Tracking system
AssigneeBounce Ping Pong Ltd.
InventorDov Penzik
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A tracking system (17) arranged to track movement of a gaming token (13) over a gaming area, wherein the gaming token (13) moves over at least part of the gaming area during use, the tracking system (17) comprising: an infrared light source (19) arranged to illuminate the gaming area with infrared light, wherein the gaming token (13) is arranged to reflect infrared light; two or more infrared cameras (27a-c) arranged to capture images (29a-c) of the gaming area; and a processing system (31) arranged to identify the gaming token (13) in the captured images (29a-c).
Claims21
-41. (canceled)
A tracking system arranged to track movement of a gaming token over a gaming area, wherein the gaming token moves over at least part of the gaming area during use, the tracking system comprising:
- an infrared light source arranged to illuminate the gaming area with infrared light, wherein the gaming token is arranged to reflect infrared light;
- two or more infrared cameras arranged to capture images of the gaming area;
- and
- a processing system arranged to identify the gaming token in the captured images.
A user interface control method comprising:
- projecting a user interface onto a surface of a gaming area;
- using two or more cameras to track the position of a physical object as it is moved over the surface by a user;
- and
- causing control of the user interface based on the tracked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.