Ball and entertainment system
AssigneeThe University of Electro-Communications
InventorsSachiko Kodama, Osamu Izuta, Hideki Koike
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Implementation including an outputter (11) following a control to output a signal, a microphone (10) for acquisition of sound from inside a ball (1a), a determiner (121) working in accordance with a level of sound acquired through the microphone (10) to determine a state of the ball (1a), and a control processor (122) working in accordance with a result of determination at the determiner (121) to generate a signal to output through the outputter (11).
Claims25
1-18. (canceled)
A ball including an outputter adapted to follow a control to output signals, the ball comprising:
- a microphone configured for acquisition of sound from inside the ball;
- a determiner configured to work in accordance with a sound acquired through the microphone, to determine a state of the ball;
- and
- a control processor configured to work in accordance with a result of determination at the determiner, to generate a signal to output through the outputter.
An entertainment system including a ball with an outputter adapted to output signals, and a control device adapted for control of signal output at the ball, wherein
- the ball comprises:
- a microphone configured for acquisition of sound from inside the ball;
- a first communicator configured to transmit a sound acquired through the microphone to the control device, and receive signals transmitted from the control device;
- and
- a control processor configured to work in accordance with a signal received from the control device, to change a signal to output through the outputter, and
- the control device comprises:
- a second communicator configured to receive a sound, and work in accordance with this sound, to transmit a signal to control the outputter;
- a determiner configured to work in accordance with a level of sound received at the second communicator;
- to determine a state of the ball;
- and
- a generator configured to work in accordance with a result of determination at the determiner, to generate a signal for control of the outputter, to output to the second communicator.
An entertainment system including a ball, an output device adapted to output a signal in accordance with a state of the ball, and a control device adapted for control of signal output at the output device, wherein
- the ball comprises:
- a microphone configured for acquisition of sound from inside the ball;
- and
- a first communicator configured to transmit a sound acquired through the microphone to the control device, and
- the control device comprises:
- a second communicator configured to receive a sound transmitted from the ball, and work in accordance with this sound to transmit to the output device a control signal to control the signal output;
- a determiner configured to work in accordance with a level of sound received at the second communicator;
- to determine a state of the ball;
- and
- a generator configured to work in accordance with a result of determination at the determiner, to generate a control signal for control of the output device, to output to the second communicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.