Amusement devices: games – Simulated-projectile game – target therefor – or accessory – Coindence detection or indication means
Patent
1997-12-30
2000-11-14
Harrison, Jessica J.
Amusement devices: games
Simulated-projectile game, target therefor, or accessory
Coindence detection or indication means
463 7, 463 36, 463 37, 463 39, 463 51, 463 52, 463 54, 345 27, 345 28, 345156, 345158, 345180, 345192, 345193, 345207, A63B 6700, A63F 902
Patent
active
061462780
ABSTRACT:
A shooting video game machine includes a monitor screen, a light source near the monitor screen, and a mock gun having an image sensor with a pixel array for capturing an image including the monitor screen and the light source. A light source position detection unit detects as image position of an image of the light source in the pixel array. A hit position detection unit for determines a position aimed at on the monitor screen based on the image position. The light source position detection unit includes a detector for detecting pixels having data of the image of the light source and stores only address of the detect pixels to a memory. A light source position calculator calculate the image position of the light source according to the address data stored in the memory in a certain time period.
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Harrison Jessica J.
Konami Co. Ltd.
Nguyen Binh-An
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