Classifications

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  • G06F3/016—Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• • 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
  • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
  • A63F13/20—Input arrangements for video game devices
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  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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  • A63F13/25—Output arrangements for video game devices
  • A63F13/28—Output arrangements for video game devices responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light
• • 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
  • A63F13/00—Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions
  • A63F13/90—Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring, connections or cabinets
  • A63F13/98—Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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  • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
  • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
  • G06F3/0227—Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer
• • 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
  • A63F2300/30—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 output arrangements for receiving control signals generated by the game device
  • A63F2300/302—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 output arrangements for receiving control signals generated by the game device specially adapted for receiving control signals not targeted to a display device or game input means, e.g. vibrating driver's seat, scent dispenser

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a pad, in particular to a pad for supporting user's hand or wrist when the user manipulates a keyboard or a mouse.
• a game is largely classified into an arcade game played in a game room, a console game having hardware and software only therefor, and a Personal Computer (PC) game installed and executed in PC.
• PC Personal Computer
• the arcade game is executed by a hardware in a large device installed in the game room only for the game, and is comprised of various vibration transmitting pads. According to these constructions, the arcade game may provide user with optimized senses of reality and motion, but has defects in that there are spatial limitations and much lower generality because the arcade game has a built-in hardware therefor in a box-typed main body.
• console game is similar with the arcade game in that the console game is comprised of a hardware and a software only for game, the console game has a feature that user may enjoy various games by changing game pack separately installed to a main body.
• console game there are PlaystationTM made by Sony, Corp., and XBOXTM made by Microsoft, Corp.
• the joypad as shown in the drawing is comprised of a main body 10, a pair of grips 11, 12 installed at both ends of the main body 10, and vibration motors 13, 14 respectively installed within the pair of the grips 11, 12.
• the vibration motors 13, 14 give a user with a sense of motion by responding and being driven according to vibration signal from the game program. User may feel a sense of shooting when playing a shooting game, and a sense of shooting-down when a controlled aircraft is shot down in game by the vibration of the vibration motors.
• these joypads are only for PlaystationTM as one game device, but unable to be applied to a PC game of which the number of users is increasing.
• the present invention provides a vibration transmitting pad using a keyboard wrist-protection pad which includes a keyboard wrist-protection pad, and at least one vibration motor installed within the keyboard wrist-protection pad.
• the vibration motor may be installed around where wrist contacts the keyboard wrist-protection pad.
• the vibration transmitting pad may further include a USB controller installed between the vibration motor and a host computer, the motor control unit for receiving vibration data transmitted from the host computer by USB interface; and a motor control unit installed between the vibration motor and the host computer, for receiving the vibration data from the host computer via the USB controller and controlling the motor based on the vibration data.
• the present invention also provides a vibration transmitting pad being connected with a host computer and receiving vibration data from the host computer, which includes a main body having a wrist groove, at least one vibration motor installed within the main body, and a sliding member being installed at the bottom surface of the main body and reducing friction coefficient between the main body and a surface installed with the main body.
• the vibration transmitting pad may further include a USB controller installed between the vibration motor and the host computer, for receiving vibration data transmitted from the host computer by USB interface.
• the vibration motors may be respectively installed at the wrist groove of the main body.
• the present invention also provides a vibration transmitting pad which includes a support pad supporting user's hand or wrist, and at least one vibration motor installed within the support pad.
• the vibration motor may be installed around where the user's hand or wrist contacts.
• the vibration transmitting pad may further include a transmitting and receiving unit installed between the vibration motor and a host computer, the transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving vibration data transmitted from the host computer, and a motor control unit for receiving the vibration data from the host computer via the USB controller and controlling the motor based on the vibration data.
• the transmitting and receiving unit may have USB protocol.
• the support pad may be formed with a support unit having a shape corresponding to the user's hand or wrist.
• a pair of the vibration motors corresponding to both hands of a user may be installed.
• the support unit may be installed inside of the support unit of the support pad.
• FIG. 32> shows one embodiment of the vibration transmitting pad in accordance with the present invention applied to PC.
• the present vibration transmitting pad is connected with a PC 100 which includes a main body 140 equipped with a keyboard 110, a mouse 120, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) jack 130, and a monitor 150, and operates by receiving vibration data from the connected PC 100 and being applied with the vibration data via the USB jack 130.
• the vibration transmitting pad 200 may be positioned between a user and a keyboard, and also used as a pad for protecting user's wrist.
