Contactless motion game device or kiosk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12434135-B2
Application number	US-202118010457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2021
Priority date	Jun 23, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

Provided are a contactless motion device including a contactless motion game device or a contactless kiosk. The contactless motion device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a substrate including at least one hole, a body unit including a sensor unit, which is disposed around the hole in a plan view, and a control unit connected to the sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a first sensor, which transmits a first signal, and a second sensor, which receives the first signal, the control unit is configured to determine whether a target object is inserted in the hole, based on the first signal received by the second sensor, and the hole completely penetrates the substrate in a thickness direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A contactless motion device comprising:
a substrate including at least one hole;
a body unit including a sensor unit, which is disposed around the hole in a plan view; and
a control unit connected to the sensor unit,
wherein
the sensor unit includes a first sensor, which transmits a first signal, and a second sensor, which receives the first signal,
the control unit is configured to determine whether a target object is inserted in the hole, based on the first signal received by the second sensor, and
the hole completely penetrates the substrate in a thickness direction, and

wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the target object is inserted in the hole, if an intensity of the first signal received by the second sensor is repeatedly detected at least twice as being less than an intensity of the first signal transmitted by the first sensor by as much as a threshold value.

2. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sensors are inserted in the substrate.

3. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the target object is inserted in the hole, if an intensity of the first signal received by the second sensor is less than an intensity of the first signal transmitted by the first sensor by as much as a threshold value.

4. The contactless motion device of claim 3 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the target object is inserted in the hole, if a duration for which the intensity of the first signal received by the second sensor continues to be less than the intensity of the first signal transmitted by the first sensor by as much as the threshold value is longer than a first period and a shorter than a second period.

5. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an event unit connected to the control unit,
wherein the event unit is configured to output an event, if the control unit detects whether the target object is inserted, and includes a vibration sensor or an acoustic sensor.

6. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , wherein
the sensor unit further includes third and fourth sensors,
the third and fourth sensors are configured to measure an insertion speed of the target object by measuring a distance from the target object at first and second points, respectively, of time,
the second point of time is later than the first point of time, and
the control unit determines that the target object is not inserted, if the insertion speed of the target object is greater than a first speed.

7. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , wherein the first signal includes infrared light, visible light, or ultrasound.

8. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , further comprising:
sub-units disposed in the hole to be spaced apart from each other,
wherein the first and second sensors are mounted on the sub-units.

9. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of holes are provided,
the first sensor is positioned on one side of an array of the plurality of holes, and
the second sensor is positioned on the other opposite side of the array of the plurality of holes.

10. The contactless motion device of claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of holes are provided,
the plurality of holes are arranged in a first direction,
the first sensor is positioned on one side, in a second direction, which intersects the first direction, of an array of the plurality of holes, and
the second sensor is positioned on the other side, in the second direction, of the array of the plurality of holes.

11. A contactless motion device comprising:
a substrate including a plurality of sides and a groove, which is recessed from at least one of the sides;
a body unit including a sensor unit, which is disposed around the groove in a plan view;
a control unit connected to the sensor unit,
wherein
the sensor unit includes a first sensor, which transmits a first signal, and a second sensor, which receives the first signal, and
the control unit is configured to determine whether a target object is inserted in the groove, based on the first signal received by the second sensor, and

wherein
the sensor unit further includes third and fourth sensors,
the third and fourth sensors are configured to measure an insertion speed of the target object by measuring a distance from the target object at first and second points, respectively, of time,
the second point of time is later than the first point of time, and
the control unit determines that the target object is not inserted, if the insertion speed of the target object is greater than a first speed.

12. The contactless motion device of claim 11 , wherein the groove completely penetrates the substrate in a thickness direction.

13. The contactless motion device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second sensors are inserted in the substrate.

14. The contactless motion device of claim 11 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the target object is inserted in the groove, if an intensity of the first signal received by the second sensor is less than an intensity of the first signal transmitted by the first sensor by as much as a threshold value.

15. The contactless motion device of claim 14 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the target object is inserted in the hole, if a duration for which the intensity of the first signal received by the second sensor continues to be less than the intensity of the first signal transmitted by the first sensor by as much as the threshold value is longer than a first period and a shorter than a second period.

16. The contactless motion device of claim 11 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the target object is inserted in the hole, if an intensity of the first signal received by the second sensor is repeatedly detected at least twice as being less than an intensity of the first signal transmitted by the first sensor by as much as a threshold value.

17. The contactless motion device of claim 11 , further comprising:
an event unit connected to the control unit,
wherein the event unit is configured to output an event, if the control unit detects whether the target object is inserted.

18. The contactless motion device of claim 12 , further comprising:
sub-units disposed in the hole to be spaced apart from each other,
wherein the first and second sensors are mounted on the sub-units.

Assignees

• Tovis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Yong Beom
• Yu Byung Min
• Kim Sung Doug

Classifications

• G06F3/0304

  Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means (constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042) · CPC title

• A63F2250/025

  related to sense of touch (A63F2009/0003 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63F2300/1075

  using a touch screen · CPC title

• A63F13/42

  by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle · CPC title

• A63F13/21

  characterised by their sensors, purposes or types · CPC title