JP7215655B2 - darts online game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system, in particular to a darts online game system.

In recent years, the game of darts has developed into a worldwide recreation, where men and women of all ages can enjoy the game of darts.

Typically, participants in a darts game gather at the same location and take turns throwing darts at the same target surface. However, with the development of communication science and technology, electronic darts game devices have already been developed. The electronic darts game device uses at least one host and is connected via the Internet, so that participants can remotely participate in the darts game without being restricted by time and place. Specifically, the electronic darts game device is equipped with two cameras that take images of the target surface and the participants, respectively, and remotely transmits the game status and results over a network. In addition, the electronic darts game device electronically senses the hit position of the dartboard and automatically totals the scores before providing the total score to the participants. However, electronic darts game devices are expensive and bulky and cannot be purchased or kept at home by the typical consumer. Therefore, they are generally installed in amusement facilities or other public spaces by entertainment companies. However, when consumers cannot go out, they cannot enjoy the darts game by linking with other people.

In view of the above, in view of the drawbacks of the prior art and future market demands, the present invention provides an online darts game system that can solve the above problems. The specific configuration and embodiments thereof will be described in detail below.

A main object of the present invention is to provide a darts online game system. The darts online game system can capture images of the user and the dartboard using the in-camera and out-camera of the mobile device, integrate them with the game application, and simultaneously display them on the screen. In addition to being viewed by the user, it can also be transmitted to the mobile devices of other game participants through the cloud server. Therefore, the remote user can see the screen and the actual score as the participant throws. Therefore, even if they are not in the same place, they can connect with the system remote of the present invention and play a darts game.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a darts online game system. The darts online game system provides a mirror next to the mobile device to reflect the image of the darts board to the out-camera of the mobile device. Therefore, even if the user, the mobile device, and the dartboard are not on the same straight line, the images of the user and the dartboard can be captured using the in-camera and out-camera of the mobile device.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a darts online game system. The darts online game system externally connects an image capture device in place of the out-camera of the mobile device. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem that the in-camera and the out-camera of the mobile device cannot be opened at the same time.

To achieve the above objects, the darts online game system of the present invention has at least two mobile devices. At least one of the mobile devices has a first image capture device, a second image capture device, a mirror, a score entry device, a display device, a processor, and a wireless transmission module. The first image capture device captures an image of a user. The second image capture device captures an image of a dartboard. The mirror is located in front of or next to the mobile device and reflects an image of the dartboard to the second image capture device. The score input device receives a user's score or receives a user's score corresponding to the image of the dartboard from a score sensing module. The processor is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, the score input device, and the display device. The wireless transmission module is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, and the processor to transmit the user's score, the user's image, and the dartboard image to another Send to the mobile device and receive another user's score, another user's image and another dartboard image sent from the other of the at least two mobile devices. The processor executes a game application to display and record the user's score, the other user's score, and the user, the dartboard, the other user, and the other user. At least two images of one dartboard are displayed and simultaneously displayed on the mobile device in split screen.

In one embodiment of the invention, the processor further comprises a scoring module that records and sums scores for each dart on the dartboard.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the split screen of the mobile device further has a score column. The game application executes a first display mode and a second display mode. In the first display mode, the number of rounds, the score of each round, the score of the user and the other user, etc. are displayed in the score column. In the second display mode, the score is displayed in the score column.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a cloud server connected to wireless transmission modules of said at least two mobile devices for receiving, transmitting and recording said image, said user's score and another user's score. further has

In one embodiment of the present invention, further comprising at least one media device connected to said cloud server for displaying said image.

In one embodiment of the invention, the game application further comprises an image processing module. The image processing module performs an operation such as zooming, rotating, or dividing images of the user, the dartboard, the other user, and the another dartboard so that the screen Display in split.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first image capture device is the in-camera of the mobile device.

In one embodiment of the invention, the second image capture device is the out-camera of the mobile device.

