U.S. Pat. No. 10,543,420

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings. It should be apparent that embodiments described herein are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by those with ordinary skills in the art on the basis of the disclosed embodiments without inventive efforts should fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure provides a smog machine comprising a smog chamber for receiving smog fluid, a heating element for heating to vaporize the smog fluid, and an air-blowing device for discharging the vaporized smog. The smog chamber may be provided with an inlet for introducing an air flow and an outlet for discharging smog. As used herein, a smog may refer to any visible smoke, fog, haze, cloud, or other atmospheric effect, or any invisible atmospheric effect that can be made visible through other means, such as light. A smog fluid may include any liquid that can be used to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, the orientation of the inlet, the direction in which the inlet faces, and the orientation of the outlet may be located on the same axis. Alternatively, the orientation of the inlet and the orientation of the outlet may be parallel to each other. Alternatively, the orientation of the inlet and the orientation of the outlet may be intersected, for example, inclined or perpendicularly.

In some embodiments, the inlet may have different specific structures. For example, the inlet may be an air-blowing tube connected with the smog chamber, or a window provided on an outer sidewall on the smog chamber, or a mesh provided on the outer sidewall on the smog chamber.

In some embodiments, the outlet may also have different specific structures. For example, the outlet may be an air exhaust tube connected with the smog chamber, or a window provided on an outer sidewall on the smog chamber, or a mesh provided on the outer sidewall on the smog chamber.

In some embodiments, the heating element may be heated by directly applying an electric current or by an induced current.

In some embodiments, the vaporized smog may have various different colors, for example, red, green, yellow, blue and the like.

In some embodiments, the vaporized smog may be colored by the way of self-coloring. For example, a colorant may be added into the smog fluid to form smog fluid of different colors, thereby forming smog with different colors titter vaporization. Further, the vaporized smog may be colored by the way of rendering with an external light. For example, the smog machine may further comprise an RGB LED (LED with three primary colors, i.e., an LED that may emit lights with three primary colors simultaneously) disposed close to the outlet, and light beam beams generated by the RGB LED may illuminate the smog coming out of the outlet, rendering the smog in required colors.

In some embodiments, the specific structure of the heating element may be in different shapes. For example, the heating element may be a solid resistance wire or a hollow electric heating rube.

Based on the above-described suing machine, a prompting method and a prompting device for prompting a state information of a physical game character are provided. A physical game character may refer to an actual object, living subject, or person used or being in a game as a pan of the game.

The prompting device may comprise a smog machine and a controlling circuit configured to control the smog machine to generate smog that may characterize the state information of the physical game character.

The prompting method may control the smog machine to generate a respective form of smog according to the state information of the physical game character.

In some embodiments, the controlling circuit may be configured to control the smog machine in a variety of ways. For example, the controlling circuit may be configured to control power-on or power-off of the heating element; the controlling circuit may be configured to control the magnitude of the electric current on the heating element; the controlling circuit may be configured to control the power-on time of the heating element; the controlling circuit may be configured to control the color of the smog generated by the smog machine; or the controlling circuit may be configured to control the amount of air flow generated by the air-blowing device. Alternatively, the controlling circuit may be configured to control the smog machine a any combination of the above described various ways.

In some embodiments, a variety of forms of the smog may be generated by the smog machine to characterize the state information of the physical game character. For example, different concentrations and/or different colors of smog may be used to characterize the state information of the physical game character, and the time point when the smog comes out may also be used to characterize the state information of the physical game character.

In some embodiments, the state information of the physical game character may have a variety of categories. For example, the state information may be a life value for the physical game character, whether hit a landmine or not, whether hit a trap or not, whether shot or not, whether frozen or not, whether dizzy or not, whether died or not, and so on.

In some embodiments, the physical game character may be a terrestrial fixed for example, a gun turret, a guard tower and an obstacle-wall and the like in a game simulating an actual war.

The physical game character may be a remote-control terrestrial moving device, for example, a remote-control toy fighting vehicle, a remote-control toy robot and the like.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control aerial moving device, for example, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a remote-control balloon and the like.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control overwater moving device, for example, a remote-control toy warship, a remote-control toy powerboat and the like.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control underwater moving device, for example, a remote-control toy fish, a remote-control toy submarine and the like.

