Method and system for transferring data to an electronic toy or other electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a visual pattern on the display device, the visual pattern representing the data being transferred; and
in the electronic device, receiving the visual pattern, and processing the received pattern to obtain the data represented by the visual pattern.
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Abstract
A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device includes displaying a visual pattern on the display device. The visual pattern represents the data being transferred. In the electronic device, the visual pattern is received and processed to obtain the data represented by the visual pattern. The visual pattern may be formed by an array of data elements, each data element representing at least one bit of data being transferred to the electronic device. A series of such arrays may be sequentially displayed on the display device. The visual pattern may alternatively be formed by a bar code that represents bits of data being transferred to the electronic device. A series of bar codes may be sequentially displayed on the display device.
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51 Claims
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1. A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying a visual pattern on the display device, the visual pattern representing the data being transferred; and
in the electronic device, receiving the visual pattern, and processing the received pattern to obtain the data represented by the visual pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of transferring data using bar codes, the method comprising:
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displaying a sequence of bar codes, each bar code representing a portion of the data being transferred;
sensing the displayed sequence of bar codes; and
determining the data being transferred from the sensed displayed sequence of bar codes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of transferring binary data, the method comprising:
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displaying a visual pattern, the visual pattern representing the binary data to be transferred;
sensing the displayed visual pattern; and
determining the binary data being transferred from the sensed visual pattern. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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- 22. An electronic device including photoelectric detectors adapted to receive a visual pattern that represents data, the photoelectric detectors being operable to generate electrical signals responsive to the visual pattern and the electronic device being operable to generate the data represented by the visual pattern responsive to the electrical signals.
- 28. A server computer system adapted to receive a data request and operable in response to the data request to provide a file including a transfer component, the transfer component operable when executed to generate a time-dependent visual pattern representing data.
- 33. A data signal whose contents cause a display device receiving the signal to perform the operations of displaying a time-dependent visual pattern on the display device, the visual pattern representing data.
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38. A data transfer system, comprising:
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a display device including a display screen, the display device operable to display a time-dependent visual pattern on the display screen, the time-dependent visual pattern representing data; and
an electronic device including photoelectric detectors operable to receive the visual pattern when the electronic device is positioned adjacent the display screen, the photoelectric detectors being operable to generate electrical signals responsive to the visual pattern and the electronic device being operable to generate the data represented by the visual pattern responsive to the electrical signals. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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