Portable gaming console
A portable gaming console and method of use, the gaming console including: an enclosure; a controller housed in the enclosure and including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium; a main display housed in a lid of the enclosure and in data communication with the controller; and a sub-display housed in the enclosure and in data communication with the controller, wherein the sub-display is configured to be folded out of the enclosure, wherein the gaming console is configured to run a game using the controller and to display the game on the main display and supplemental game data on the sub-display.
1 . A portable gaming console, comprising:
a ruggedized portable enclosure;
a controller housed in the enclosure and including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium;
a main display housed in the enclosure and in data communication with the controller;
a sub-display housed in a base of the enclosure and in data communication with the controller, wherein the sub-display is configured to fold out from the enclosure into a deployed position below and forward of the main display and outside of the base while remaining attached to the enclosure; and
a tracking unit configured to detect a laser beam directed at the main display by analysis of video captured by a camera in the tracking unit, wherein the camera is facing the main display.
2 . The portable gaming console of claim 1 , wherein the gaming console is configured to run a shooting game using the controller and to display the shooting game on the main display and supplemental shooting game data on the sub-display.
3 . The portable gaming console of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam is generated by a laser transmitter attached to or integrated in a weapon.
4 . The portable gaming console of claim 1 , wherein the laser beam includes a plurality of laser beams, each laser beam generated by a respective laser transmitter in each of a plurality of weapons, and wherein the tracking unit is configured to identify the laser beam of each laser transmitter directed at the main display based on a code transmitted in the laser beam.
5 . The portable gaming console of claim 1 , wherein the sub-display includes a touch screen and wherein the touch screen is configured for interaction of a user with the gaming console.
6 . The portable gaming console of claim 1 , configured for data communication with other portable gaming consoles to increase a number of players participating in the shooting game and/or to enable each portable gaming console to adopt a different role in the shooting game.
7 . The portable gaming console of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure has the form of a ruggedized trolley suitcase.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first display is coated on a display surface with a transparent dispersive material configured to disperse reflections from the laser beam aimed at the first display for detection of the dispersed laser beam by the tracking unit.
9 . A method for operating a shooting game, comprising:
providing a portable gaming console including a ruggedized portable enclosure, a controller housed in the enclosure and including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium, a main display and a sub-display housed in a base of the enclosure and in data communication with the controller, wherein the sub-display is configured to fold out from the enclosure into a deployed position below and forward of the main display and outside of the base while remaining attached to the enclosure, and a tracking unit; and
by the controller, running the shooting game, directing a laser beam generated by a laser transmitter at the main display as part of the shooting game, and analyzing a video stream captured by a camera in the tracking unit facing the main display to detect the laser beam directed at the main display.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising displaying the shooting game on the main display and displaying supplemental game data on the sub-display.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the laser transmitter is attached to or integrated in a weapon.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
by a plurality of laser transmitters, directing a respective laser beam of each laser transmitter at the main display as part of the shooting game; and
by the tracking unit, identifying each laser beam directed at the main display based on a code transmitted in each respective laser beam.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
networking together multiple portable gaming consoles to increase a number of players participating in the shooting game and/or to enable each portable gaming console to adopt a different role in the shooting game.
14 . A system comprising,
a portable enclosure; and
a first display housed in the enclosure;
wherein the first display is coated on a display surface with a transparent dispersive material configured to disperse reflections from a laser beam aimed at the first display for detection of the dispersed laser beam by a tracking unit.
15 . A portable gaming console, comprising:
a ruggedized portable enclosure;
a controller housed in the enclosure and including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium;
a main display housed in the enclosure and in data communication with the controller; and
a sub-display housed in a base of the enclosure and in data communication with the controller, wherein the sub-display is configured to fold out from the enclosure into a deployed position below and forward of the main display and outside of the base while remaining attached to the enclosure.
16 . A method for operating a shooting game, comprising:
providing a portable gaming console including a ruggedized portable enclosure, a controller housed in the enclosure and including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium, a main display and a sub-display housed in a base of the enclosure and in data communication with the controller, wherein the sub-display is configured to fold out from the enclosure into a deployed position below and forward of the main display and outside of the base while remaining attached to the enclosure, and a tracking unit; and
by the controller, running the shooting game.