The physical game character may also be a real person, or a manned terrestrial moving device, a manned overwater moving device, a manned underwater moving device, a manned aerial moving device and the like.

In some embodiments, the state information may be generated when the physical game character is shot or hit by an external light beam. For example, the generation of the state information may be triggered when the physical game character is shot by an infrared ray or a laser beam. The state information may be generated when the physical game character is shot by an external object. For example, the generation of the state information of the physical game character may be triggered when being shot by a BB pellet.

Based on the above-described prompting device, a remote-control fighting vehicle is also provided. The remote-control fighting vehicle may comprise a prompting device, a sensing device and a main controller. The sensing device may be configured to sense or detect whether it is hit or shot by an external projectile and generate a respective sensing signal. The main controller may be configured to receive the sensing signal and output a respective control signal to the controlling circuit according to the sensing signal. The controlling circuit may be configured to control the smog machine to generate a respective form of smog, and to prompt the state information of the remote-control fighting vehicle.

In some embodiments, the sensing device may comprise a sensor disposed on an outer surface of the remote-control fighting vehicle. The sensor may be configured to sense or detect whether the outer surface of the remote-control fighting vehicle is hit or shot by an external projectile or not. The sensor may be an acceleration sensor, an infrared sensor, a motion sensor, a proximity sensor, a visual sensor, a position sensor, and/or a distance sensor or the like.

In some embodiments, the main controller may be integrated with the controlling circuit of the prompting device, or may be disposed separately.

Some embodiments, of the present disclosure may be described in details below in conjunction with the drawings.

Referring toFIGS. 1-2, a smog machine100according to an embodiment may comprise a smog chamber110, a heating element120, and an air-blowing device130. The smog chamber110may be configured to receive smog fluid, the heating element120may be configured to electrically heat the smog fluid to vaporize it to generate smog, and the air-blowing device130may be configured to discharge the smog.

Referring toFIG. 3andFIG. 7, the smog chamber110may have a receiving cavity111, an inlet113and an outlet115, the inlet113and the outlet115may be in communication with the receiving cavity111, and the receiving cavity111may be configured to receive the smog fluid (not shown).

The smog chamber110may be in any appropriate shape, for example, a sphere, a cube, a circular truncated-cone, or a frustum of a prism, etc. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the smog chamber110may be a cube. Specifically, as shown inFIG. 2, the smog chamber110may comprise a lower housing110aand an upper cover110b, the lower housing110amay be a cubic housing with an opening on one side surface, and the upper cover110bis a covering plate matching the shape of the opening of the cubic housing for sealing the opening of the cubic housing.

Further, a sealing gasket110c(as shown inFIG. 2) may be disposed between the upper cover110band the periphery of the opening of the lower housing110a, so as to enhance the airtightness between the upper cover110band the periphery of the opening of the lower housing110a.

The orientations of the inlet113and the outlet115may be designed according to requirements. For example, the orientations of the inlet113and the outlet115may be located on the same axis; alternatively, the orientations of the inlet113and the outlet115may be parallel to each other; alternatively, the orientations of the inlet113and the outlet115may be intersected.

The specific structure of the inlet113may be designed according to different requirements. For example, the inlet may be an air-blowing tube connected with the smog chamber110; the inlet may be a window provided on an outer sidewall on the smog chamber110; or the inlet may be a mesh provided on the outer sidewall on the smog chamber110.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the inlet113may be a window provided on a side of the smog chamber110, and a guiding ring116as shown inFIG. 3) corresponding to the inlet113may be provided on a side surface of the smog chamber110, an air flow generated by the air-blowing device130may enter into the inlet113though the guiding ring116.

Further, an inclined guiding portion116amay be provided on an inner wall of the guiding ring116and inclined towards the outlet115, to blow the air flow generated by the air blowing device130into the receiving cavity111towards the side where the outlet115is located.

Specifically, the guiding ring116is a circular ring, the inclined guiding portion116ais an inclined surface on a portion of the guiding ring116close to a bottom wall of the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110.

Further, in order to receive the smog fluid, as shown inFIGS. 4-5, a fluid groove119amay be provided on the bottom wall of the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110and contains the smog fluid received. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the fluid groove119amay be extended to a sidewall of the receiving cavity111, to form protrusions in the middle portion of the bottom wall of the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110.

