Patent Grant
11833429
This application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202210373782.8, filed on Apr. 7, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention belongs to the field of audio entertainment and lighting control technology and, particularly, relates to an e-gaming entertainment system.
As Internet application technology becomes more and more mature, individual users have ever-increasing demands for watching movies, singing, gaming and other entertainment activities at home, which are conducive to the widespread use of e-gaming audio entertainment systems. An e-gaming audio entertainment system includes multiple speakers configured for simultaneously outputting multichannel audio to achieve high-quality audio effects, and multiple RGB LED light devices in multiple locations to radiate a variety of colored lights to achieve immersive lighting effects during the game competition.
When an existing e-gaming audio entertainment system is mounted, large audio equipment and light equipment are hung in the ceiling or wall by means of drilling the wall, wiring, and construction. Besides, different controllers are required to control different light devices and audio playing devices. However, this method is time-consuming, high cost, and requires construction, which may damage the original decoration, and cause security risks.
Based on the above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention provides an e-gaming entertainment system.
To solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention adopts the following technical solution.
An e-gaming entertainment system includes a central control platform, a plurality of light devices and a plurality of audio devices. The central control platform receives light adjustment instructions or sound adjustment instructions, converts the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions into light adjustment execution commands or sound adjustment execution commands, and sends the light adjustment execution commands or the sound adjustment execution commands through a wired or wireless way forward to the light devices or the audio devices correspondingly. The light devices receive the light adjustment execution commands and perform light adjustment operations. The audio devices receive the sound adjustment execution command and perform sound adjustment operations.
Preferably, the e-gaming entertainment system further includes a computer terminal and/or a mobile communication terminal. The computer terminal and/or the mobile communication terminal are used to send the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions to the central control platform.
Preferably, the central control platform further includes a speech recognition module for receiving the light adjustment instructions and the sound adjustment instructions through speech recognition.
Preferably, the central control platform further includes a plurality of key units for receiving the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions by a user operations applied on the key units.
Preferably, the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions include identification (ID) information of the corresponding devices.
Preferably, the light adjustment instructions include light color adjustment instructions, light brightness adjustment instructions, light on-off instructions, and blinking mode adjustment instructions.
Preferably, the sound adjustment instructions includes sound volume adjustment instructions, high and low pitch adjustment instructions, sound channel mode adjustment instructions, and sound on-off instructions.
Preferably, the plurality of light devices includes a mouse, a keyboard, a microphone, a mouse pad, an e-gaming table and an RGB LED light strip.
Preferably, the plurality of audio devices include an e-gaming chair audio playing device, an audio playing device.
The e-gaming entertainment system of the present invention is efficient and convenient. A central control platform controls multiple light devices and audio devices in a wireless or wired manner to adjust light and sound in a variety of ways. Also, the devices connected to the system can be increased or decreased flexibly, without damaging the original decoration, and multiple remote controls are not required for each light device and audio device, making the control operations convenient and easy.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the drawings of the specification. It should be noted that the embodiments described in this specification are not exhaustive and do not represent the only embodiment of the present invention. The following corresponding embodiments are only for the purpose of clearly illustrating the content of the present invention, rather than limiting the implementation. For a person of ordinary skill in the art, different variations and modifications can be made based on the description of the embodiments, and any variation or change that belongs to the technical conception and inventive content of the invention or any obvious change or variation based on the former are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.
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The computer terminal 1 and mobile communication terminal 2 are used to send light adjustment instructions and sound adjustment instructions to the central control platform 3. The computer terminal 1 can be a personal computer, a laptop, a tablet PC, or other devices. The computer terminal 1 has a corresponding software program installed, and the user sends the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions through the human-computer interaction interface of the program. Mobile communication terminal 2 can be a smartphone. The smartphone has a corresponding APP installed, and the user sends the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions through the human-computer interaction interface of the APP.
The human-computer interaction interface displays the plurality of light devices 4 and the plurality of audio devices 5. The user can select and adjust any one of the devices. The selection of the user is carried out by clicking the mouse connected to the personal computer or through the touch screen of the smartphone. In addition, the human-computer interaction interface also displays information, such as the current status and battery level of the connected devices.
The above-mentioned light adjustment instructions or sound adjustment instructions include the identification (ID) information corresponding to the devices. For example, in the light device 4, the ID information of the mouse is 010001, and the ID information of the keyboard is 010002. Preferably, the light adjustment instructions include light color adjustment instructions, light brightness adjustment instructions, light on-off instructions, and blinking mode adjustment instructions. The sound adjustment instructions include sound volume adjustment instructions, high and low pitch adjustment instructions, sound channel mode adjustment instructions, and sound on-off instructions.