Another darts online game system of the present invention has at least two mobile devices. At least one of the mobile devices has a first image capture device, a second image capture device, a mirror, a score entry device, a display device, a processor, and a wireless transmission module. The first image capture device captures an image of a user. The second image capture device is connected to the mobile device via a transmission line and captures an image of the dartboard. The mirror is located in front of or next to the mobile device and reflects an image of the dartboard to the second image capture device. The score input device receives a score input by a user or a score of the user corresponding to the image of the dartboard transmitted from the score sensing module. The processor is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, the score input device, and the display device. The wireless transmission module is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, and the display device to further transmit the user's score, the user's image, and the dartboard image. and receive another user score, another user image and another dartboard image transmitted from the other of the at least two mobile devices. The processor executes a game application, displays the user's score, the other user's score, the user, the dartboard, the other user, and the other dart At least two of the board images are selected to be displayed simultaneously on the mobile device in split screen.

In one embodiment of the invention, said second image capture device is a mini-camera or webcam.

An embodiment of the invention further comprises a score sensing module. The score sensing module is located at or near the dartboard and has at least one camera and a processor. The camera captures an image of the dartboard. The processor, signally connected to the camera, captures an image of the dartboard and then calculates the hit position of each dart and calculates a corresponding score.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the darts online game system of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the darts online game system of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a situation in which a first user throws darts in the darts online game system of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a situation in which a second user throws darts in the darts online game system of the present invention; 1 is an example of a user interface of a game application in the darts online game system of the present invention; FIG. 10 is another embodiment of the user interface of the game application in the darts online game system of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment showing a situation where a user throws darts in the darts online game system of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of additionally installing a first score sensing module in the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of additionally installing a second score sensing module in the present invention;

The present invention provides a darts online game system. Said darts online game system is used for a multiplayer darts game with at least two participants, using mobile devices, connected to each other through the cloud, and transmitted to others by streaming, live broadcasting, and the like. The goal of the darts game can be achieved by remote connection without using a special darts board with network connectivity.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a first embodiment of the darts online game system 10 of the present invention. The darts online game system 10 of the present invention has at least two mobile devices. In this embodiment, a two-player game will be described as an example. The first user 20 and the second user 30 do not have to be in the same place, or even in different countries. A first user 20 throws a dart at a dartboard 22 and captures an image of the first user 20 and the dartboard 22 using a mobile device 24 . A second user 30 throws a dart at the dartboard 32 and captures an image of the second user 30 and the dartboard 32 using the mobile device 34 . The mobile devices 24, 34 are smart phones or tablets and are connected to the cloud server 40 via a wireless communication network. The mobile device 24 transmits the first user's score and the images of the first user 20 and the dartboard 22 to the mobile device 34 via the cloud server 40 . Also, the mobile device 34 similarly transmits the second user's score and the images of the second user 30 and the dartboard 32 to the mobile device 24 via the cloud server 40 . The score of the first user, the score of the second user, and the images of the first user 20, the dartboard 22, the second user 30, and the dartboard 32 are stored or temporarily stored in the cloud server 40. can. In a first embodiment, the mobile devices 24, 34 are connected to each other by wireless communication technology (eg, infrared, etc.) to carry out said data transmission.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system of the present invention. In a first embodiment of the invention, at least one mobile device 24 or 34 has the following elements. Taking the mobile device 24 as an example, the mobile device 24 has a first image capture device 242 , a score input device 250 , a display device 25 , a second image capture device 244 , a wireless transmission module 245 and a processor 249 . The first image capture device 242 is provided on the front side of the mobile device 24 and captures an image of the first user 20 . In other words, the first image capture device 242 is the in-camera of the mobile device 24 . A second image capture device 244 is provided on the rear side of the mobile device 24 and captures an image of the dartboard 22 . In other words, the second image capture device 244 is the out-camera of the mobile device 24 . The score input device 250 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch device, a mouse, etc., and the user inputs the score or the first user's score corresponding to the dartboard 22 transmitted from the score sensing module 45 is input. receive. The display device 25 is described in a later paragraph, FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. Processor 249 is connected to first image capture device 242 , second image capture device 244 , score input device 250 and display device 25 .