Further, a wire-fixing pillar112used to fix the heating element120may be provided on the bottom wall of the receiving cavity111, so as to avoid internal components from being damaged by heating.

The specific structure of the outlet115may be designed according to different requirements. For example, the outlet115may be an air exhaust tube connected with the smog chamber110; the outlet115may be a window provided on the outer sidewall the smog chamber110; or the outlet115may be a mesh provided on the outer sidewall on the smog chamber110.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the outlet115may be provided on a top surface of the smog chamber110, and the inlet113may be provided on the side surface of the smog chamber110, such that the orientation of the outlet115intersect perpendicularly or inclinedly with the orientation of the inlet113.

Referring toFIGS. 6-8, specifically, the outlet115may be a window provided on the top surface of the smog chamber110, the smog chamber110may further comprise a covering plate117for covering the window, a surface of the covering plate117towards the receiving cavity111may form a bulged surface117abulging outward, and a ventilation mesh117bpenetrating through the bulged surface117amay be provided on the covering plate117.

Further, the bulged surface117amay be in any convex shape, for example, a circular arc shape, an elliptical arc shape, a pyramid shape, a truncated pyramid shape, a truncated conical shape or a conical shape.

Further, the smog chamber110may also comprise a reflux tube118in communication with the outlet115. One of the opening ends of the reflux tube118may be a large diameter end, and the other one of the opening ends of the reflux tube118may be a small diameter end. The large diameter end may be connected correspondingly with the outlet115, and the covering plate117may be disposed at the small diameter end.

The heating element120may be mounted within the receiving cavity111, and generate heat after being applied with an electric current to vaporize the smog fluid.

The heating element120may be heated by applying the electric current directly or indirectly. For example, in the illustrated embodiments, the heating element120may be electrically connected with a power line to directly apply the electric current to the heating element120. In some embodiments, the smog machine100may further comprise an electromagnetic device configured to generate a variable frequency electromagnetic field, the heating element120may generate an induced electric current within the electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic device.

The specific structure of the heating element120may be designed according to different requirements. Specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the heating element120may be a solid resistance wire or a hollow heating tube, and the heating element120may be wrapped with a cotton core (not shown) for absorbing the smog fluid.

Further, the heating element120may be bent into a U-shaped structure and disposed around three inner walls of the receiving cavity111, and an opening formed by two ends of the heating element120may be disposed towards the inlet113.

Further, as shown inFIGS. 4-5, there may be a plurality of fluid grooves119athat are mutually independent, and the plurality of fluid grooves119amay be used for holding different smog fluid and/or different colors of smog fluid. For example, the smog fluid may comprise glycerol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and colorant used for changing the color of the smog fluid. There may be a plurality of heating elements120configured for heating the smog fluid within the plurality of fluid grooves119arespectively, thereby selectively generating different colors of smog.

Of course, in order to generate different colors of smog, other ways may be adopted. For example, in other embodiments, the smog machine100may further comprise an RGB LED disposed close to the outlet115, a light beam generated by the RGB LED may illuminate on the smog coming out from the outlet115.

Further, in order to improve the heating efficiency of the heating element120, an auxiliary component configured to improve heat utilization may be disposed within the smog chamber110. In the illustrated embodiments, the smog machine100may further comprise a reflective element140disposed close to the inner wall of the receiving cavity111for reflecting infrared radiation. For example, the reflective element140may be a glass sheet, a mirror, or a metal sheet.

In order to further improve the heating efficiency of the heating element120, there may be a plurality of reflective elements140fixed respectively on the bottom wall and sidewall of the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110. The heating element120may be located among the plurality of reflective elements140.

Further, in order to facilitate fixing the reflective element140, the bottom wall of the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110amay be provided with fastening slots119bclose to the sidewall, the reflective elements140may be fastened within fastening slots119b.

In some embodiments, the smog machine100may further comprise a heat insulation element disposed close to the inner wall of the receiving cavity111for preventing the heat of the receiving cavity111from leakage. For example, the heat insulation element may be a high temperature heat insulation plastic sheet or a layer of heat insulation cotton attached to the inner wall of the receiving cavity111.

The air-blowing device130may be disposed corresponding to the inlet113for blowing an air flow towards the receiving cavity111. In some embodiments, the air flow generated by the air-blowing device130may enter into the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110from the inlet113, and discharge the smog within the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110from the outlet115. The air-blowing device130may be a direct current (DC) centrifugal ventilator or a direct current fan.

