US20090069072A1 - Shake responsive handheld device and method - Google Patents

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US20090069072A1
US20090069072A1 US12/203,932 US20393208A US2009069072A1 US 20090069072 A1 US20090069072 A1 US 20090069072A1 US 20393208 A US20393208 A US 20393208A US 2009069072 A1 US2009069072 A1 US 2009069072A1
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Chuan-Hong Wang
Te-Yuan Kung
Li-Zhang Huang
Xiao-Guang Li
Kuan-Hong Hsieh
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    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
    • A63F2300/105—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/20—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform
    • A63F2300/204—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterised by details of the game platform the platform being a handheld device
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/04—Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
    • A63F9/0468—Electronic dice; electronic dice simulators

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  • the present invention relates to shake responsive handheld devices and, more specifically, to a shake responsive handheld device for simulating dice shaking and method thereof.
  • PDAs personal digital assistants
  • cellular phones and portable media players
  • games of chance for example, games that require a user to roll simulated dice and make moves based upon the outcome of the dice roll.
  • One common dice game for Motorola and Nokia mobile phones is “Jacado Dice,” a game in which players place bets and press a button to toss the simulated dice.
  • dice games operate by rolling the dice for the user automatically or based upon a simple button press, which differs significantly from the experience of physically rolling dice.
  • a simple button press which differs significantly from the experience of physically rolling dice.
  • the invention relates to a shake responsive handheld device.
  • the handheld device comprises a motion sensor, a storage unit, and a processor.
  • the motion sensor detects a shaking motion of the handheld device initiated by a user.
  • the storage unit stores a plurality of first type media files and a relation table.
  • the first type media files are used for reproducing sounds of tumbling dice in a dice shaker and the relation table is used for defining a plurality of shaking levels, each of which corresponds with one of the first type of media files.
  • the processor in response to signals from the motion sensor, monitors the shaking level of the shaking motion to identify one of the first type media files corresponding to the shake level according to the relation table.
  • the first type media file is then played until the shaking level changes.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a handheld device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for simulating dice shaking implemented by the handheld device of FIG. 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the motion sensor 120 is coupled to the processor 110 and is used for detecting a shake motion of the handheld device 100 initiated by a user.
  • the motion sensor 120 is an acceleration sensor.
  • the storage unit 130 can be any appropriate storage medium, such as a read-only memory or a random-access memory, and stores a plurality of shaking media files.
  • the shaking media files are used for reproducing sounds of tumbling dice in a dice shaker with different shake strengths, which are different from each other in sound volume, sound frequency etc.
  • different types of shaking media files may be created for reproducing different types of sounds in order to adapt to the game being played. For example, such sounds may include rolling dice in a wooden or metallic dice shaker.
  • the storage unit 130 also stores a relation table.
  • the relation table is configured for recording relationship between shake levels and the shaking media files.
  • each of the shake levels corresponds to a shaking media file.
  • the simulation program is activated to provide users with a moving graphical representation of rolling dice and generate a game result randomly after the fade-out media file finishes playing.
  • step S 23 each of the plurality of shaking media files is correlated with a shake level of the shake motion of the handheld device 100 .
  • step S 24 the processor 110 of the handheld device 100 keeps determining whether the shake motion of the handheld device 100 ceases and computing a shake level of the shake motion.
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