The central control platform 3 receives the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions, converts the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions into light adjustment execution commands or sound adjustment execution commands, and sends the light adjustment execution commands or the sound adjustment execution commands through a wired or wireless way forward to the light device 4 or audio device 5 correspondingly. Since the light adjustment commands or the sound adjustment commands contain the ID information of the corresponding devices, after the central control platform 3 converts the adjustment instructions into the execution commands, the execution commands still contain the ID information of the adjusted devices, so that the central control platform 3 can send the relevant light adjustment execution command or sound adjustment execution command to the corresponding light device 4 or audio device 5.
Preferably, the central control platform 3 further includes the speech recognition module 31 for receiving the light adjustment instructions and the sound adjustment instructions through speech recognition. The speech recognition module 31 translates the speech into corresponding instructions by recognizing the speech of the user. Preferably, the speech recognition module 31 is provided with a wake-on voice to activate/start the speech recognition function by means of a pre-set wake-on voice. An example of the wake-on voice is “Hello Xiao G”. When the wake-on voice is received, the central control platform 3 sends out a response speech or short music such as “Di Di Di” to indicate that it has been awaken and is ready to receive speech instructions. Then, when the user says “turn on the light of the mouse”, the speech recognition module 31 converts the speech into a light adjustment instruction that includes the device ID of the mouse. In another preferred embodiment, the central control platform 3 has a key to activate the speech recognition function (the key may be named as “speech” key), so that the user can manually operate the key to activate the speech recognition function. For example, the user can long-press the “speech” key on the central control platform 3 to activate the speech recognition function. After the key is long-pressed, the central control platform 3 sends out a response speech or short music such as “Di Di Di” to indicate that it has been awakened and is ready to receive speech instructions. Then, when the user says “turn on the light of the mouse”, the speech recognition module 31 converts the speech into a light adjustment instruction that includes the device ID of the mouse.
Preferably, the central control platform 3 further includes a plurality of key units 32 for receiving the light adjustment instructions or the sound adjustment instructions by user operations applied on the key units 32. Specifically, the plurality of key units 32 includes a device selection key, a volume adjustment key, a light adjustment key, and the aforementioned key for activating the speech recognition function, so that the user can perform manual key operations to adjust the effect of lights and sounds.
In addition, the central control platform 3 also has a WIFI multi-transmitter module, a Bluetooth multi-transmitter module to enable WIFI multi-transmitter function and Bluetooth multi-transmitter function to wirelessly control/connect multiple light devices 4 and/or multiple audio devices 5. The central control platform 3 also has a plurality of USB ports for connecting with multiple light devices 4 and/or multiple audio devices 5 via wires in case of a wired connection.
The light device 4 receives the light adjustment execution command and performs the light adjustment operation. Specifically, the plurality of light devices 4 includes the mouse 41, the keyboard 42, the microphone 43, the mouse pad 44, the e-gaming table 45, and the RGB LED light strip/lamp post 46. The mouse 41, the keyboard 42, the microphone 43, the mouse pad 44, the e-gaming table 45 and other parts are commercially available products with a light strip that can emit light. These products all have USB communication chips, WIFI modules, and Bluetooth receivers. Among them, the RGB LED strip/lamp post 46 can be an RGB LED strip (or RGB LED lamp post 46) with a USB communication chip, a WIFI module, and a Bluetooth receiver.
The audio device 5 receives the sound adjustment execution command and performs the sound adjustment operation. The audio device in the present patent generally refers to a device for playing audio. Specifically, the plurality of audio devices 5 includes the e-gaming chair audio playing device 51 and the audio playing device 52. The e-gaming chair audio playing device 51 is an audio playing device arranged in the e-gaming chair, and includes a USB communication chip, a WIFI module and a Bluetooth receiver. Preferably, for example, the e-gaming chair audio playing device 51 is a speaker mounted on the shoulder of the backrest of the e-gaming chair. The audio playing device 52 is a soundbox, including a left sub-soundbox, a right main soundbox and a subwoofer. The right main soundbox has a USB communication chip, a WIFI module, and a Bluetooth receiver. The left sub-soundbox and the subwoofer both have a WIFI module and a Bluetooth receiver. Preferably, the audio playing device 52 may also have the RGB LED light strip 46.
The e-gaming entertainment system of the present invention is efficient and convenient. A central control platform controls multiple light devices and multiple audio devices in a wireless or wired manner. Light and sound can be adjusted in a variety of ways, for example, adjustment instructions are sent by computer terminals, mobile communication terminals, speech recognition and key operations. Also, the connected devices can be increased or decreased flexibly without destroying the original decoration or without multiple remote controls for controlling each light device and audio device, thereby making the control operations convenient and easy.
However, a person of ordinary skill in the art should realize that the above embodiments are used only to illustrate the present invention rather than limiting the present invention. Variations and modifications of the above-described embodiments should fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention as long as they are within the substantial spirit of the present invention.
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