TWM538410U - Entertainment apparatus and interactive entertainment system - Google Patents

Abstract

An entertainment apparatus and an interactive entertainment system are provided. The interactive entertainment system includes a plurality of entertainment apparatuses and a server. The entertainment apparatus includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a host and a virtual reality (VR) display. A camera on the UAV captures a video around the UAV to serves as a first video signal. The host controls the UAV flying by transmitting the control signal to the UAV. The host receives and performs image processing on the first video signal so as to generate a VR video. The VR display receives the VR video form the host and displays the VR video. The host of each of the entertainment apparatuses connects to each other through the server, such that plurality of entertainment apparatuses perform an interactive entertainment.

Description

Entertainment equipment and interactive entertainment system

The present invention relates to an entertainment system, and in particular to an entertainment device and an interactive entertainment system using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Virtual Reality (VR) technology.

Photographic devices are currently installed on drones (or aerial cameras). The remote control can be used to control the drone's flight for aerial image or video capture. However, the images or videos captured by the drone are usually used for viewing or monitoring, which limits the scope of application of the drone.

In view of this, the novel creation provides an entertainment device and an interactive entertainment system using a drone and virtual reality technology. The user can control the flight of the drone and instantly watch the video captured by the drone through the virtual reality display device, thereby achieving the entertainment experience of being controlled on the drone.

The entertainment devices created by the novel include a drone, a control host, and a virtual reality display device. The drone has a video capture device, wherein the video capture device is used to capture the video around the drone as the first video signal when the drone is flying. The control host is configured to transmit a control signal to control the drone flight, and receive the first video signal from the video capture device to perform image processing on the first video signal and generate a virtual reality video accordingly. The virtual reality display device is configured to receive a virtual reality video from the control host to display the virtual reality video.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control host includes a first communication module, a user interface, and a processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the user interface and the first communication module. The processing unit receives an input command through the user interface, converts the input command into a control signal, and transmits the control signal to the drone through the first communication module. The processing unit further receives the first video signal through the first communication module, performs image processing on the first video signal, and generates a virtual reality video accordingly.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module is a wireless communication module, and the processing unit transmits the virtual reality video to the virtual reality display device through the first communication module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control host further includes a second communication module. The processing unit further transmits the virtual reality video to the virtual reality display device through the second communication module, wherein the first communication module is a wireless communication module, and the second communication module is a wired communication module.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the user interface includes operating the steering wheel. The steering wheel is used to control the flight direction, flight speed or flight altitude of the drone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the virtual reality display device is a virtual reality video glasses or a head mounted display (HMD).

In an embodiment of the present novel creation, the virtual reality video described above is a 3D video.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control host is further configured to generate an augmented reality image, and combine the augmented reality image with the virtual reality video, and transmit the combined virtual reality video to the virtual The real world display device displays.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the augmented reality image is an image or text associated with a game of the drone.

The novel interactive entertainment system includes a plurality of the above-mentioned entertainment devices and servers. The control panels of each entertainment device are connected to each other through a server, so that the entertainment devices perform interactive entertainment.

Based on the above, in the entertainment device and the interactive entertainment system proposed by the novel creation embodiment, the user can control the drone to fly, and instantly view the virtual image displayed by the drone through the virtual reality display device and manipulated by the host. Real-life video, so as to achieve the entertainment experience as if you are on a drone to control the flight. In addition, the control console of each entertainment device in the interactive entertainment system can be connected to each other through a server, so that multiple users can connect between multiple drones through multiple entertainment devices connected to each other. Interactive game (connected game).

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

In order to make the content of the novel creation easier to understand, the following specific examples are examples in which the novel creation can be implemented. In addition, wherever possible, the same reference numerals in the FIGS.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an entertainment device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The entertainment device 100 can include a drone 120, a manipulation host 140, and a virtual reality display device 160. The drone 120 has a video capture device 122. The video capture device 122 can be used to capture video around the drone 120 as the first video signal VS1 when the drone 120 is flying. For example, video capture device 122 may be used to capture video in front of drone 120, but is not limited thereto, depending on actual application or design requirements. In addition, the newly-created drone 120 can be any known drone, and the novel creation does not limit the type of the drone 120.

The maneuvering host 140 can be used to transmit a control signal CS to control the drone 120 to fly. In detail, the manipulation host 140 can be operated by a user. The control host 140 can generate a corresponding control signal CS to the drone 120 according to the flight command issued by the user to control the drone 120 to fly, which will be described in detail later. In addition, the control host 140 can receive the first video signal VS1 from the video capture device 122 of the drone 120 and perform image processing on the first video signal VS1 to generate a virtual reality video VRV.