• the vibration transmitting pad 200 is used as a pad for protecting user's hand or wrist, may include a cover unit formed in a predetermined form, and inner material received within the cover unit, and the inner material may be silicon, fluid, etc.
• the vibration motors M1-M4 are arranged centering the position where user's wrists are put.
• the vibration motors Ml, M2 are arranged centering where the user's left wrist is put.
• the vibration motors M3, M4 are arranged centering where the user's right wrist is put.
• vibration motors M1-M4 may give both left-handed and right-handed users with a sense of motion, and may also be embodied as one for a left-handed user or a right-handed user.
• the vibration transmitting pad 200 may include two vibration motors. Since the vibration transmitting pad 200, as shown in the drawing, does not transmit vibration to a user by the mouse 120, distinctively the vibration transmitting pad 200 has no interference with the user usually playing the game with the mouse 120, and advantageously, may be also used as a wrist protection pad for protecting the user's wrist.
• Figure 3 shows a detailed structure of the vibration transmitting pad as shown in Fig.
• the vibration transmitting pad 200 includes two vibration motors 210, 220 corresponding to the left wrist of the user, two vibration motors 230, 240 corresponding to the right wrist of the user, and a vibration control unit 250 interfacing the PC 100 by USB protocol and controlling the vibration motors 210-240 according to vibration data applied from the PC 100.
• the respective motors 210-240 are installed within the vibration transmitting pad 200, and arranged at the left and the right, or at the upper and the lower referring to the position where the user's wrist is set.
• the vibration control unit 250 drives the vibration motors 210-240 according to the vibration data applied from the PC 100, and provides the vibration motors 210-240 with USB voltage applied from the PC 100 as driving power.
• the USB cable connecting the PC 100 with the vibration control unit 250 includes a plus voltage terminal V+, a minus voltage terminal V-, and two data lines D+, D-.
• the vibration data applied from the PC 100 is applied via the data lines D+, D-, and the USB voltage is provided via the plus voltage terminal V+ and the minus voltage terminal V-.
• Figure 4 shows a prospective view of the other embodiment of the vibration transmitting pad in accordance with the present invention.
• the vibration transmitting pad 300 as shown in the drawing has a similar construction with the vibration transmitting pad 200 as shown in Fig. 3, and is a vibration transmitting pad vibrating responding to the vibration data applied from the PC 100, also being used as a pad for protecting user's wrist.
• the vibration transmitting pad 300 in accordance with the present invention includes vibration motors 310, 320 in left and right of the position of user's wrist, and a vibration control unit (not shown) driven by the vibration data applied from the PC 100 and the USB voltage. Meanwhile, the vibration transmitting pad 300 is installed with low frictional member such as nylon at the rear surface of the vibration transmitting pad 300 in the B direction. According to this, vibration transmitting pad 300 is not fixed when vibrating in response to the vibration data applied from the PC 100. When the vibration transmitting pad 300 is in the fixed state and vibrates, the vibration transmitting pad 300 may extremely vibrates user's wrist, the vibration transmitting pad 300 in accordance with the present invention does not make this problem.
• FIG 5 shows one embodiment of the USB controller (for example 250) installed in the vibration transmitting pad as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. 42>
• the vibration control unit 250 as shown in the drawing, a USB controller 251 (USB), a ROM 252, a processor 253 (CPU), a plurality of vibration motors 254a ⁇ 254n, a RAM 255, and a Flash ROM 256 (FLASH).
• the USB controller 251 (USB) is applied with the vibration data and the USB voltage applied by the PC 100.
• a set value setting vibration quantities of the respective vibration motors 254a ⁇ 254n according to the vibration data applied to the USB controller 251 (USB) is saved in the ROM 252.
• Processor 253 receives the vibration data applied via the USB controller 251 (USB) and drives the vibration motors 254a ⁇ 254n referring to the vibration quantities the saved in the ROM 252. 43> When the processor 253 (CPU) controls the vibration motors 254a ⁇ 254n, generated temporary data is saved in the RAM 255, and driver program is saved or the vibration quantities are refreshed in the Flash ROM 256 (FLASH).
• the vibration control unit 250 having the above construction, is installed within a vibration transmitting pad for a keyboard, or a vibration transmitting pad for a mouse, and is driven according to the vibration data and the USB voltage applied from the PC 100. Therefore, the vibration transmitting pad in accordance with the present invention does not require any additional power cable for driving the vibration transmitting pad.
• the vibration transmitting pad in accordance with the present invention may include a support pad 200, 300 supporting user's hand or wrist, and at least one vibration motor installed within the support pad 200, 300.
• the vibration motor may be installed around where user's wrist contacts.
• the support pad 200, 300 may be formed with a support unit ('A' as in Fig. 4) having a shape corresponding to the supported hand or wrist of the user.
• a pair of the support units, as shown in Fig. 2 may be installed, or in case of a keyboard, as an object of user's manipulation, a pair of the support pads may be installed, corresponding to both hands of the user.
• the vibration motor may be installed within the support unit of the support pad 200, 300. 48> It may be further comprised of a transmitting ⁇ and receiving unit installed between the vibration motor and the host computer, the transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving vibration data transmitted from the host computer, and a motor control unit for receiving the vibration data from the host computer via the USB controller and controlling the motor based on the vibration data. 49>
• the transmitting and receiving unit may have various protocols such as USB protocol, wireless transmission and receiving method, etc. 50>
• the vibration pad may be installed in the personal computer (PC), and connected with the PC by using the Direct Input technology of DirectX of Microsoft Corp, that is to say, driven according to the program state by being received with the vibration data from the program of a game having the vibration information via DirectX.

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