ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An entertainment system comprising a remotely controlled toy and an entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with the remotely controlled toy:
- the remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment, the remotely controlled toy comprising;
a controller operable to control behaviour of the remotely controlled toy; and
a control data receiver operable to receive, via the data communications link, the control data generated by the entertainment device,in which the controller is operable to modify the behaviour of the remotely controlled toy in dependence upon the control data received from the entertainment device; and
the entertainment device comprising;
a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy;
a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy;
a detector operable to detect a real environment feature within the real environment;
a processor operable to generate a virtual image feature in dependence upon the detected real environment feature; and
a display arrangement operable to generate a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to correspond to the position of the real environment feature within the real environment.
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Abstract
An entertainment system comprises a remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment and an entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with the remotely controlled toy, in which the device comprises transmitting means operable to transmit, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy, receiving means operable to receive, from the data communications link, video images captured by the video camera—of the remotely controlled toy, detecting means operable to detect a real environment feature within the real environment, processing means operable to generate a virtual image feature in dependence upon the detected real environment feature, and displaying means operable to generate a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to correspond to the position of the real environment feature within the real environment.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. An entertainment system comprising a remotely controlled toy and an entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with the remotely controlled toy:
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the remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment, the remotely controlled toy comprising; a controller operable to control behaviour of the remotely controlled toy; and a control data receiver operable to receive, via the data communications link, the control data generated by the entertainment device, in which the controller is operable to modify the behaviour of the remotely controlled toy in dependence upon the control data received from the entertainment device; and the entertainment device comprising; a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy; a detector operable to detect a real environment feature within the real environment; a processor operable to generate a virtual image feature in dependence upon the detected real environment feature; and a display arrangement operable to generate a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to correspond to the position of the real environment feature within the real environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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7. An entertainment system comprising:
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a remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment, the position of the toy being associated with a real path within the real environment; and an entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with the remotely controlled toy, the device comprising; a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy; a detector operable to detect the real path of the toy within the real environment and generate real path data in dependence upon the detected real path; a processor operable to generate a virtual path in dependence upon the real path data generated by the detector and to generate a virtual image feature in dependence upon the virtual path; and a display arrangement operable to generate a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to present the virtual image feature at a predetermined position within the real environment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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26. An entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with a remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment, the device comprising:
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a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, the video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy; a detector operable to detect a real environment feature within the real environment; a processor operable to generate a virtual image feature in dependence upon the detected real environment feature; and a display arrangement operable to generate a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to correspond to the position of the real environment feature within the real environment; and the remotely controlled toy comprising; a controller operable to control behaviour of the remotely controlled toy; and a control data receiver operable to receive, via the data communications link, the control data generated by the entertainment device, in which the controller is operable to modify the behaviour of the remotely controlled toy in dependence upon the control data received from the entertainment device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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27. An entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with a remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment, the position of the toy being associated with a real path within the real environment;
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a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, the video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy; a detector operable to detect the real path of the toy within the real environment and generate real path data in dependence upon the detected teal path; a processor operable to generate a virtual path in dependence upon the real path data to generated by the detector and to generate a virtual image feature in dependence upon the virtual path; and a display arrangement operable to generate a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to present the virtual image feature at a predetermined position within the real environment. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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33. A remotely controlled toy operable to communicate using a data communications link with an entertainment device, the remotely controlled toy comprising:
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a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment; a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, the video images captured by the video camera to the entertainment device; a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, control data generated by the entertainment device that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; and a controller operable to control behaviour of the remotely controlled toy, in which; the control data comprises attribute control data that relates to an attribute associated with a virtual image feature generated by the entertainment device, the virtual image feature being generated by the entertainment device in dependence upon a detection by the entertainment device of a real environment feature within the real environment; and the controller is operable to modify the behaviour of the remotely controlled toy in dependence upon the attribute control data received from the entertainment device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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34. A remotely controlled toy operable to communicate using a data communications link with an entertainment device, the remotely controlled toy comprising:
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a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment; a transmitter operable to transmit, via the data communications link, the video images captured by the video camera to the entertainment device; a receiver operable to receive, from the data communications link, control data generated by the entertainment device that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; and a controller operable to control behaviour of the remotely controlled toy, in which; the control data comprises attribute control data that relates to an attribute associated with a virtual image feature generated by the entertainment device, the virtual image feature being generated by the entertainment device in dependence upon a detection by the entertainment device of a position of the remotely controlled toy with respect to the real environment; and the controller is operable to modify the behaviour of the remotely controlled toy in dependence upon the attribute control data received from the entertainment device.
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39. An entertainment method for controlling a remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment and an entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with the remotely controlled toy, the method comprising:
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transmitting, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of and modifies the behaviour of the remotely controlled toy; receiving, from the data communications link, video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy; detecting a real environment feature within the real environment; generating a virtual image feature in dependence upon the detected real environment feature; and generating a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to correspond to the position of the real environment feature within the real environment. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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40. An entertainment method for controlling a remotely controlled toy having a video camera operable to capture video images of a real environment and an entertainment device operable to communicate using a data communications link with the remotely controlled toy, the position of the toy being associated with a real path within the real environment;
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transmitting, via the data communications link, control data to the remotely controlled toy that relates to the control of the remotely controlled toy; receiving, from the data communications link, video images captured by the video camera of the remotely controlled toy; detecting the real path of the toy within the real environment and generating real path data in dependence upon the detected real path; generating a virtual path in dependence upon the real path data and generating a virtual image feature in dependence upon the virtual path; and generating a combined display of the captured video images and the virtual image feature such that the virtual image feature is arranged with respect to the video images so as to present the virtual image feature at a predetermined position within the real environment.
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Specification