- Number
- 20170319954
- Published
- 2017-11-09
- Filed
- 2016-05-03
- Assignee
- DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Inventors
- Goslin; Michael
- CPC
- A63F13/211; A63F13/213; A63F13/218; A63F13/215; H04W4/70; A63F13/24
- Verdict
- Medium Hardware
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
The keeper's note
Configures physical toy objects with sensors to send control signals into a game or virtual space, letting real objects drive interactive gameplay.
Abstract
Systems and methods of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling one or more of a game, a virtual space, a video game taking place in the virtual space, and/or other interactive games are described herein. Individual physical objects may include one or more sensors and/or other components. Output signals generated by the one or more sensors may be used to determine control signals. Forexample, control specification information may be utilized. Control specification information may specify associations between output signals and control signals, and/or other associations.
Background
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 illustrates a system for configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game, in accordance withone or more implementations.
FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary control specification information, in accordance with one or more implementations.
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary implementation of the system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 illustrates another exemplary implementation of the system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 illustrates a method of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game, in accordance with one or more implementations.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 illustrates a system 100 for configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling one or more of a game, a virtual space, a video game taking place in the virtual space, and/or other interactive games, in accordance with one or more implementations. It is noted that although one or more description of system 100 may be directed to providing control signals for a virtual space and/or video game taking place in a virtual space, this is for illustrative purpose only and is not to be considered limiting. By way of non-limiting illustration, one or more implementations may be configured such that control signals may be provided for controlling other types of (virtual and/or real) interactive games.
The system 100 may include one or more of one or more computing p
Claims
1. A system for configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game, the system comprising: a first physical object, the first physical object having a first sensor disposed thereon, the first sensor being configured to generate a first output signal; a second physical object, the second physical object having a second sensor disposed thereon, the second sensor being configured to generate a second output signal, wherein the first physical object is separate and distinct from the second physical object; non-transitory electronic storage media configured to store control specification information, the control specification information specifying associations between output signals and control signals, the control specification information specifying a first association between the first output signal and a first control signal anda second association between the second output signal and a second control signal; and one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: determine the control specification information based on user input, such that responsive to obtaininguser input from a first user specifying the first association and the second association,the control specification information is determined; obtain output signals generated by the one or more sensors, individual ones of the one or more sensors being disposed on individual ones of one or more physical objects; determine, from the obtained output signals, one or more control signals based on the control specification information, such that the first control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the first output signal and the second control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the second output signal; and provide the determined control signals for controlling the game.
8. A system for configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game, the system comprising: a first physical object, the first physical object having a first sensor disposed thereon, the first sensor being configured to generate a first output signal; a second physical object, the second physical object having a second sensor disposed thereon, the second sensor being configured to generate a second output signal, wherein the first physical object is separate and distinct from the second physical object; and a control device, the control device comprising: non-transitory electronic storage media configured to store control specification information, the control specification information specifying associations between output signals generated by individual sensors and individual control signals, the control specification information specifying a first association between the first output signal and a first control signal and a second association between the second output signal and a second control signal; and one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain output signals generated by one or more sensors, individual ones of the one or more sensors being disposed on individual ones of one or more physical objects; determine, from the obtained output signals, one or more control signals based on the control specification information, such that the first control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the first output signal and the second control signalis determined responsive to obtaining the second output signal; and effectuate transmission of the determined control signals to a computing platform for controlling the game. 11.A method of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game, the method being implemented in a system comprising one or more physical processors, non-transitory electronic storage, a first physical object and a second physical object, the first physical object being separate and distinct from the second physical object, the first physical object having a first sensor disposed thereon, the first sensor being configured to generate a first output signal, the second physical object having a second sensor disposed thereon, the second sensor being configured to generate a second output signal, the method comprising: determine control specification information based on user input, the control specification information specifying associations between output signalsgenerated by individual sensors and individual control signals, the control specificationinformation specifying a first association between the first output signal and a first control signal and a second association between the second output signal and a second control signal, such that responsive to obtaining user input from a first user specifying the first association and the second association, the control specification information is determined; storing the control specification information; obtaining output signals generated by the one or more sensors, individual ones of the one or more sensors being disposed on individual ones of one or more physical objects; determining, from the obtained output signals, one or more control signals based on the control specification information, such that the first control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the first output signal andthe second control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the second output signal;and providing the determined control signals for controlling the game.
18. A method of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game, the method being implemented in a system comprising a control device, a first physical object, and a second physical object, the first physical object being separate and distinct from the second physical object, the first physical object having a first sensor disposed thereon, the first sensor being configured to generate a first output signal, the second physical object having a second sensor disposed thereon, the second sensor being configured togenerate a second output signal, the system comprising: storing control specification information, the control specification information specifying associations between output signals generated by individual sensors and individual control signals, the control specification information specifying a first association between the first output signal and a first control signal and a second association between the second output signal and a second control signal; and obtaining output signals generated by one or more sensors, individual ones of the one or more sensors being disposed on individual ones of one or more physical objects; determining, from the obtained output signals, one or more control signals based onthe control specification information, such that the first control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the first output signal and the second control signal is determinedresponsive to obtaining the second output signal; and effectuating transmission of the determined control signals to a computing platform for controlling the game.