Interactive multi-screen display
US8465365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F13/822
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
For a playing experience in a computer game that more accurately captures the experience of professional football or another sport, it would be advantageous to be able to hide from an opponent a selected player formation and play selection until the play actually begins. Similarly, in other computer games such as war games and role-playing games, it is desirable to be able to hide from other players certain properties—e.g., equipment, disposition of forces, etc.—held by each player while making this information available to the player holding these properties. In the present invention, a signal processor is inserted in the link between the game console and the television set and auxiliary displays are provided that are visible only to individual players. The signal processor detects certain frames containing information that should not be displayed to all players, removes that information from the signal to the television set and displays it instead on the appropriate auxiliary display.
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