[0042] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0043] The solution of the present invention is to use portable digital devices with touch screens such as mobile phones and tablet computers to replace physical game handles. The portable digital device is connected to the game console through wireless means such as WiFi and Bluetooth. The game console runs multiplayer games that support gamepads. The user can simulate the gamepad to control the multiplayer games by operating on the touch screen of the portable digital device.
[0044] figure 1 Shown is a system for implementing a multiplayer game using a portable digital device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The game host 100 includes a game module 120. One or more games are built-in. The games include multiplayer games that support handle operation. The game console 100 supports dual wifi, that is, it can be used as a wireless access point (AP ) Point provides wireless network access for back-end client devices (such as mobile phones).
[0045] The game console 100 has an input module 110, and the input module 110 is used to receive a wireless output signal from the portable digital device 200 as an input signal for the game. In this embodiment, the number of portable digital devices 200 connected to the game console 100 is greater than one. The portable digital devices 200 have a touch screen and a wireless communication method. Each portable digital device 200 is connected to the input module 110 through a wireless communication method. The wireless communication method includes, but is not limited to, wifi, Bluetooth, or other communication methods that can be connected wirelessly at a short distance.
[0046] A client app is pre-installed in the portable digital device 200, and its function is to display the operation interface of the virtual game handle on the touch screen, and define the touch event as a designated handle input event. In this embodiment, the portable digital device 200 may be a smart phone, a palmtop computer, a wearable device, or other smart devices with a touch display screen.
[0047] Such as figure 2 Shown is a schematic diagram of a virtual gamepad interface displayed on the touch screen of the portable digital device 200 after running the client app in an embodiment of the present invention. There are multiple function buttons and direction buttons in this interface. The client app detects the touch event of the touch screen. If it is detected, it determines whether the coordinate of the touch event is in the predefined effective area. If it is an invalid area, no processing is done; if it is an effective area, it further determines the coordinate corresponding to the touch event For which button, the touch event is converted into a corresponding handle operation event according to the judgment result. Then, the handle operation event is sent to the game host 100 through wireless communication.
[0048] The input module 110 of the game console 100 is used to load a virtual handle driving unit 111 when detecting that the portable digital device 200 is connected, and bind the virtual handle driving unit 111 to the portable digital device 200. If multiple portable digital devices 200 are connected, a virtual handle drive unit 111 is loaded to each portable digital device, and each portable digital device 200 is assigned a unique identity. The identity identifier is used to identify different virtual gamepads.
[0049] The virtual handle driving unit 111 is used to respond to the handle operation event transmitted by the portable digital device 200, the handle operation event carries the identity identifier, and the corresponding handle output signal recognizable by the game is generated according to the handle operation event, and the handle output signal Input to the game module 120. The game module 120 receives and responds to the handle output signal.
[0050] In some embodiments, after the portable digital device 200 runs the client app, it can also use the gravity sensor or motion sensor of the portable digital device 200 to generate output signals, specifically: defining the action recognized by the specified sensor as a handle operation event; the portable digital device 200 recognizes the action through the sensor and converts it into a corresponding handle operation event according to the definition; sends the control instruction to the game console 100 through wireless communication; the virtual handle drive unit 111 responds to the control instruction transmitted by the portable digital device 200 to generate game play The identified corresponding handle output signal is input to the game module 120.
[0051] In some embodiments, after the game module 120 receives and responds to the handle output signal, it also generates a vibration feedback signal, which is sent to the virtual handle driving unit 111, and the virtual handle driving unit 111 transmits the signal to the virtual handle driving unit 111 through wireless communication. The vibration feedback signal is sent to the portable digital device 200. After the portable digital device 200 receives the vibration feedback signal, the vibrator of the portable digital device 200 vibrates according to the vibration feedback signal to enhance the game experience.
[0052] image 3 Shown is the process of a method for implementing a multiplayer game using a portable digital device provided by an embodiment of the present invention, including the following steps:
[0053] Step 301: More than one portable digital device is connected to the game console through wireless communication.