The virtual reality display device 160 can receive the virtual reality video VRV from the manipulation host 140 to display the virtual reality video VRV for viewing by the user. In an embodiment of the present invention, the virtual reality display device 160 can be a general display, a virtual reality video glasses (VR video glasses) or a head mounted display (HMD), but the novel creation and Not limited to this. In an embodiment of the present novel creation, the virtual reality video VRV may be a 3D video, but the novel creation is not limited thereto.

In general, the user can control the drone 120 to fly by manipulating the host 140; the control host 140 can perform image processing on the first video signal VS1 captured by the drone 120 to generate a virtual reality video VRV; The virtual reality display device 160 instantly views the virtual reality video VRV. In this way, the user can feel the entertainment experience as if he is on the drone 120 to control the flight. In addition, in order to make the user more immersive in the driving experience of the flight, the overall appearance of the control host 140 can also be similar to the appearance of the aircraft cockpit, and the virtual reality display device 160 can be arranged in the cockpit of the aircraft. A display screen on the windshield to instantly display the virtual reality video VRV.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control host 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The manipulation host 140 can include a first communication module 242, a user interface 244, and a processing unit 246. The processing unit 246 is coupled to the user interface 244 and the first communication module 242. The processing unit 246 can receive an input command CMD (input by the user) through the user interface 244. The processing unit 246 can convert the input command CMD into the control signal CS and transmit the control signal CS to the drone 120 through the first communication module 242 to cause the drone 120 to fly according to the control signal CS. In addition, the processing unit 246 can receive the first video signal VS1 through the first communication module 242 to perform image processing on the first video signal VS1 and generate a virtual reality video VRV accordingly. In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit 246 can perform image processing on the first video signal VS1 to generate a virtual reality video VRV by using the current virtual reality technology, and therefore no further details are provided herein.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module 242 can be a wireless communication module, and the processing unit 246 can transmit the virtual reality video in a wireless manner through the first communication module 242. The VRV is transferred to the virtual reality display device 160 for display, but the new creation is not limited thereto. In another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 140 further includes a second communication module 248, wherein the second communication module 248 is a wired communication module, and the processing unit 246 is permeable to the second communication module 248. The transmission line is coupled to the virtual reality display device 160. In this manner, the processing unit 246 can transmit the virtual reality video VRV to the virtual reality display device 160 for display by means of wired transmission.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, the user interface 244 can include an operating steering wheel. The user can control the flight direction, flight speed or flight height of the drone 120 by operating the steering wheel, but the new creation is not limited to this.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit 246 may be a hardware, a firmware, or a software or machine stored in a memory and loaded by a central processing unit (CPU) or a digital signal processor (DSP). Execute the code. If implemented by hardware, the processing unit 246 may be implemented by an individual circuit chip, or may be all implemented by a single integrated circuit chip, but the invention is not limited thereto. The above hardware can also be implemented using, for example, a general-purpose computer, an special function integrated circuit (ASIC), or a programmable logic gate array (FPGA). The memory may be, for example, a compact disc, a random access memory, a read only memory, a flash memory, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic optical disk, or a remote recording medium or non-scratch storage that can be downloaded from the network. The machine can read the medium.

In an embodiment of the present novel creation, the manipulation host 140 (or the processing unit 246) can further generate an augmented reality image ARV by using Augmented Reality (AR) technology, and augment the real-world image ARV. The virtual reality video VRV is combined to generate the combined virtual reality video VRV′, and the combined virtual reality video VRV′ is transmitted to the virtual reality display device 160 for display to enhance the entertainment effect. The above-mentioned augmented reality technology can be a known augmented reality technology, and therefore will not be described herein.

In an embodiment of the present novel creation, the augmented reality image ARV may be, for example, an image or text associated with the game of the drone 120. For example, if the drone 120 is used to perform a combat survival game, the augmented reality image ARV may be, for example, an image of a virtual bullet or a virtual missile fired by the drone 120, or the drone 120 is aiming at the target for shooting. Aiming at the frame and the like, but the novel creation is not limited to this.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 simultaneously. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the interactive entertainment system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The interactive entertainment system 10 can include a plurality of entertainment devices 100_1~100_N and a server 20, wherein each of the entertainment devices 100_1~100_N is similar to the entertainment device 100 shown in FIG. For example, the entertainment device 100_1 may include a drone 120_1, a manipulation host 140_1, and a virtual reality display device 160_1; the entertainment device 100_2 may include a drone 120_2, a manipulation host 140_2, and a virtual reality display device 160_2; the entertainment device 100_N may include an unmanned person The machine 120_N, the control host 140_N, and the virtual reality display device 160_N. For the detailed implementation and operation of each of the entertainment devices 100_1~100_N, the related descriptions of FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 may be referred to, and details are not described herein again.