Referring toFIG. 5, in the illustrated embodiments, the air-blowing device130may be a direct current fan, and the side surface of the smog chamber where the guiding ring116is located may be provided with a plurality of fixing pillars119c. The top surface of the fixing pillars119cmay be provided with screw holes extending along their axes, and the direct current fan may be fixed onto the fixing pillars119cby screw fasteners fitting into the screw holes of the fixing pillars119ccurrent fan.

Further, the plurality of fixing pillars119cmay be located at outer periphery of the guiding ring116and formed integrally with the guiding ring116. An air outlet of the direct current fan may match the shape of the opening of the guiding ring116.

Further, referring toFIG. 9, the smog machine110may also comprise a fan casing150covering on the direct current fan and fixedly connected with the smog chamber110.

When the illustrated smog machine100is assembled, the reflective element140may be fastened within the fastening slot119binside the smog chamber110, and the wire-fixing pillar112may be assembled at screw holes' sites of the smog chamber110for fixing the heating element120in order to prevent internal components from being damaged. And the heating element120may be assembled on the reflective element140on the bottom wall of the receiving cavity111of the smog chamber110. A sealing ring may be assembled on the lower housing110a. At last, the upper cover110bmay be pressed tightly against the sealing gasket110cthrough four screws and locked tightly on the lower housing110a. The air-blowing device130may be disposed corresponding to the inlet113of the smog chamber110and be fixed together on the smog chamber110using the fan casing150.

The upper cover110bof the smog chamber110may have a plurality of vent holes arranged in circles to form the outlet115to facilitate the discharging of the smog. The inner surface of the covering plate117of the upper cover110bof the smog chamber110may be provided with a bulged surface117aand, in this way, the liquid condensed in the discharging of the smog may return into the main chamber smoothly, therefore preventing diffusion and contamination of the smog fluid.

The inlet113of the smog chamber110may be provided with an inclined guiding portion116ato elevate a wind flow onto the upper half portion of the smog chamber110and, in this way, the smog may be discharged quickly, thereby preventing situations where a vortex may be formed inside the main chamber by a flow of smog and the smog may not be discharged. With such assembly manner, the inlet113mounted on the side surface may be achieved, and a wind flow inclined upward may be provided to discharge the smog uniformly upward, such smog chamber110may have a simple structure and generate a large amount of smog.

The heating element120may be wrapped with a cotton core into a high temperature smog fluid decomposition element to fit with the smog chamber110, and the high temperature smog fluid decomposition element may form a distinct U-shaped strip. When the smog fluid is vaporized by the heating element120, a uniform layer of smog may be generated on the U-shaped strip. The heating element120may be fixed on the smog chamber110using the wire-fixing pillar112, enhancing the security and reliability.

The above-described smog machine100may have at least the following advantages:

(1) The above-described smog machine100may heat the smog fluid within the smog chamber110by the heating element120, so as to vaporize the smog fluid into the smog, and to discharge the smog out of the smog chamber110by the air-blowing device130. Thus, the above-described smog machine100has a more compact structure to facilitate the miniaturized design thereof.

(2) The above-described smog machine100may vaporize the smog fluid by electrical heating by the heating element120, which is simple, quick, and controllable for producing smog.

(3) The above-described smog machine100may discharge the smog out of the smog chamber110through the air-blowing device130, so as to cause the smog within the smog chamber110to flow out quickly, having a higher efficiency for producing smog, and capable of producing a large amount of smog in a short time.

(4) The above-described smog machine100may have a bulged surface117aprovided on the inner surface of the covering plate117of the smog chamber110, in this way the liquid condensed during the discharging of the smog may return into the main chamber smoothly, thereby preventing diffusion and contamination of the smog fluid.

(5) The inlet113of the smog chamber110of the above-described smog machine100may be provided with an inclined guiding portion116ato elevate the wind flow to the upper half portion of the smog chamber110, such that the smog may be discharged quickly, and it can prevent a flow of smog from forming a vortex within the main chamber, thereby further improving the efficiency for generating the smog.

Based on the above-described smog machine100, the present disclosure further provides a method for prompting state information of a physical game character utilizing the above-described smog machine100.

