional Control Components

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a modular game control kit disclosed in the present invention connected to a fitness device and an electronic device.

Figure 2 is a functional block diagram of the fitness equipment, electronic device, and game control suite.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a replica circuit.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a rate processing circuit output signal to an electronic switch.

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a modular game control kit disclosed in the present invention connected to a fitness device and an electronic device. The fitness equipment 1 can be a treadmill as shown in the figure, or can be a fitness equipment such as a pedal exercise bike or a flywheel. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the exercise device 1 includes a drive structure 10, a signal output terminal 11, and a display panel 12. The driving structure 10 is configured to receive a user to move along a moving direction. When the exercise device 1 is a treadmill, the drive structure 10 is the running track on the treadmill and the internal driving sensing element, and the moving direction is the direction in which the user walks or runs forward on the running track. When the exercise device 1 is a pedal exercise bike or a flywheel, the drive structure 10 is the pedal runner on it and the internal drive sensing element, and the direction of motion is the direction in which the user steps the pedal wheel.

The signal output end 11 of the fitness device 1 can transmit a driving signal generated by the driving structure 10 to the display panel 12, and the internal processing unit in the display panel 12 processes the driving signal to correlate information (such as rate). The heat of combustion, the gradient, etc.) are displayed on the display panel 12. The game control kit 3 is connected in a modular manner between the exercise device 1 and the electronic device 2 to provide control of the electronic device 2 when the user moves using the exercise device 1.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a functional block diagram of the fitness device 1, the electronic device 2, and the game control suite 3. The game control kit 3 includes an input port 30, a copy circuit 40, a first output port 31, a second output port 32, a rate processing circuit 70, an electronic switch 60, and a game control unit 50. When the game control kit 3 is to be connected to the fitness device 1 and the electronic device 2, the input port 30 is connected to the signal output end 11 of the fitness device 1, and the first output port 31 is connected to the display panel 12 of the fitness device 1, and the first The two output ports 32 are connected to the electronic device 2. When the user moves on the exercise device 1 to drive the drive structure 10, the drive structure 10 generates a drive signal D, and the copy circuit 40 connected to the input port 30 receives the drive signal D and transmits it to the electronic device. The switch 60 turns on a control switch 51 in the game control unit 50 to generate a corresponding control signal C. The driving structure 10 of the fitness device 1 is a light-sensing or magnetic-sensing structure having an actuating device such as a magnetic switch, a light-sensitive switch or a photoresistor, and the electronic switch 60 can be realized by a relay, an electronic switch circuit or a switch transistor. The game control unit 50 converts the signal generated by each corresponding input component into a control command that can be corresponding to the game to be controlled. Therefore, in practice, the game control unit 50 can use a mouse control chip, a keyboard to control the chip, The joystick controls the wafer, etc. to control the wafer to generate a corresponding game control signal C.

In the presently-created embodiment, the game control suite 3 is coupled to the electronic device 2, such as a computer or television, using a second output port 32 (eg, a universal serial port, an IEEE 1394 port, or a connection between any available devices). A musical instrument or the like can control an electronic game 20 in the electronic device 2 during exercise. Since the motion mode on the exercise device 1 such as a treadmill or a pedal exerciser is mostly a single direction forward movement, in the present creation, the electronic game 20 controlled by the game control suite 3 can be an offline role-playing game. Online role-playing games, puzzle games, sports games, virtual reality games, action games or shooting games. In other applications of the present creation, the electronic game 20 may also be a software application such as a street view map interaction, for example, in this type of virtual interaction, when the user walks, runs (or rides a bicycle) on the fitness device 1, in the electronic On the Street View interactive software of Device 2, you can simulate walking, running or riding a bicycle on a soft street. The game control unit 50, when receiving the corresponding control signal generated by the drive structure 10 via the electronic switch 60, is preferably used as a game control command for controlling the forward movement of a person or object in the electronic game 20. In other words, when the user runs, walks, or steps on the exercise device 1, the game control command for controlling the person or object of the electronic game 20 to move forward can be simulated. The control switch 51 of the game control unit 50 is a switch corresponding to the "forward movement" control command.

