A method for generating and distributing simulated animal data includes a step of receiving a set of real animal data at least partially obtained from one or more sensors that receive, store, or send information related to one or more targeted individuals. Simulated animal data is generated from at least a portion of real animal data or one or more derivatives thereof. Finally, the simulated animal data is provided to a computing device. Characteristically, one or more parameters or variables of the one or more targeted individuals can be modified.

A modular unit for portable arcade gaming with a lower profile than the standard arcade game cabinet or unit found in a game room or arcade with telescoping and foldable modular features for more comfort and convenience when transporting the unit for gaming at home or away. The unit houses several modules including a movable display module, a movable game controller tray, multiple removable game control modules with arcade-quality joysticks and buttons. The unit has doors to secure any gaming console(s). The modular unit expands in multiple ways to a full arcade unit for single or multiple players. The unit folds completely down into a compact portable unit easy for travel and storage. The unit can be comprised of a multitude of materials including plastic or wood. One of the preferred embodiments of the portable unit consists of several structural support panels, a door or doors opening outward exposing the inside of the cabinet for storage of any brand of game console. The unit further consists of a reliance panel, game controller tray, controller modules and retractable or foldable display modules and several locking and securing mechanisms for storage mode, transporting mode and interactive playing mode.

A modular unit for portable arcade gaming with a lower profile than the standard arcade game cabinet or unit found in a game room or arcade with telescoping and foldable modular features for more comfort and convenience when transporting the unit for gaming at home or away. The unit houses several modules including a movable display module, a movable game controller tray, multiple removable game control modules with arcade-quality joysticks and buttons. The unit has doors to secure any gaming console(s). The modular unit expands in multiple ways to a full arcade unit for single or multiple players. The unit folds completely down into a compact portable unit easy for travel and storage. The unit can be comprised of a multitude of materials including plastic or wood. One of the preferred embodiments of the portable unit consists of several structural support panels, a door or doors opening outward exposing the inside of the cabinet for storage of any brand of game console. The unit further consists of a reliance panel, game controller tray, controller modules and retractable or foldable display modules and several locking and securing mechanisms for storage mode, transporting mode and interactive playing mode.

The present invention relates to a motion platform that moves in two degrees of rotational freedom that can be used to simulate board activities such as skateboarding and surfing and is readily extended to simulate other experiences such as skiing, driving, flying, and even boxing, through the attachment of the appropriate apparatus. The motion platform comprises a pivotable table attached to a base with two toothed belts attached at quadrants of the table, with the belts attached to a pair of ball-screws mounted orthogonally in the base. Pulleys mounted in the quadrants of the base redirect the belts so that they travel parallel to the ball screws. Cams maintain proper tension in the belts as the table pivots. The motion platform includes a programmable controller that can drive the table in terms of position but can also drive the platform according to a mathematical model where the physical table is attached to a virtual table through virtual springs with dynamic virtual spring rates and virtual dampers with dynamic virtual coefficients of damping. Here, position commands are applied not to the physical table but to the virtual table with the final position of the physical table determined through the solution of spring-mass-damper equations of motion using the dynamic spring rates, dynamic coefficients of damping, measured torque on the table, and where the mass corresponds to virtual moments of inertia of a simulated board such as a paddle board with the moment of inertia of the physical table and connected moving parts factored out; the mathematical model able to simulate a variety of environments such as a paddle board on water with waves, a snowboard on fresh powder, or even quicksand.

The present invention relates to a motion platform that moves in two degrees of rotational freedom that can be used to simulate board activities such as skateboarding and surfing and is readily extended to simulate other experiences such as skiing, driving, flying, and even boxing, through the attachment of the appropriate apparatus. The motion platform comprises a pivotable table attached to a base with two toothed belts attached at quadrants of the table, with the belts attached to a pair of ball-screws mounted orthogonally in the base. Pulleys mounted in the quadrants of the base redirect the belts so that they travel parallel to the ball screws. Cams maintain proper tension in the belts as the table pivots. The motion platform includes a programmable controller that can drive the table in terms of position but can also drive the platform according to a mathematical model where the physical table is attached to a virtual table through virtual springs with dynamic virtual spring rates and virtual dampers with dynamic virtual coefficients of damping. Here, position commands are applied not to the physical table but to the virtual table with the final position of the physical table determined through the solution of spring-mass-damper equations of motion using the dynamic spring rates, dynamic coefficients of damping, measured torque on the table, and where the mass corresponds to virtual moments of inertia of a simulated board such as a paddle board with the moment of inertia of the physical table and connected moving parts factored out; the mathematical model able to simulate a variety of environments such as a paddle board on water with waves, a snowboard on fresh powder, or even quicksand.

An electronic gaming device includes a cabinet having a display for presenting a game to a player and a button deck configured to receive a player input for the game. The button deck includes a housing defining an internal cavity and an access door coupled to the housing. The access door is configured to move relative to the housing between open and closed positions. The housing defines an opening providing access to the internal cavity when the access door is opened. The electronic gaming device further includes a latch coupled to the housing that engages and locks the access door in the closed position. An actuator is coupled to the latch for controlling the latch to release the access door. The actuator extends within the internal cavity from the latch and is accessible at a position of the button deck that is spaced from the access door.

An electronic gaming device includes a cabinet having a display for presenting a game to a player and a button deck configured to receive a player input for the game. The button deck includes a housing defining an internal cavity and an access door coupled to the housing. The access door is configured to move relative to the housing between open and closed positions. The housing defines an opening providing access to the internal cavity when the access door is opened. The electronic gaming device further includes a latch coupled to the housing that engages and locks the access door in the closed position. An actuator is coupled to the latch for controlling the latch to release the access door. The actuator extends within the internal cavity from the latch and is accessible at a position of the button deck that is spaced from the access door.

A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts an acceleration peak-to-peak value as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region, the acceleration peak-to-peak value being a difference between a local maximum value and a local minimum value of acceleration applied by vibration to the contact region.

A multimedia operation system includes a display, a display driver, a desk, a display control panel, an input/output interface driver, and an application processor. The display driver drives the display to display images. The display control panel is disposed in the desk, and outputs an initiation signal according to a user's operation. The input/output interface driver receives the initiation signal and outputs a menu activation signal according to the initiation signal. The application processor executes an application to generate multimedia data, controls the display driver to drive the display for displaying application images of the multimedia data, and controls the display driver to drive the display for displaying a menu image when receiving the menu activation signal.

Solar powered mobile furniture components each include a collapsible cabinet on wheels that supports at least one larger size flat screen TV monitor, speakers, solar panels, a rechargeable DC power source, and an inverter for converting DC power input to AC power output. In a preferred embodiment, the solar powered mobile furniture components include a bar, a credenza and a TV stand that have various devices and accessories such as a cooler, refrigerator, fans, propane tank and cooktop, computer hard drives and USB charging ports. The solar powered bar and solar powered credenza include removable door panels having collapsible, folding legs to convert the doors into tables or bar counters when the doors are removed from a main cabinet structure.