The prompting method, according to an embodiment, may utilize the smog produced by the above-described smog machine100to characterize the state information of the physical game character, the specific structure of the smog machine100may be described as above and details will be omitted herein.

Referring toFIG. 10, the prompting method may comprise steps as follows:

Step S1, obtaining state information of a physical game character.

The state information of the physical game character may be in a variety of categories. For example, the state information of the physical game character may be one or more of: life value (e.g., a number of lives or life lines), getting shot, hitting a landmine, being frozen, being dizzied, being died, and the like.

For example, when it is required to know whether the physical game character is shot or hit by an external projectile in a game, a respective state information may be generated to alert a game participant, a controller or a referee. The external projectile may be a material object, for example a BB pellet, a potato, a rock, a water bomb, a snowball and the like, or may also be a light beam, for example, an infrared ray, a laser beam and the like. That is, the state information may be generated when the physical game character is shot by the external light beam and/or the material object.

The state information of the physical game character may be obtained by its own sensor. For example, the sensor pray comprise at least one of the followings: an acceleration sensor, an infrared sensor, a motion sensor, a proximity sensor, a visual sensor, a position sensor, and a distance sensor, etc.

The physical game character may comprise at least one of the followings: a terrestrial fixed facility, a remote-control terrestrial moving device, a remote-control aerial moving device, and a remote-control overwater moving device, etc.

In some embodiments, the physical game character may be the terrestrial fixed facility, for example, a gun turret, a guard tower and an obstacle-wall and the like in a game simulating an actual war.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control terrestrial moving device, for example, a remote-control toy fighting vehicle, a remote-control toy robot or the like.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control aerial moving device, for example, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a remote-control balloon or the like.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control overwater moving device, for example, a remote-control toy warship, a remote-control toy powerboat or the like.

The physical game character may also be a remote-control underwater moving device, for example, a remote-control toy fish, a remote-control toy submarine or the like.

The physical game character may further be a real person, or a manned terrestrial moving device, a manned overwater moving device, a manned underwater moving device, a manned aerial moving device or the like.

Step S2, controlling the smog machine100to generate a respective form of smog according to the state information of the physical game character.

The smog may be in a variety of forms. For example, the form of the smog may comprise at least one of the followings: a concentration of the smog, a time point when the smog is generated, and color of the smog, etc.

Different state information of the physical game character may be represented by different forms of the smog. For example, in some embodiments, the state information of the physical game character may be change information of the life value. When the life value for the physical game character is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, the state information of the physical game character may be the change information of the life value of the physical game character. When the life value for the physical game character changes to zero, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, the state information of the physical game character may be the change information of the life value of the physical game character. When the life value for the physical game character is blew a preset greater-than-zero value, the smog machine100may be controlled to generate the smog in one color; when the life value for the physical game character is zero, the smog machine100may be controlled to generate the smog in another color.

In some embodiments, the state information of the physical game character may be the change information of the life value of the physical game character. When the life value for the physical game character is blew a preset greater-than-zero value, the smog machine100may be controlled to generate the smog with a smaller concentration; when the life value for the physical game character is zero, the smog machine100may be controlled to generate the smog with a larger concentration.

The above-described prompting method may at least have advantages as follows:

(1) The above-described prompting method may prompt the state information of the physical game character by the smog produced by the smog machine100, so as to facilitate a game participant to be able to see clearly the state information of the physical game character at different viewing angles, and to achieve a good visual effect.

(2) The above-described prompting method may produce different forms of smog by the smog machine100to characterize different state information of the physical game character, and better adaptability may be achieved.

Based on the above-described smog machine100, the present disclosure may further provide a prompting device utilizing the above-described smog machine100.

Referring toFIG. 11, the prompting device20according to an embodiment may be configured to prompt state information of a physical game character. The prompting device20may comprise a smog machine100and a controlling circuit200.

The specific structure of the smog machine100may be described as above, and details will be omitted herein.

The controlling circuit200may be configured to control the smog machine100to generate smog that may characterize the state information of the physical game character. The controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100in one or more of the following ways: controlling power-on or power-off of the heating element120, controlling a magnitude of the electric current on the heating element120, controlling the power-on time of the heating element120, controlling the color of the smog generated by the smog machine100, and controlling the amount of air flow generated by the air-blowing device130, etc.