The game control suite 3 of the present invention can directly convert the original driving signal D of the fitness equipment 1 into a control without changing the design of the original fitness equipment 1 and the electronic device 2. The control signal C of the electronic game 20 of the electronic device 2 does not affect the display and control of the display panel 12 that the fitness device 1 has. Please continue to refer to Figure 2. The driving signal D generated by the fitness device 1 is transmitted to the input port 30 via the signal output terminal 11, and is received by the copying circuit 40.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the replica circuit 40. Since the signal generated by the driving structure 10 of the general fitness device 1 is a magnetron or photo-sensing intermittent signal, the driving signal generated by the fitness device 1 is a switching signal having a frequency. In Fig. 3, I ₁ and I ₂ constitute the input of the driving signal D of the signal output terminal 11, and the replica circuit 40 uses a reed relay 41 to generate two sets of substantially corresponding to the driving signal D according to the driving signal D. The switching signals of the same frequency, that is, the first replica signal A ₁ A ₂ and the second replica signal B ₁ B ₂ .

Please continue to refer to Figure 2. The first copy signal A ₁ A ₂ generated by the copy circuit 40 is transmitted to the display panel 12 via the first output port 31. Since the first copy signal A ₁ A ₂ and the driving signal D generated by the driving structure 10 itself are switching signals of substantially the same frequency, the driving signal D itself can be regarded as the driving signal D itself, and the first copy signal A ₁ A _{2 is} sent to the display. When the panel 12 is used, it can be processed directly by the display panel 12 to generate the required information. In other words, after the fitness device 1 is connected to the game control suite 3, the display and control of the display panel 12 existing by the fitness device 1 is not affected at all.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the output signal from the rate processing circuit 70 to the electronic switch 60. The second copy signal B ₁ B ₂ generated by the replica circuit 40 is received by the rate processing circuit 70 and the rate of the drive signal D is obtained from the second replica signal B ₁ B ₂ . In the present creation, a counter circuit, a frequency sampling circuit, or a speedometer circuit can be utilized as the rate processing circuit 70 to process switching signals having frequencies. Since the signal generated by the optical or magnetic detection mode is a pulse signal, the rate processing circuit 70 converts the second replica signal B ₁ B ₂ generated by the replica circuit 40 with the pulse current into a continuous current signal, and then drives the electron. The switch 60 is configured to turn on the control switch 51 to which the electronic switch 60 is connected.

Referring to FIG. 2, the game control kit 3 can be further provided with a setting switch 80 connected to the rate processing circuit 70. The setting switch 80 can be used to set a rate threshold, and the rate processing circuit 70 can obtain the comparison result of the rate value of the driving signal D and the rate threshold from the second copying signal B ₁ B ₂ by the rate processing circuit 70. It is determined whether a pilot number S is generated for the electronic switch 60 to turn on the control switch 51, and the rate processing circuit 70 is a rate determining circuit in this embodiment. That is, when the rate value obtained from the second copy signal B ₁ B ₂ is greater than the rate threshold (the equivalent value is that the speed of the user's exercise device 1 is fast, so that the drive signal D generated by the drive structure 10 is The rate processing circuit 70 transmits the communication number S to the electronic switch 60 to turn on the control switch 51 of the game control unit 50; when the rate value obtained from the second copy signal B ₁ B ₂ is less than At the rate threshold (the equivalent meaning is that when the user's exercise device 1 moves at a slow rate such that the drive signal D generated by the drive structure 10 has a frequency lower than a specific value), the rate processing circuit 70 does not transmit the conduction. The signal S is applied to the electronic switch 60, and thus the control switch 51 of the game control unit 50 is not turned on. In this embodiment, rate sampling and rate determination are all handled uniformly by the processor within rate processing circuit 70.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, the setting switch 80 can also be connected to the electronic switch 60, and the electronic switch 60 is based on the rate value obtained by the rate processing circuit 70 from the second replica signal B ₁ B ₂ and the rate threshold. The comparison result determines whether to turn on the control switch 51. The rate processing circuit 70 in the embodiment herein is simply a rate sampling circuit, and the rate sampling and rate determination are respectively performed by the rate processing circuit 70 and the processor in the electronic switch 60. To handle.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the rate processing circuit 70, the electronic switch 60, and the setting switch 80 may be directly integrated into an integrated rate determining electronic switch circuit, and the second copy signal generated by the self-replicating circuit 40 may be received and self-replicated. B ₁ B ₂ takes the rate value, and after comparing the rate value with a rate threshold, the control switch 51 is turned on according to the result of comparison with the rate threshold.