Wireless transmission module 245 is connected to first image capture device 242 , second image capture device 244 , and processor 249 . A game application 246 is provided for darts players around the world to easily participate in the game. The wireless transmission module 245 transmits the first user's score and the image of the first user 20 and the image of the dartboard 22 to the other said mobile device 34, and to the other game participant's mobile device ( That is, it receives the second user's score and the image of the second user 30 and another dartboard 32 transmitted from the mobile device 34). Game application 246 is a darts game application installed on mobile device 24 and running on processor 249 . The processor 249 is connected to the first image capture device 242 , the second image capture device 244 and the wireless transmission module 245 to communicate with the first user 20 , the dartboard 22 , the second user 30 and the dartboard 32 . At least two of the images are selected to be displayed simultaneously on the mobile device 24 in split screen. These screen division images are displayed based on the initial setting or selection by the first user 20 . In one embodiment, the mobile device 24, 34 further has storage in which the game application 246 is stored. A game application 246 runs on the processor 249 and is used to store and display the first user's score and the second user's score on the display device 25 .

Processor 249 further comprises scoring module 247 and image processing module 248 . Scoring module 247 records and totals the score for each dart on dartboard 22 . Dart scores can be entered automatically or manually in the present invention. Since the image of the dartboard 22 is transmitted to the other participants, the other participants can clearly see the hit position of the darts and the corresponding score. In other words, even if the score is manually entered, there is no fear of fraud. The image processing module 248 zooms, rotates, or divides the images of the first user 20, the dartboard 22, the second user 30, and the dartboard 32, and displays them in a split screen. .

If the mobile device 24 is placed between the first user 20 and the dartboard 22 and they are on the same straight line, the darts may hit the mobile device 24 when the first user 20 throws a dart. . Therefore, the mobile device 24 must be placed in a slightly lateral position. In this way, when the first image capturing device 242 (ie, the in-camera) faces the first user 20 directly, the second image capturing device 244 (ie, the out-camera) captures the dart board 22. can't In view of that, in the FIG. 1 embodiment of the invention, a reflective element, such as mirror 26 is provided in front of or next to mobile device 24 . Adjusting the angle of mirror 26 reflects an image of dartboard 22 to second image capture device 244 . Since different manufacturers or model numbers of mobile devices 24 process images captured by cameras differently, the generated image may be upside down, or the image reflected by the mirror 26 may be upside down. For example, the first user 20 may be right-handed, but the image transmitted to and displayed on the mobile device 34 of the second user 30 may be left-handed. Therefore, the image needs to be adjusted in the correct direction by the image processing module 248 to avoid misjudgment.

The mirror 26 may be provided on the mobile device 24, or may be connected to the mobile device 24 via a universal joint (not shown) for optional rotation and angle adjustment. Alternatively, both mobile device 24 and mirror 26 may be secured to at least one tripod (not shown). It should be noted that there are other ways to place the mirror 26, and any method of placing the mirror 26 next to the mobile device 24 to reflect the image of the dartboard 22 onto the second image capture device 244 is within the scope of the present invention. .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing how the first user 20 throws darts in the darts online game system of the present invention. The first user 20 is a participant of the local terminal, that is, the participant himself. As can be seen in FIG. 3, a mirror 26 is placed next to the mobile device 24 to reflect the image of the dartboard 22 to the out-camera 244 of the mobile device 24 . Similarly, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a situation in which the second user 30 throws darts in the darts online game system of the present invention. The second user 30 is a remote participant, ie a game partner. 3 and 4, both adopt the method of reflecting the images of the dartboards 22, 32 to the out-cameras 244, 344 by the mirrors 26, 36. FIG. Therefore, the mobile devices 24, 34 acquire images of the first user 20 and the dartboard 22 and the second user 30 and the dartboard 32 at the same time by their two front and rear cameras respectively, and the game applications 246, 346 Display in split screen. In the present invention, the game application 246,346 is displayed on the mobile device 24,34 in the first display mode or the second display mode. In the first display mode, the first user throws a dart (see display 25 in FIG. 6). In the second display mode, the first user is waiting (see Figure 5).

