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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Timothy R. Pryor, Tecumseh, CA;
Peter Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy R. Pryor, Tecumseh, CA;
Peter Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Motion Games, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This application discloses active movement based and other video games which may be played over the internet as well in the home or elsewhere. One or two or more persons can play, generally using one or more cameras to determine the relation of an object or a part of a person to a video display on which game related graphics are displayed. Determination of object position and orientation in up to 6 degrees of freedom is disclosed, at data rates sufficient to make game play rewarding.