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Integral video game and cardio-waveform display
Assignee: Balligomingo Entertainment LLC
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Filing: 1996-01-31
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2016-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A video game which incorporates a video game player's cardio-waveform into the video display and integrates the wave-form with the activities of the video game being played. A cardio-waveform sensor is attached to a video game player. The sensor produces a signal which is transmitted to an input interface of a micro-processor. A joystick or other control system which enables a player to control the play of the video game is also attached to the input interface of the micro-processor. The micro-processor produces a display signal dependant on the signal's generated from the joystick and cardio-waveform sensor. The player's cardio-waveform is also displayed on the video display and is incorporated into the activities of the game being played. In one embodiment the cardio-waveform represents a boundary which confines the activities of a roaming icon.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry M. Clayman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:02
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/55; A63F13/57; A63F13/577; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/339; A61B5/74; A61B5/742; A61B5/743; A63F13/20; A63F13/21; A63F13/212; A63F13/40; A63F13/42; A63F13/50; A63F13/54; A63F13/60; A63F13/65; A63F13/67; A63F13/85; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/26; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/10; A63F2300/1012; A63F2300/50; A63F2300/57; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/6027; A63F2300/6045; A63F2300/6063; A63F2300/6081; A63F2300/64; A63F2300/643; A63F2300/69; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/8029; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S482/00; Y10S482/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A video game having particular characteristics to be played by at least one player, said video game comprising: a control means for allowing said at least one player to physically interact with said video game; a means for sensing the cardio-waveform of said at least one player to produce a signal representative thereof; a processing means for integrating said signal of said cardio-waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game; a display means for displaying said particular characteristics of said video game with said integrated signal representative of said at least on player's cardio wave-form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A video game having particular characteristics to be played by at least one player, said video game comprising: a control means for allowing said at least one player to physically interact with said video game; a means for sensing the cardio-waveform of said at least one player to produce a signal representative thereof; a processing means for integrating said signal of said cardio-waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game; a display means for displaying said particular characteristics of said video game with said integrated signal representative of said at least on player's cardio wave-form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The video game as recited in claim 1, wherein said displayed cardio wave form represents a boundary which a roaming icon cannot pass without being destroyed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The video game as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one player comprises two players each an opponent to the other; wherein each of said at least two player's cardio waveform is sensed and displayed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The video game as recited in claim 1 wherein, said means to sense said cardio-waveform of said at least one player is incorporated into said control means such that said player's cardio waveform is sensed from simple contact between said at least one player and said control means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The video game as recited in claim 1 wherein, said processing means processes and alters said signal representative of said at least one player's cardio wave-form to produce a variant waveform and incorporates said variant waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The video game as recited in claim 1, wherein said video game further comprises: an audio means for producing sounds corresponding to said particular characteristics of said video game.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The video game as recited in claim 3, wherein said particular characteristics of said video game includes a roaming icon capable of shooting projectiles towards an opponents displayed cardio wave-form, the object being to flatline said opponents displayed cardio wave-form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The video game claim as recited in claim 7, wherein said video game further comprises; an audio means for producing sounds corresponding to said particular characteristics of said video game wherein when said opponents cardio waveform is flatlined by another opponent said audio means produces a continuous flat tone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The video games as recited in claim 1, wherein said video game comprises a plurality of levels of difficulty, wherein a particular level of difficulty at any point in time is dependent on the frequency of said sensed cardio wave-form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
121 words
A video game having particular characteristics to be played by at least one player, said video game comprising: a control means for allowing said at least one player to physically interact with said video game; a means for sensing the cardio-waveform of said at least one player to produce a signal representative thereof; a processing means for integrating said signal of said cardio-waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game; a display means for displaying said video game and said cardio-waveform of said at least one player; and wherein said processing means includes a diagnostic mode for facilitating the diagnosis of an abnormally sensed cardio wave-form wherein said at least one player's cardio wave form is sensed and display unaltered.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
121 words
A video game having particular characteristics to be played by at least one player, said video game comprising: a control means for allowing said at least one player to physically interact with said video game; a means for sensing the cardio-waveform of said at least one player to produce a signal representative thereof; a processing means for integrating said signal of said cardio-waveform into said particular characteristics of said video game; a display means for displaying said video game and said cardio-waveform of said at least one player; and wherein said processing means includes a diagnostic mode for facilitating the diagnosis of an abnormally sensed cardio wave-form wherein said at least one player's cardio wave form is sensed and display unaltered.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A video game as recited in claim 10 wherein said displayed un-altered cardio wave-form is superimposed over a predetermined cardio wave-form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
A video game as recited in claim 10 wherein said diagnostic means further comprises: a transmission means for transmitting said signal representative of said at least one player's sensed cardio-waveform to a remote location so that said signal may be displayed on a remote electrocardiogram.
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