It is worth mentioning that in the entertainment devices 100_1~100_N, their respective control hosts 140_1~140_N can be connected to each other through the server 20, so that the interactive devices can be executed between the entertainment devices 100_1~100_N. Line game. For example, the control hosts 140_1~140_N can be connected through the server 20 to allow the first user who uses the entertainment device 100_1, the second user who uses the entertainment device 100_2, ..., to use the entertainment device 100_N. The Nth user can group the games to perform the battle attack and defense game between the drones 120_1~120_N, but the novel creation is not limited thereto. In addition, the entertainment devices 100_1~100_N can also be respectively disposed in different places, as long as the control hosts 140_1~140_N of the entertainment devices 100_1~100_N can be connected to each other through the server 20.

In summary, in the entertainment device and the interactive entertainment system proposed by the novel creation embodiment, the user can control the drone to fly through the control host, and instantly watch the drone captured by the virtual reality display device and control the host. The processed virtual reality video, so that the user can achieve the entertainment experience that seems to be on the drone for driving flight. In addition, the control console of each entertainment device in the interactive entertainment system can be connected to each other through a server, so that multiple users can connect between multiple drones through multiple entertainment devices connected to each other. Interactive game (connected game).

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, the scope of protection of this new creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100, 100_1~100_N‧‧‧ entertainment equipment
120, 120_1~120_N‧‧‧ drone
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140, 140_1~140_N‧‧‧Control host
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242‧‧‧First Communication Module
244‧‧‧User interface
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ARV‧‧‧Augmented Reality Image
CMD‧‧‧ input instructions
CS‧‧‧Control signal
VS1‧‧‧ first video signal
VRV‧‧‧Virtual Reality Video
VRV'‧‧‧ combined virtual reality video

The following drawings are part of the specification of the present invention, and illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention, which together with the description of the specification illustrate the principles of the novel creation. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an entertainment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control host according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an interactive entertainment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Entertainment equipment

120‧‧‧ drone

122‧‧‧Video capture device

140‧‧‧Control host

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CS‧‧‧Control signal

VS1‧‧‧ first video signal

VRV‧‧‧Virtual Reality Video

VRV’s combined virtual reality video

Claims (10)

An entertainment device, comprising: a drone having a video capture device, wherein the video capture device is configured to capture a video around the drone as a first video signal while the drone is flying; a host for transmitting a control signal to control the flight of the drone, and receiving the first video signal from the video capture device to perform image processing on the first video signal and generate a virtual reality video accordingly; A virtual reality display device is configured to receive the virtual reality video from the control host to display the virtual reality video. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the control host comprises: a first communication module; a user interface; and a processing unit coupled to the user interface and the first communication module, The processing unit receives an input command through the user interface, converts the input command into the control signal, and transmits the control signal to the drone through the first communication module, wherein the processing unit transmits the A communication module receives the first video signal, performs image processing on the first video signal, and generates the virtual reality video accordingly. The entertainment device of claim 2, wherein the first communication module is a wireless communication module, and the processing unit transmits the virtual reality video to the virtual reality through the first communication module. Display device. The entertainment device of claim 2, wherein the control host further comprises: a second communication module, wherein the processing unit transmits the virtual reality video to the virtual reality through the second communication module The display device, wherein the first communication module is a wireless communication module, and the second communication module is a wired communication module. The entertainment device of claim 2, wherein the user interface comprises: an operating steering wheel for controlling the flight direction, flight speed or flying height of the drone. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the virtual reality display device is a virtual reality video glasses or a head mounted display (HMD). The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the virtual reality video is a 3D video. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the control host is further configured to generate an augmented reality image, and the augmented reality image is combined with the virtual reality video, and the virtual reality is combined. The real-world video is transmitted to the virtual reality display device for display. The entertainment device of claim 8, wherein the augmented reality image is an image or text associated with a game of the drone. An interactive entertainment system, comprising: a plurality of entertainment devices as described in claim 1; and a server, wherein the control host of each of the entertainment devices is connected to each other through the server, thereby causing the entertainment devices Perform an interactive entertainment.