Video gaming system and method of operation
AssigneePerformance Designed Products LLC
InventorsSteve Lavache, Richard Baxter, Thomas John Roberts
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Abstract
A video game system can include a console, a camera and a light targeting peripheral (LTP), where the LPT can direct non-visible light (e.g., infrared (IR) light) onto a display screen. The camera is positioned so that is can view the display screen, and can locate a non-visible light dot on the display screen during video game play. The system can be used with any size or type of electronic display (e.g., any type of television, computer screen, etc.), or any type of non-electronic display (e.g., projector screen) on which the video game can be projected.
Claims18
A video game system, comprising:
- a console configured to transmit one or more visual or aural effects of a video game to a display screen;
- a camera positionable so that it can view the display screen, the camera configured to communicate with the console;
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- a light targeting peripheral comprising a trigger and a non-visible light source, the light targeting peripheral configured to direct a non-visible light onto the display screen and to communicate with one or both of the console and the camera when the trigger is actuated, the camera configured to locate a position on the display screen targeted by the light targeting peripheral upon the actuation of the trigger irrespective of a size and type of the display screen and to communicate said position to the console.
A video game system, comprising:
- a console configured to transmit one or more visual or aural effects of a video game to an electronic display screen;
- a camera positionable so that it can view the electronic display screen, the camera configured to communicate with the console, the camera comprising an optical filter mechanically actuatable to filter out visible light while allowing non-visible light to pass through a lens of the camera;
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- a light targeting peripheral comprising a trigger and a non-visible light source, the light targeting peripheral configured to direct a non-visible light onto the display screen and to communicate with one or both of the console and the camera when the trigger is actuated, the camera configured to locate a position on the display screen targeted by the light targeting peripheral upon the actuation of the trigger irrespective of a size and type of the display screen and to communicate said position to the console.
A video game system, comprising:
- a console configured to transmit one or more visual or aural effects of a video game to a display screen;
- a camera positionable so that it can view the display screen, the camera comprising an optical filter configured to filter out visible light while allowing infrared light and configured to communicate with the console;
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- a light targeting peripheral comprising a trigger and an infrared light source, the light targeting peripheral configured to direct an infrared light onto the display screen and to communicate with one or both of the console and the camera when the trigger is actuated, the camera configured to locate a position on the display screen targeted by the light targeting peripheral upon the actuation of the trigger irrespective of a size and type of the display screen and to communicate said position to the console.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.