FIG. 5 is an embodiment of a game application user interface in the darts online game system of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mobile device 24 of the first user 20 will be described as an example. The screen displayed on the display device 25 is a screen on which the second remote user throws darts. In the display device 25, the screen is divided into three, a remote user screen 252, a remote dartboard screen 254, and a score column 256, respectively. The remote user screen 252 and the remote dartboard screen 254 are sent from the cloud server and shown to the first user of the local terminal. Therefore, the first user can see the score of the second user's throwing action and the correspondence without being present at the scene of the second user's throwing. The total score of each of the two players is displayed in the score column 256 . Those scores can be recorded on the cloud server 40 in addition to being transmitted to another user's mobile device via the cloud server 40 .

FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the user interface of the game application in the darts online game system of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mobile device 24 of the first user 20 is also taken as an example, and the first user 20 takes the turn of throwing the darts. In that case, the second user's display is shown in FIG. On the display device 25 of the first user's mobile device 24, the screen is divided into five, respectively, the local terminal user screen 251, the local terminal dartboard screen 255, the remote user screen 252, the round score 253, and the score. column 256; The remote user screen 252 is sent from the cloud server and shown to the first user of the local terminal. In display mode, the score column 256 displays the number of rounds 257, the score for each round 258, and the score for both 259. For example, in FIG. 6, it is indicated that there are 5 rounds and the scores of each round are 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 respectively. Since each segment of the dartboard has different scores and multiples, the display 25 has a round score 253 displaying the total score of the five rounds. In the example of FIG. 6, the round score is 180 points.

Summarizing the examples of FIGS. 5 and 6, the throw image and the dartboard image are displayed simultaneously on both mobile devices. Also, when the first user throws, the score column 256 displays the number of rounds 257, the score 258 of each round, the score 259 of both, and the like. Only both scores are displayed in the score column 256 when the first user waits. However, the above content is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and there are other screen division methods, image display methods, and the like. The invention is not restricted to the embodiment shown in FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a user throwing darts in the darts online game system of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first user 20 captures an image of the first user 20 using the in-camera of the mobile device 24 as the first image capturing device 242, and uses another second image capturing device. to capture the image of the darts board 22 . The second image capture device may be a mini-camera or a webcam. In the embodiment of Figure 7, a webcam 28 is utilized as the secondary image capture device. A webcam 28 (or mini-camera) is connected to the connection port of the mobile device 24 via a transmission line 29 and transmits captured images of the dartboard 22 to the mobile device 24 . The connection port of mobile device 24 may be a charging port, earphone port, or other port.

1 and 2 of the present invention, cloud server 40 may be connected to at least one media device 44 . Since the game images of the first user 20 and the second user 30 are transmitted to the cloud server 40 , other spectators 42 can view the game images through the cloud server 40 . Examples of the medium device 44 include a personal computer, a smart phone, a tablet, and the like. Also, the game application is installed in the media device 44 . If spectator 42 is connected to cloud server 40 , opening a game application installed on media device 44 , connected games and spectator-approved games are displayed via cloud server 40 . Spectator permissions are determined by first user 20 and second user 30 and can be set in game application 246 . Spectators 42 may select games for viewing and watch the darts game live on media device 44 via, for example, streaming.

