PHYSICAL INTERACTION DEVICE FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONICS AND METHOD FOR USE

摘要

The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method that may include receiving, at one or more sensors in communication with a mobile computing device positioned within a device receptacle portion of a device, the device receptacle portion being configured to substantially enclose and protect the mobile computing device during physical activity, sensor data. The method may include determining, by a processor of the mobile computing device, motion data regarding a movement of the protective device. The method may include estimating a behavior of a user based in part upon the motion data. The method may include generating a response to the behavior including at least one of graphic, audio, tactile, or video output. The method may include providing, through a wireless communications path, the response to a second device in wireless communication with the mobile computing device.

主权项

1. A method of implementing an interactive competitive-cooperative game involving a plurality of physical interaction devices each containing a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of a first mobile computing device, a signal from each of one or more sensors associated with the first mobile computing device responsive to a movement of the first mobile computing device, wherein the first mobile computing device is positioned within an interior receptacle portion of a first physical interaction device, the interior receptacle portion being configured to substantially enclose and protect the first mobile computing device during movement, wherein a first plurality of users cooperate to move the first physical interaction device; generating a first response to the movement of the first mobile computing device, said response comprising graphic output and, optionally, one or more of audio and tactile output; receiving, from a second mobile computing device positioned within an interior receptacle portion of a second physical interaction device, a second response to a behavior of a second plurality of users of the second physical interaction device based in part upon movement of the second physical interaction device determined from one or more sensors of the second mobile computing device, wherein the second plurality of users cooperate to move the second physical interaction device; and providing, for simultaneous display on a graphical user interface of the first mobile computing device, the first response and the second response.