Monocular Gaming Visualization System with Trigger Actuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming devices do not allow efficient access to a mobile computing device's display or operating buttons for tactile control, data entry, or locking/unlocking, and fail to leverage sensor data such as camera input and image recognition in gaming experiences.
Innovation Solution
An Advanced Gaming Visualization System (AGVS) that includes a monocular unit for image data visualization, a trigger unit for actuation, and adjustment wheels for positioning, allowing manual touch-type controls and integration of sensor data for enhanced gaming scenarios, including image recognition and GPS-based player location determination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the mobile computing device is positioned for direct view display only, then the visual display function is improved, but the accessibility to display and operating buttons for tactile control is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the mobile computing device so that the display faces away from the user's direct view, instead orienting it toward the weapon target. This dimensional reorientation allows the user to interact with the display and buttons through tactile feedback while aiming, solving the contradiction between display visibility and operational accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a feedback mechanism where the display shows visual information that corresponds to tactile interactions with the weapon. The display acts as an intermediary, providing visual confirmation of tactile controls without requiring the user to look down at the device, thus maintaining both operational ease and visual awareness.
2Illumination intensity
If the mobile computing device is used for visual display only, then the visual gaming experience is improved, but the leveraging of sensor data such as camera input and image recognition is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile computing device perform multiple functions simultaneously: it serves as a visual display for the gaming experience while also functioning as a camera, image recognition system, and location data provider. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the device adaptable to both visual and sensor-based gaming enhancements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines visual display functions with sensor data processing functions in a single integrated system. The camera, image recognition, GPS, and display work together as a unified gaming platform, allowing the device to provide both visual feedback and sensor-based gameplay mechanics simultaneously.
3Loss of information
If the display is positioned for direct view, then the visual data display is improved, but the tactile control and data entry functionality is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent orients the display in a different spatial dimension relative to the user's line of sight, positioning it to face the weapon target rather than the user's eyes. This allows tactile controls to be accessed naturally during aiming while visual information remains available through the weapon's optical system or peripheral vision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback loop where tactile interactions with the weapon's controls are immediately reflected in the visual display. This allows the user to maintain tactile control accessibility while ensuring visual information is not lost, as the display provides real-time confirmation of control inputs and game state.
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AI summary
A monocular unit permits visualization of image data received from an imaging device associated with a mobile computing device. The image data is displayed on a display of the mobile computing device. A trigger unit indicates a trigger actuation, where the trigger unit includes a trigger and a trigger bar, and where the trigger bar is moved by actuation of the trigger. A mounting component mounts the mobile computing device in relation to the monocular unit and the trigger unit. Adjustment wheels permit adjustment of the position of the mobile computing device in relation to the monocular unit, the trigger unit, and the mounting component.