[0054] Step 302: The input module of the game host loads a virtual handle drive unit for each connected portable digital device, binds the virtual handle drive unit to the corresponding portable digital device, and assigns an identity to the portable digital device.
[0055] Step 303: The portable digital device receives the touch event and converts the touch event into a handle operation event.
[0056] Step 304: The portable digital device transmits the handle operation event and the identity identifier to the game host through wireless communication.
[0057] Step 305: The input module of the game host receives the handle operation event and the identity identifier, and inputs the handle operation event into the corresponding virtual handle drive unit according to the identity identifier.
[0058] Step 305: The virtual handle driving unit converts handle input events into handle output signals, and outputs them to the game module.
[0059] Step 306: The game module responds to the handle output module.
[0060] In some embodiments, the step 303 is changed to: the sensor of the portable digital device recognizes an action, and converts the recognized action into a handle operation event according to the definition.
[0061] In other embodiments, the step 303 further includes: the sensor of the portable digital device recognizes an action, and converts the recognized action into a handle operation event according to the definition.
[0062] In some embodiments, after step 306, it further includes: the game module generates a vibration feedback signal and sends the vibration feedback signal to the virtual handle drive unit; the virtual handle drive unit sends the vibration feedback signal to the portable digital device through wireless communication. After the portable digital device 200 receives the vibration feedback signal, the vibrator of the portable digital device vibrates according to the vibration feedback signal.
[0063] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a game host. The game host is an independent piece of hardware and includes a casing. A video output port is provided on the outside of the casing to connect to video playback devices such as a TV and a projector. Such as Figure 4 As shown, the casing may include a memory 410, a processor 411, a bus 412, and a port 413. The processor 411 and the memory 410 are interconnected through a bus 412. The processor 411 may receive and send data through the port 413 to implement network communication. Figure 4 The input module 110 (including a plurality of virtual handle driving units 111 therein) and the game module 120 shown in FIG. 1 may be machine executable instruction modules stored in the memory 410. The processor 411 executes machine-executable instructions contained in each module in the memory 410, thereby being able to implement the functions of the foregoing modules. In the aforementioned game console 400, the game module 120 has built-in at least one multiplayer game that supports handle operation, and is used to receive the handle output signal from the input module 110 and respond to the handle output signal;
[0064] The input module 110 includes: an access unit, a loading unit, a receiving unit, and more than one virtual handle driving unit;
[0065] The access unit is used to receive the access of more than one portable digital device;
[0066] The loading unit is used to load a virtual handle drive unit when receiving access from any portable digital device, and bind the virtual handle drive unit to the portable digital device;
[0067] The receiving unit, when receiving a handle operation event from any portable digital device, input the handle operation event to the virtual handle drive unit bound to the portable digital device;
[0068] The virtual handle drive unit is used to convert the input handle input event into a handle output signal and output it to the game module.
[0069] The embodiment of the present invention also discloses a portable digital device, which has a touch screen and a wireless communication method. Such as Figure 5 As shown, the portable digital device includes: a memory 510, a processor 511, a bus 512, and a port 513. The processor 511 and the memory 510 are interconnected through a bus 512. The processor 511 may receive and send data through the port 513 to implement wireless network communication. The virtual handle module 501 may be a machine executable instruction module stored in the memory 510. The processor 511 can implement the functions of the aforementioned modules by executing machine executable instructions contained in the modules in the memory 510. The virtual handle module 501 is used to access the game console through wireless communication, receive and save the identity identifier assigned by the game console; receive touch events, and convert the touch events into handle operation events, and/or, according to the definition of the sensor recognition action Converted into a handle operation event; the handle operation event conversion and the identification are transmitted to the game console through wireless communication; it can also be used to receive the vibration feedback signal from the game console, and send the vibration feedback signal to the vibration of the portable digital device To make the vibrator vibrate according to the vibration feedback signal.
[0070] It should be understood that although this specification is described in accordance with various embodiments, not each embodiment only contains an independent technical solution. This narration in the specification is only for clarity, and those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole The technical solutions in the various embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.
[0071] The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the technical solution of this application are all Should be included in the scope of protection of this application.
