US 12,465,862 B2
Systems and methods for controlling an interactive hybrid environment representing a motorised sporting event at a track
David Gardner, Poulton le Fylde (GB); and Andrew Bradley, Settle (GB)
Assigned to I R Kinetics Limited, Earby (GB)
Appl. No. 17/919,978
Filed by I R Kinetics Limited, Earby (GB)
PCT Filed Apr. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/051008
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/214496, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2006084 (GB), filed on Apr. 24, 2020; and application No. 2020297 (GB), filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158409 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 13/803 (2014.01); A63F 13/31 (2014.01); A63F 13/352 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/803 (2014.09) [A63F 13/31 (2014.09); A63F 13/352 (2014.09); A63F 2300/1031 (2013.01); A63F 2300/105 (2013.01); A63F 2300/535 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method of controlling an interactive hybrid environment representing a motorized sporting event at a track, the interactive hybrid environment including representations of real and virtual vehicles on the track, the method comprising:
receiving a stream of real sensor data, the real sensor data comprising:
a. real kinematic data of a real vehicle on the track, the real kinematic data being captured by infra-red sensors at the track configured to detect infra-red radiation either emitted, reflected or transmitted from the real vehicle, wherein the detected infra-red radiation is processed to determine the kinematic data of the real vehicle, and
b. real control data regarding the control of the real vehicle by a driver, the real control data being captured by vehicle sensors and obtained via telemetry systems from the real vehicle;
determining the position and kinematic behaviour behavior of the representation of the real vehicle within the interactive hybrid environment using the real kinematic data;
using the real control data and the real kinematic data to create a black box determination of the position of the real vehicle on the track based on the real control data, wherein the black box determination defines a transfer function of inputs to outputs;
receiving a stream of computer-generated control data which is obtained by user interaction with a computer presenting the interactive hybrid environment to the user and capturing the user inputs to control kinematic behavior the representation of the virtual vehicle; and
determining the position and kinematic behavior of the representation of the virtual vehicle within the interactive hybrid environment by using the black box determination and the computer-generated control data.