System and method of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorMichael Goslin
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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. For example, control specification information may be utilized. Control specification information may specify associations between output signals and control signals, and/or other associations.
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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 and a second association between the second output signal and a second control signal;
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- one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- determine the control specification information based on user input, 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;
- 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;
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- provide the determined control signals for controlling the game.
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;
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- 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;
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- 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 signal is determined responsive to obtaining the second output signal;
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- effectuate transmission of the determined control signals to a computing platform for controlling the game.
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 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, 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 and the second control signal is determined responsive to obtaining the second output signal;
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- providing the determined control signals for controlling the game.
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 to generate 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;
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- 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 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;
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- effectuating transmission of the determined control signals to a computing platform for controlling the game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.