# US 11,443,597 B2 · Urinal-based multiplayer game system

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- Number: US 11,443,597 B2
- Document ID: US11443597B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/893,862
- Filed: 2020-06-05
- Published: 2021-12-09
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2020-06-05
- Assignees: Sun West Engineering, Inc.
- Applicants: Sun West Engineering, Inc.
- Inventors: Phillip McCoy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443597B2

## CPC

- A63F 13/218: using pressure sensors, e.g. generating a signal proportional to the pressure applied by the player
- A63F 9/24: Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
- A63F 13/837: Shooting of targets
- E03D 13/005: {Accessories specially adapted for urinals}
- G07F 17/3206: {Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics}
- G07F 17/3213: {Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members}
- G07F 17/3216: {Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects}
- G07F 17/3255: {Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements}
- G07F 17/3276: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament}
- G07F 17/3295: {Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking}
- A63F 2300/8094: Unusual game types, e.g. virtual cooking
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

A urinal-based multiplayer gaming system is provided. The system includes a plurality of urinals, each including a respective urine sensing system, each urine sensing system configured to sense, when active, a urine stream attribute of urine collected at that urinal. A common display is viewable from each of the plurality of urinals. A processing system is configured to: execute a computer-implemented game responsive to urine stream attributes received from the active urine sensing systems; and render game graphics on the common display during execution of the computer-implemented game, wherein the game graphics include, for each of the active urine sensing systems, a corresponding graphical component.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A urinal-based multiplayer gaming system comprising:
a plurality of urinals, each including a respective urine sensing system, each urine sensing system configured to sense, when active, a urine stream attribute of urine collected at that urinal;
a common display viewable from each of the plurality of urinals; and
a processing system communicatively coupled to the common display and each of the urine sensing systems;
wherein the processing system is configured to:
execute a computer-implemented game responsive to urine stream attributes received from the active urine sensing systems; and
render game graphics on the common display during execution of the computer-implemented game, wherein the game graphics include, for each of the active urine sensing systems, a corresponding graphical component;
wherein each of the urine sensing systems include a collection component communicatively coupled to a sensor subsystem, and the collection component includes multiple collection regions configured to momentarily capture the urine stream; and
wherein the sensor subsystem includes: (a) a first sensor module including at least one of a pressure sensor and a volume flow meter; and (b) a second sensor module including at least one of a pH sensor, a temperature sensor, a turbidity sensor, and a color sensor; wherein the urine stream attributes include at least one health-related attribute that is assessed via the second sensor module.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the urine stream attribute is an accuracy attribute indicative of the closeness of an incoming urine stream to an optimum location within the respective urinal.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the urine stream attribute is a volumetric attribute indicative of the total volume of a urine stream collected by the respective urinal during a user's urination session.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the computer implemented game is a race game and graphical components associated with each of the active urine sensing systems progress from one side of the common display to a second side of the common display.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is configured to provide a user with a reward based on an outcome of the computer implemented game.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the processing system is configured to communicate with a mobile device over a network, and the processing system delivers the reward to the mobile device over the network.