The present invention can use an external score sensing module 45 to sense the score of the dartboard. FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are two embodiments of additionally installing a score sensing module in the present invention respectively. In the embodiment of FIG. 8, at least one first score sensing module 46 is provided between dartboard 32 and mobile device 34 . The first score sensing module 46, which has one or more cameras and a processor, captures an image of the dartboard 32 and utilizes an internal processor to analyze the image of the dartboard 32 to determine the number of darts hits. A target position and a score corresponding to the target position (ie, the user's score) are calculated. The first score sensing module 46 then transmits the calculated darts score to the mobile device 34 via wireless transmission technology. In the embodiment of FIG. 9, at least one second score sensing module 48 is provided near the dartboard 32, specifically on the outer ring of the dartboard 32, for example on the upper edge of the dartboard 32. be done. The second score sensing module 48 has one or more cameras and processors, and faces the target surface at an angle of 10° or more (an angle that can capture the entire dartboard 32) to the target surface to detect darts. An image of the board 32 is captured and an internal processor is used to analyze the image of the dart board 32 to calculate the hit locations of the darts and the scores corresponding to said hit locations. The second score sensing module 48 then transmits the calculated darts score to the mobile device 34 via wireless transmission technology. In the embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9 above, the wireless transmission technology can be Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or other wireless communication methods. After the game application on the mobile device 34 receives the darts score, the score is entered into the score field by the scoring module.

According to the darts online game system of the present invention, darts players all over the world can connect to the cloud server via the game application installed on each mobile device without using expensive electronic darts devices with connection functions. and can play online games with darts players from other regions. In addition, even if a camera is not separately installed on the dartboard, it is possible to capture images of the darts player and the dartboard at the same time using the in-camera and out-camera of the mobile device itself, and perform live broadcasting via the cloud server. can. According to the present invention, when the mobile device has only one camera, or when the in-camera and the out-camera cannot be opened at the same time, the captured image can be captured by externally connecting a web camera or mini camera to the mobile device. can be uploaded to the cloud server by mobile devices. The darts online game system of the present invention allows a large number of participants to be integrated into various game modes such as regional competition, network competition, regional league competition, remote league competition, regional championships, remote championships, and the like. In addition, spectators can remotely watch the game by connecting the media device to the cloud server. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to use a simple darts board anywhere without purchasing an expensive electronic darts device having a connection function, an image capture function, and a live relay function, and for example, a conventional dart board. By simply hanging a wooden or plastic dartboard on the wall, you can easily link and compete with other people simply by using the mobile device's camera and installed game applications.

The above contents are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention. The invention is not so limited. Any equivalent changes or improvements made based on the features and spirit of the claims of the present invention are included in the present invention.

10 darts online game system 20 first user 22 dartboard 24 mobile device 242 first image capture device 244 second image capture device 245 wireless transmission module 246 game application 247 scoring module 248 image processing module 249 processor 25 display device 250 Score input device 251 Local terminal user screen 252 Remote user screen 253 Round score 254 Remote dartboard screen 255 Local terminal dartboard screen 256 Score column 257 Number of rounds 258 Score 259 Score 26 Mirror 28 Web camera 29 Transmission line 30 Second use person 32 dart board 34 mobile device 342 first image capture device 344 second image capture device 346 game application 36 mirror 40 cloud server 42 spectator 44 media device 45 score sensing module 46 first score sensing module 48 second score sensing module

Claims (18)

