Apparatus for image and sound capture in a game environment
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-005/76
H04R-003/00
H04S-007/00
A63F-013/00
A63F-013/219
G06F-003/01
출원번호
US-0282386
(2011-10-26)
등록번호
US-8976265
(2015-03-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Marks, Richard L.
Mao, Xiadong
출원인 / 주소
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Martine Penilla Group, LLP
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초록▼
An apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer game in a game environment is provided. The apparatus includes a housing and a base stand for supporting the housing. An image capture device is defined along a front portion of the housing. Also, an array of microphones
An apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer game in a game environment is provided. The apparatus includes a housing and a base stand for supporting the housing. An image capture device is defined along a front portion of the housing. Also, an array of microphones is defined along the front portion of the housing. The array of microphones is defined by a single microphone positioned on a first lateral side of the image capture device and two or more microphones positioned on a second lateral side of the image capture device opposite the first side. The apparatus also includes a connector for connecting to a computing device.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer game in a game environment, comprising: a housing;a base stand for supporting the housing;an image capture device defined along a front portion of the housing;an array of microphones defined along the front portion of
1. An apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer game in a game environment, comprising: a housing;a base stand for supporting the housing;an image capture device defined along a front portion of the housing;an array of microphones defined along the front portion of the housing, the array of microphones defined by a single microphone positioned on a first lateral side of the image capture device and two or more microphones positioned on a second lateral side of the image capture device opposite the first side;a connector for connecting to a computing device;wherein the microphones of the microphone array are linearly arranged;wherein a distance between the single microphone on the first lateral side and a first one of the microphones on the second lateral side is greater than a distance between the first one of the microphones on the second lateral side and a second one of the microphones on the second lateral side, the first one of the microphones being a nearest microphone to the single microphone and the second one of the microphones being a next nearest microphone to the single microphone. 2. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 1, wherein at least one of the microphones of the microphone array is oriented towards a direction different than a direction towards which the image capture device is oriented. 3. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 1, wherein the array of microphones includes four microphones only. 4. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 1, wherein the image capture device is a depth camera that captures depth values for a plurality of pixels. 5. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 4, further comprising an infrared light for providing controlled infrared lighting;wherein the depth camera uses the controlled infrared lighting to obtain the depth values. 6. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 5, wherein the image capture device defines a maximum depth detection range beyond which depth values are not detected. 7. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 6, further comprising, logic initiating tracking of an object when the object is placed within the depth range and terminating tracking of the object when the object is placed beyond the depth range. 8. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 4, further comprising, logic for mapping depth values of a control object captured by the depth camera to a model, wherein in response to movement of the control object, a position of the model is moved in a corresponding fashion. 9. The apparatus for capturing image and sound of claim 1, wherein the image capture device is an RGB camera that captures RGB values for a plurality of pixels. 10. A system for providing interactive gameplay of a video game, comprising for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer game in a game environment, comprising: a computing device, the computing device including a processor for executing a video game;an image and sound capture device connected to the computing device, the image and sound capture device including a housing, a base stand for supporting the housing, an image capture device defined along a front portion of the housing, an array of microphones defined along the front portion of the housing, the array of microphones defined by a single microphone positioned on a first lateral side of the image capture device and two or more microphones positioned on a second lateral side of the image capture device opposite the first lateral side;wherein the microphones of the microphone array are linearly arranged; andwherein a distance between the single microphone on the first lateral side and a first one of the microphones on the second lateral side is greater than a distance between the first one of the microphones on the second lateral side and a second one of the microphones on the second lateral side, the first one of the microphones being a nearest microphone to the single microphone and the second one of the microphones being a next nearest microphone to the single microphone. 11. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 10, wherein the image capture device is a depth camera that captures depth values for a plurality of pixels. 12. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 11, further comprising an infrared light for providing controlled infrared lighting;wherein the depth camera uses the controlled infrared lighting to obtain the depth values. 13. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 12, wherein the image capture device defines a maximum depth detection range beyond which depth values are not detected. 14. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 10, further comprising logic for mapping depth values of a control object captured by the depth camera to a model, wherein in response to movement of the control object, a position of the model is moved in a corresponding fashion. 15. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 14, wherein the model is a skeleton model associated with the control object, the skeleton model defining one or more joint angles. 16. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 10, further comprising, logic for associating a movement of a control object captured by the image capture device with a corresponding predefined animation of a character of the video game. 17. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 10, further comprising, logic for applying a movement of a control object captured by the image capture device as constraint information to directly drive the animation of a character image. 18. The system for providing interactive gameplay of claim 10, wherein the image capture device is an RGB camera that captures RGB values for a plurality of pixels.
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