For example, when it is required to start producing smog or stop producing the smog, the controlling circuit200may control the power-on or power-off of the heating element120, thereby controlling the heating element120to start heating or stop heating the smog fluid.

When it is required to increase or reduce the concentration of the produced smog, the magnitude of electric current on the heating element120may be controlled by the controlling circuit200. The larger the current passing through the heating element120, the higher the heated temperature, and the larger the amount of the vaporized smog.

If the smog chamber of the smog machine100is provided with a plurality of independent fluid grooves119awhen it is required to produce different colors of smog, different colors of smog fluid may be held within each of the plurality of fluid grooves119aand a corresponding heating element120may be provided. The heating element120with the respective color of smog fluid may be powered on selectively by the controlling circuit200, to generate a respective color of smog. If the smog machine100further comprises an RGB LED disposed close to the outlet115, when it is required to produce different colors of smog, the RGB LED may be controlled by the controlling circuit200to generate a respective light beam to illuminate on the smog coming out from the outlet115, rendering the smog into a corresponding color.

The specific structure of the controlling circuit200may be designed according to different requirements. For example, the controlling circuit200may comprise at least one of the followings: a speed adjustor201, a switch circuit202, a resistor203, and a microprocessor (not shown), etc.

For example, when the heating element120is connected with a power line to power on the heating element120, then the controlling circuit200may comprise a switch circuit202for controlling the power line to be on or oft and a resistor203to regulate the magnitude of the current on the heating element.

When the smog machine100further comprises an electromagnetic device for generating a variable frequency electromagnetic field, the heating element120may generate an induced current within the electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic device, and the controlling circuit200may comprise a switch circuit202for controlling an operational state of the electromagnetic device.

When the air-blowing device130is a direct current centrifugal ventilator or a direct current fan, the controlling circuit200may comprise a speed adjustor201for controlling a rotating speed of the air-blowing device130, and a switch circuit202for controlling a power-on or power-off of the air-blowing device130.

The controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to generate a respective form of smog, according to the different state information of the physical game character. For example, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to generate different concentrations and/or different colors of smog, to characterize the life value for the physical game character.

In some embodiments, when the life value for the physical game character is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to start to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, when the life value for the physical game character is zero, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to start to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, when the life value for the physical game character is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to start to generate the smog in one color; when the life value for the physical game character is zero, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to start to generate the smog in another color.

In some embodiments, when the life value for the physical game character is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to start to generate the smog with a smaller concentration; when the life value for the physical game character is zero, the controlling circuit200may control the smog machine100to start to generate the smog with a larger concentration.

The above-describe prompting device20may at least have advantages as follows:

(1) The above-described prompting device20may prompt the state information of the physical game character by the smog produced by the smog machine100, so as to facilitate a game participant to be able to see clearly the state information of the physical game character at different viewing angles, and to achieve a good visual effect.

(2) The above-described prompting device20may produce different forms of smog by the smog machine100to characterize the different state information of the physical game character, and better adaptability may be achieved.

Based on the above-described prompting device20, the present disclosure may further provide a physical game character employing the above-described prompting device20. The physical game character may be a terrestrial fixed facility, for example, a gun turret, a guard tower and an obstacle-wall and the like in a game simulating an actual war. The physical game character may be a remote-control terrestrial moving device, for example, a remote-control toy fighting vehicle, a remote-control toy robot and the like. The physical game character may also be a remote-control aerial moving device, for example, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a remote-control balloon and the like. The physical game character may also be a remote-control over water moving device, for example, a remote-control toy warship, a remote-control toy powerboat and the like. The physical game character may also be a remote-control underwater moving device, for example, a remote-control toy fish, a remote-control toy submarine and the like. Below may be described taking the remote-control fighting vehicle as an example in connection with the drawings.

Referring toFIG. 12, the remote-control fighting vehicle30according to an embodiment may comprise a prompting device20, a sensing device300, and a main controller400. The specific structure of the prompting device20may be described as above, and details thereof will be omitted herein.

The sensing device300may be configured to detect whether it is shot by an external projectile and generate a respective sensing signal. The external projectile may be a material object, for example, a BB pellet, a potato, a rock, a water bomb, a snowball and the like, or may also be a light beam. For example, the external light beam may comprise at least one of visible light and invisible light, for example, an infrared ray, a laser beam and the like.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the sensing device300may comprise a sensor disposed on the outer surface of the remote-control fighting vehicle30, the sensor may be configured to detect whether or not the outer surface of the remote-control fighting vehicle is hit by an external projectile.