A darts online game system having at least two mobile devices,
at least one of the mobile devices having a first image capture device, a second image capture device, a mirror, a score input device, a display device, a processor, and a wireless transmission module;
The first image capture device captures an image of a user,
The second image capturing device captures an image of a dartboard,
said mirror is located in front of or next to said mobile device and reflects an image of said dartboard to said second image capture device;
the score input device receives a score input by a user or a user score corresponding to the image of the dartboard from a score sensing module;
the processor is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, the score input device, and the display device;
The wireless transmission module is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, and the processor to transmit the user's score, the user's image, and the dartboard image to another transmit to the mobile device and receive another user's score, another user's image and another dartboard image transmitted from the other of the at least two mobile devices;
The processor executes a game application to display and record the user's score, the other user's score, and the user, the dartboard, the other user, and the other user. Displaying at least two of the images of one dartboard and simultaneously displaying them on the mobile device in a split screen,
Darts online game system. wherein the processor further comprises a scoring module that records and totals scores for each dart on the dartboard;
The darts online game system according to claim 1. The split screen of the mobile device further has a score column,
The game application executes a first display mode and a second display mode,
In the first display mode, displaying the number of rounds, the score of each round, and the scores of the user and the other user in the score column;
Characterized by displaying the score in the score column in the second display mode,
The darts online game system according to claim 1. further comprising a cloud server connected to the wireless transmission modules of the at least two mobile devices for receiving, transmitting, and recording the image, the user's score, and another user's score;
The darts online game system according to claim 1. further comprising at least one media device connected to the cloud server for displaying the image;
The darts online game system according to claim 4. The game application further has an image processing module,
The image processing module performs a zoom, rotate, or split operation on images of the user, the dartboard, the another user, and the another dartboard, and characterized by displaying in divisions,
The darts online game system according to claim 1. The first image capture device is an in-camera of the mobile device,
The darts online game system according to claim 1. The second image capture device is an out-camera of the mobile device,
The darts online game system according to claim 1. further comprising a score sensing module;
the score sensing module is at or near the dartboard and has at least one camera and a processor;
the camera captures an image of the dartboard;
The processor is signal connected to the camera and captures an image of the dartboard and then calculates the hit position of each dart and calculates a corresponding score.
The darts online game system according to claim 1 or 2. A darts online game system having at least two mobile devices,
at least one of the mobile devices having a first image capture device, a second image capture device, a mirror, a score input device, a display device, a processor, and a wireless transmission module;
The first image capture device captures an image of a user,
the second image capture device is connected to the mobile device via a transmission line and captures an image of the dartboard;
said mirror is located in front of or next to said mobile device and reflects an image of said dartboard to said second image capture device;
the score input device receives a score input by a user or a score of the user corresponding to the image of the dartboard transmitted from a score sensing module;
the processor is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, the score input device, and the display device;
The wireless transmission module is connected to the first image capture device, the second image capture device, and the display device to further transmit the user's score, the user's image, and the dartboard image. transmitting to one of said mobile devices and receiving another user score, another user image and another dartboard image transmitted from the other of said at least two mobile devices;
The processor executes a game application, displays the user's score, the other user's score, the user, the dartboard, the other user, and the other dart Selecting at least two images of the board and displaying them simultaneously on the mobile device in a split screen,
Darts online game system. wherein the processor further comprises a scoring module that records and totals scores for each dart on the dartboard;
The darts online game system according to claim 10. The split screen of the mobile device further has a score column,
The game application executes a first display mode and a second display mode,
In the first display mode, displaying the number of rounds, the score of each round, and the scores of the user and the other user in the score column;
Characterized by displaying the score in the score column in the second display mode,
The darts online game system according to claim 10. further comprising a cloud server connected to the wireless transmission modules of the at least two mobile devices for receiving, recording, and transmitting the image, the user's score, and another user's score;
The darts online game system according to claim 10. further comprising at least one media device connected to the cloud server for displaying the image;
A darts online game system according to claim 13. The game application further has an image processing module,
The image processing module performs a zoom, rotate, or split operation on images of the user, the dartboard, the another user, and the another dartboard, and characterized by displaying in divisions,
The darts online game system according to claim 10. The first image capture device is an in-camera of the mobile device,
The darts online game system according to claim 10. The second image capturing device is a mini camera or a web camera,
The darts online game system according to claim 10. further comprising a score sensing module;
The score sensing module is located at or near the dartboard and includes at least one camera and a processor, the camera capturing an image of the dartboard,
the processor is signal connected to the at least one camera and captures an image of the dartboard and then calculates the hit position of each dart and calculates a corresponding score;
The darts online game system according to claim 10 or 11.

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