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US 10,507,379 B2Granted
Floor-based game management
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAnne P. McClard, Aimee Knier, Aaren B. Esplin
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Abstract
Systems and methods may provide for determining an identity of an interchangeable overlay adjacent to a detection mat of a floor-based game management apparatus and detecting foot-based user input via an array of sensors distributed across a surface of the detection mat. Additionally, game-related user feedback may be output via one or more speakers of the floor-based game management apparatus based at least in part on the foot-based user input and the identity of the interchangeable overlay. In one example, at least a portion of the game-related user feedback is output via an array of light sources distributed across the surface of the detection mat.
Claims25
A system comprising:
- an interchangeable overlay including:
- a first surface configured to face a user and receive foot-based user input, wherein the first surface includes a decorative pattern that corresponds to one or more games, and
- a second surface opposite the first surface configured to removeably place the interchangeable overlay adjacent a detection mat;
- and
- a floor-based game management apparatus including:
- one or more speakers,
- the detection mat, wherein the detection mat includes:
- a first surface configured to removeably receive a plurality of interchangeable overlays, and
- an array of sensors distributed across the first surface of the detection mat, wherein the array of sensors includes one or more of pressure sensors, temperature sensors, proximity sensors or acoustic sensors, and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more speakers and the detection mat, the controller to:
- determine an identity of the interchangeable overlay when the interchangeable overlay is located adjacent to the detection mat,
- detect the foot-based user input via the array of sensors,
- select one of the one or more games based at least in part on the foot-based user input, retrieve game-related user feedback from a game database, and
- output the game-related user feedback via the one or more speakers and not via a display screen.
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A system comprising:
- an interchangeable overlay including:
- a first surface configured to face a user and receive foot-based user input, wherein the first surface includes a decorative pattern that corresponds to one or more games, and
- a second surface opposite the first surface configured to removeably place the interchangeable overlay adjacent a detection mat;
- and
- a floor-based game management apparatus including:
- one or more speakers,
- the detection mat, wherein the detection mat includes:
- a first surface configured to removeably receive a plurality of interchangeable overlays, and
- an array of sensors distributed across the first surface of the detection mat, and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more speakers and the detection mat, the controller to:
- determine an identity of the interchangeable overlay when the interchangeable overlay is located adjacent to the detection mat,
- detect the foot-based user input via the array of sensors, and
- output game-related user feedback via the one or more speakers and not via a display screen based at least in part on the foot-based user input and the identity of the interchangeable overlay.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more speakers;
- a detection mat including:
- a first surface configured to removeably receive a plurality of interchangeable overlays, and
- an array of sensors distributed across the first surface of the detection mat;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more speakers and the detection mat, the controller to:
- determine an identity of an interchangeable overlay located adjacent to the detection mat, wherein the interchangeable overlay includes a first surface configured to face a user and receive foot-based user input, wherein the first surface includes a decorative pattern that corresponds to one or more games, and wherein the interchangeable overlay includes a second surface opposite the first surface configured to removeably place the interchangeable overlay adjacent the detection mat,
- detect the foot-based user input via the array of sensors, and
- output game-related user feedback via the one or more speakers and not via a display screen based at least in part on the foot-based user input and the identity of the interchangeable overlay.
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A method comprising:
- determining an identity of an interchangeable overlay located adjacent to a detection mat of a floor-based game management apparatus including a first surface configured to removeably receive a plurality of interchangeable overlays and an array of sensors distributed across the first surface of the detection mat, wherein the interchangeable overlay includes a first surface configured to face a user and receive foot-based user input, wherein the first surface includes a decorative pattern that corresponds to one or more games, and wherein the interchangeable overlay includes a second surface opposite the first surface configured to removeably place the interchangeable overlay adjacent the detection mat;
- detecting the foot-based user input via an the array of sensors distributed across the first surface of the detection mat;
- and
- outputting game-related user feedback via one or more speakers of the floor-based game management apparatus and not via a display screen based at least in part on the foot-based user input and the identity of the interchangeable overlay.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.