Specifically, the sensor may comprise at least one of the followings: an acceleration sensor, an infrared ray sensor, a motion sensor, a proximity sensor, a visual sensor, a position sensor, and a distance sensor, etc. For example, when the external projectile is an infrared light beam, the sensor may be an infrared sensor; when the external projectile is a material object, for example, a BB pellet, a potato, a rock, a water bomb, a snowball and the like, the sensor may be an acceleration sensor, a motion sensor, a proximity sensor, a visual sensor, a position sensor, a distance sensor and/or the like.

The main controller400may be connected to and in communication with the controlling circuit200and the sensing device300for receiving a sensing signal and outputting a respective control signal to the controlling circuit200according to the sensing signal. The main controller400may be an integrated control board, a microprocessor or the like. The controlling circuit200and the main controller400may be provided separately, or may be integrated together.

The main controller400may control the smog machine100to generate different forms of smog, for example, different concentrations of smog, different generating times of smog, and different colors of smog, etc.

The controller may prompt using different forms of smog according to the different state information of the remote-control fighting vehicle30. For example, in some embodiments, the state information of the remote-control fighting vehicle30may be change information of the life value of the remote-control fighting vehicle30; when the life value of the remote-control fighting vehicle30is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, the state information of the remote-control fighting vehicle30may be change information of the life value of the remote-control fighting vehicle30; when the life value for the remote-control fighting vehicle30is zero, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog.

In some embodiments, the state information of the remote-control fighting vehicle30may be change information of the life value of the remote-control fighting vehicle30; when the life value for the remote-control fighting vehicle30is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog in one color; when the life value for the remote-control fighting vehicle30is zero, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog in another color.

In some embodiments, the state information of the remote-control fighting vehicle30may be change information of the life value of the remote-control fighting vehicle30; when the life value for the remote-control fighting vehicle30is below a preset greater-than-zero value, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog with a smaller concentration; when the life value for the remote-control fighting vehicle30is zero, the smog machine100may be controlled to start to generate the smog with a larger concentration.

The above-described remote-control fighting vehicle30may have at least the following advantages:

(1) The above-described remote-control fighting vehicle30may prompt the state information of the physical game character by the smog generated by the smog machine100, so as to facilitate a game participant to be able to see clearly the state information of the physical game character at different viewing angles and to operate the remote-control fighting vehicle30.

(2) The above-described prompting device20may produce different forms of smog by the smog machine100to characterize different state information of the physical game character, such that the game participant cyan manipulate the remote-control fighting vehicle30more flexibly.

In the several embodiments provided by the present disclosure, it should be understood that, the disclosed related devices and methods may be implemented by other ways. For example, the above described device embodiments are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the modules or units is merely a logic function division, and other division manners may be employed when it is actually implemented. For example, more units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system. Alternatively, some features may be omitted or not be performed. Additionally, couplings or direct couplings or communicative connections between one and another as displayed or discussed may be indirect couplings or communicative connections via some interfaces, devices or units, or may be in electric, mechanical or other forms.

Units described as separate parts may or may not be separated physically. Components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., may be located in one place, or may be distributed onto a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected in order to achieve the objects of the solutions of the embodiments according to the actual requirements.

Additionally, various functional units in various embodiments according to the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or may be physically separate units. Two or more of the various functional units may be integrated into one unit. The above integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware or in a form of software functional units.

The integrated units, if being implemented in a form of software functional units and being independent products for sale and use, may be stored in one computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understandings, the technical solution of the present disclosure or the part of which contributes to the prior art or some or all of the technical solution may be embodied in a form of a software product. The software product may be stored in one storage medium, and comprise several instructions for causing the computer processor to execute some or all of steps of the methods in various embodiments according to the present disclosure. The above-mentioned storage medium may comprise: a USB flash disk, a movable hard disc, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a diskette or an optical disc and various medium capable of storing program codes.

The foregoing disclosure is merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Any equivalent structural or procedural variations made on the basis of the description and the drawings of the present disclosure, and their direct or indirect applications to other relevant technical fields, shall all fall into the scope of the present disclosure.