In addition, the game control kit 3 may further include a directional control element 90 and at least one expansion port 33. The expansion connection unit 33 can adopt the same specifications as the second output port 32, or the second output port 32 and the expansion port 33 can be used as a connection group for serial expansion. The expansion port 33 is directly connected to the game control unit 50, and can be externally connected to an auxiliary input device 4, wherein the auxiliary input device 4 can be a mouse, a game control joystick, a keyboard, a touch screen, an optical sensor or a video lens. To increase the more complete control of the electronic game 20 on the exercise device 1. The direction control element 90 is preferably a button for controlling the left and right direction, is detachably disposed on the fitness device 1 and is directly connected to the game control unit 50, and is transmitted to the left/right when pressed and actuated. The direction of movement or rotation is controlled to the game control unit 50.

In the fitness equipment that provides users to walk, run, and pedal, the signal generated by the driving structure when the user moves forward is converted into a signal for controlling the forward direction in the computer or the video game, so that the user can use the fitness. While the equipment is moving, enjoy the fun of game control and avoid the boring and boring of simple sports. On the other hand, the game control is changed from a simple hand operation to a running, walking or stepping operation combined with the fitness equipment, and the purpose of fitness can be achieved while playing the game. The modular design of the game control suite can be directly connected between any cardio-pulmonary exercise equipment and the game console, without the need to change the internal structure of the fitness equipment or game console, providing a direct, easy to operate, low-cost solution.

1‧‧‧ fitness equipment

2‧‧‧Electronic devices

3‧‧‧ Game Control Suite

4‧‧‧Auxiliary input device

10‧‧‧Drive structure

11‧‧‧ Signal output

12‧‧‧ display panel

20‧‧‧Video games

30‧‧‧ Input埠

31‧‧‧First output埠

32‧‧‧Second output埠

33‧‧‧Expansion link埠

40‧‧‧Reproduction circuit

50‧‧‧ Game Control Unit

51‧‧‧Control switch

60‧‧‧Electronic switch

70‧‧‧ rate processing circuit

80‧‧‧Setting switch

90‧‧‧ Directional Control Components

Claims (12)

A modular game control kit for an exercise device having a drive structure for driving to generate a drive signal, the exercise device having a signal output end and a display panel, the signal output The end system is configured to transmit the driving signal to the display panel, the game control kit includes: an input port connected to the signal output end; a copy circuit connected to the input port for receiving the driving signal, and Generating a first copy signal and a second copy signal according to the driving signal; a first output port is connected to the display panel for transmitting the first copy signal to the display panel; and an electronic switch is used for The second copy signal is used to turn on a control switch; a game control unit includes the control switch, when the control switch is turned on, the game control unit generates a corresponding control signal; and a second output port is used to Connected to an electronic device, the game control unit is configured to transmit the control signal via the second output port to control one of the electronic devices Sub-game. The game control kit of claim 1, wherein the driving signal is a switching signal having a frequency, and the driving signal, the first copying signal, and the second copying signal are switching signals having substantially the same frequency. The game control kit of claim 1, wherein the electronic switch is a relay, an electronic switch circuit, or a switch transistor. The game control kit of claim 1 further comprising a rate processing circuit coupled between the replica circuit and the electronic switch for generating a pilot number based on the second copy signal. The game control kit of claim 4, wherein the rate processing circuit is a counter circuit, a frequency sampling circuit, or a speedometer circuit. The game control kit of claim 4, further comprising a setting switch coupled to the rate processing circuit, the setting switch for setting a rate threshold, the rate processing circuit obtaining the rate value from the second copy signal And transmitting the communication number to the electronic switch to turn on the control switch according to the comparison result between the obtained rate value and the rate threshold. The game control kit of claim 4, further comprising a setting switch connected to the electronic switch, the setting switch is configured to set a rate threshold, and the rate processing circuit obtains a rate value from the second copy signal, The electronic switch is configured to turn on the control switch according to a comparison between the rate value obtained by the rate processing circuit and the rate threshold. The game control kit of claim 6 or 7, wherein the rate processing circuit, the setting switch, and the electronic switch form an integrated rate determining electronic switching circuit. The game control kit of claim 1, wherein the game control unit is a mouse control chip, a keyboard control chip, or a joystick control chip. The game control kit of claim 1, further comprising a direction control component coupled to the game control unit, the direction control component for being actuated to transmit a direction control signal to the game control unit. The game control kit of claim 10, wherein the direction control element is a button detachably disposed on the fitness device. The game control kit as claimed in claim 1 further includes an expansion port for external connection. The auxiliary input device transmits a control signal to the game control unit, wherein the auxiliary input device is a mouse, a game control joystick, a keyboard, a touch screen, an optical sensor or a video lens.