Trampoline for use as an input device for an electronic game
US11130021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2225/52
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A trampoline as a controller or an input device for playing games, including a frame having a flexible mat divided into input zones and one or more neutral zones, a sensor arrangement to detect activity on the flexible mat, a controller configured to determine the bounce location and bounce zone of the activity and provide this information to a feedback generator for playing games on the trampoline, such that a user uses the trampoline to play games by jumping on the input and neutral zones.
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