Method and apparatus for adjusting game scene

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10744403-B2
Application number	US-201816155316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Feb 10, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for adjusting a game scene are set forth herein. The method includes receiving heart rate information of a user, wherein the user wears the computing device to play the game, and based on the received heart rate information of the user, adjusting at least one element in the game scene of the game. By using a smart wearable device to acquire the heart rate information of the user playing the game, the game scene of the game can be adjusted according to the heart rate information. Therefore, the game can be made to be more interesting by receiving multi-dimensional interaction information of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for playing a game and adjusting one or more elements of a game scene within the game, the system comprising:
a wearable device including one or more sensors for receiving heart rate information of a user while the user is playing the game;
a game console configured for wireless communication with the wearable device, the game console including a first processor and a first memory; and
a game server in communication with the game console, the game server including a second processor and a second memory, wherein the game is implemented using the game console and the game server,
wherein the first processor of the game console executes instructions stored in the first memory of the game console to:
determine whether the user is wearing the wearable device;
responsive to a determination that the user is wearing the wearable device, establish a connection with the wearable device;
use the connection established with the wearable device to transmit a request for the heart rate information to the wearable device;
receive the heart rate information from the wearable device responsive to the request for the heart rate information;
transmit the heart rate information to the game server;
receive instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene from the game server based on the prior transmission of the heart rate information to the game server; and
adjust the one or more elements of the game scene according to the instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene, and

wherein the second processor of the game server executes instructions stored in the second memory of the game server to:
receive the heart rate information from the game console;
map the heart rate information to a timeline of the user in the game, the timeline corresponding to the game scene;
determine one or more emotion fluctuations of the user based on variations within the heart rate information over the timeline to which the heart rate information is mapped;
generate the instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene according to the one or more emotion fluctuations of the user; and
transmit the instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene to the game console.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions stored in the first memory of the game console to determine whether the user is wearing the wearable device include instructions to:
determine whether the game has proceeded to a predetermined stage; and
responsive to a determination that the game has proceeded to the predetermined stage, determine whether the user is wearing the wearable device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions stored in the second memory of the game server to determine the one or more emotion fluctuations of the user based on the variations within the heart rate information over the timeline to which the heart rate information is mapped include instructions to:
determine that the heart rate information indicates a sudden acceleration of a heart rate of the user at a time of the timeline; and
determine an emotion fluctuation of the one or more emotion fluctuations as indicating one of excitement or nervousness based on the sudden acceleration of the heart rate of the user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to the request for the heart rate information, the wearable device uploads the heart rate information to a storage in an accessible network, wherein the instructions stored in the first memory of the game console to receive the heart rate information from the wearable device responsive to the request for the heart rate information include instructions to:
download the heart rate information from the storage.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more elements of the game scene include one or more of a game character design, a screen background, a game plot, or an item purchase.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the game console is implemented in software, wherein the first processor of the game console is a first processor of the game server, wherein the first memory of the game console is a first memory of the game server.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is used to play the game.

8. A method for adjusting one or more elements of a game scene based on heart rate information of a user of a wearable device, the method comprising:
determining, by a game console configured for communication with the wearable device, whether the user is wearing the wearable device, the wearable device including one or more sensors for receiving the heart rate information of the user;
responsive to determining that the user is wearing the wearable device, causing the game console to connect to the wearable device;
using a connection established between the game console and the wearable device to transmit, from the game console, a request for the heart rate information to the wearable device;
receiving, by the game console, the heart rate information from the wearable device responsive to the request for the heart rate information;
transmitting, from the game console, the heart rate information to a game server in communication with the game console, wherein a game including the game scene is run at least in part using the game server;
mapping, by the game server, the heart rate information with a timeline of the user in the game, the timeline corresponding to the game scene;
determining, by the game server, one or more emotion fluctuations of the user based on variations within the heart rate information over the timeline to which the heart rate information is mapped;
generating, by the game server, instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene according to the one or more emotion fluctuations of the user;
receiving, by the game console, the instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene from the game server; and
adjusting, by the game console, the one or more elements of the game scene according to the instructions for adjusting the one or more elements of the game scene.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining whether the user is wearing the wearable device comprises:
determining whether the game has proceeded to a predetermined stage; and
responsive to determining that the game has proceeded to the predetermined stage, determining whether the user is wearing the wearable device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the one or more emotion fluctuations of the user based on the variations within the heart rate information over the timeline to which the heart rate information is mapped comprises:
determining, by the game server, that the heart rate information indicates a sudden acceleration of a heart rate of the user at a time of the timeline; and
determining an emotion fluctuation of the one or more emotion fluctuations as indicating one of excitement or nervousness based on the sudden acceleration of the heart rate of the user.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein, responsive to the request for the heart rate information, the wearable device uploads the heart rate information to a storage in an accessible network, wherein receiving the heart rate information from the wearable device responsive to the request for the heart rate information comprises:
downloading the heart rate information from the storage.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more elements of the game scene include one or more of a game character design, a screen background, a game plot, or an item purchase.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the game console is imple

Assignees

• Anhui Huami Information Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Wang
• Wang Hui

Classifications

• A63F13/69

  by enabling or updating specific game elements, e.g. unlocking hidden features, items, levels or versions · CPC title

• A61B5/165

  Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety · CPC title

• A63F13/212 Primary

  using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity · CPC title

• G06F3/015

  Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection · CPC title

• A61B5/02438

  with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient · CPC title