FIGURE INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20110143632A1
• Filed: 05/19/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: CHANG, Yu-Chuan, HUNG, Yu-Shiang, LIN, Sheng-Chun
• Application Number:
  US12/782,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20110143632A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/268
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds

Abstract

Figure interactive systems and methods are provided. The system includes at least a base device. The base device includes a storage unit, a detecting unit, and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a content database recording scenario data corresponding to a plurality of figures. The detecting unit respectively detects identification data of at least a first figure and a second figure. The processing unit respectively retrieves the scenario data of the first figure and the second figure from the content database, dynamically generates an interactive instruction set for the first figure and the second figure, and enables the first figure and the second figure to interact according to the interactive instruction set.

Claims

1. A figure interactive system, comprising:

at least a first figure and a second figure; and

a base device, comprising;

a storage unit storing a content database;

a detecting unit respectively detecting identification data of the first figure and the second figure; and

a processing unit respectively retrieving scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from the content database according to the identification data of the first figure and the second figure, dynamically generating an interactive instruction set for the first figure and the second figure according to the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure, and enabling the first figure and the second figure to interact with each other according to the interactive instruction set.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit further transmits the identification data of the first figure and the second figure to a server via a network, and the server respectively retrieves the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure according to the identification data of the first figure and the second figure, and transmits the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure to the content database of the storage unit via the network.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processing unit further receives renewed scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from the server via the network, and stores the renewed scenario data to the content database.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive instruction set further comprises an action drive command, and the first figure or the second figure respectively has at least a drive component for receiving the interactive instruction set from the base device, and driving the first figure or the second figure to perform an operation according to the action drive command in the interactive instruction set.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the base device further comprises a display unit for displaying dialogues or images in the interactive instruction set.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the base device further comprises a speaker for playing dialogues or sound effects in the interactive instruction set.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein during the interactive instruction set is generated, the processing unit selects the first figure from the start, retrieves first interactive data for a specific topic for the first figure from the scenario data corresponding to the first figure, retrieves second interactive data corresponding to the first interactive data for the specific topic for the second figure from the scenario data corresponding to the second figure, and combines the first interactive data and the second interactive data as the interactive instruction set.

8. A figure interactive system, comprising:

at least a first figure and a second figure;

a base device, comprising a detecting unit and a first communication unit, wherein the detecting unit respectively detects identification data of the first figure and the second figure; and

an electronic device, comprising a second communication unit for communicating with the first communication unit via a communication connection, a storage unit for storing a content database, and a processing unit for respectively retrieving scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from the content database, dynamically generating an interactive instruction set for the first figure and the second figure according to the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure, and transmitting the interactive instruction set to the base device,

wherein the base device enables the first figure and the second figure to interact with each other according to the interactive instruction set.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing unit transmits the identification data of the first figure and the second figure to a server via a network, and the server respectively retrieves the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure according to the identification data of the first figure and the second figure, and transmits the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure to the content database of the storage unit via the network.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing unit further receives renewed scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from the server via the network, and stores the renewed scenario data to the content database.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the interactive instruction set further comprises an action drive command, and the first figure or the second figure respectively has at least a drive component for receiving the interactive instruction set from the base device, and driving the first figure or the second figure to perform an operation according to the action drive command in the interactive instruction set.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein during the interactive instruction set is generated, the processing unit selects the first figure from the start, retrieves first interactive data for a specific topic for the first figure from the scenario data corresponding to the first figure, retrieves second interactive data corresponding to the first interactive data for the specific topic for the second figure from the scenario data corresponding to the second figure, and combines the first interactive data and the second interactive data as the interactive instruction set.

13. A figure interactive method, comprising:

respectively detecting identification data of a first figure and a second figure;

respectively retrieving scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from a content database according to the identification data of the first figure and the second figure;

dynamically generating an interactive instruction set for the first figure and the second figure according to the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure; and

enabling the first figure and the second figure to interact with each other according to the interactive instruction set.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting the identification data of the first figure and the second figure to a server via a network, wherein the server respectively retrieves the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure according to the identification data of the first figure and the second figure; and

receiving the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure via the network as the content database.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving renewed scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from the server via the network; and

storing the renewed scenario data to the content database.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

respectively transmitting the interactive instruction set to at least a drive component of the first figure or the second figure; and

respectively driving the first figure or the second figure to perform an operation according to an action drive command in the interactive instruction set.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying dialogues or images in the interactive instruction set via a display unit.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising playing dialogues or sound effects in the interactive instruction set via a speaker.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein during the interactive instruction set is generated, the method further comprises the steps of:

selecting the first figure from the start;

retrieving first interactive data for a specific topic for the first figure from the scenario data corresponding to the first figure;

retrieving second interactive data corresponding to the first interactive data for the specific topic for the second figure from the scenario data corresponding to the second figure; and

combining the first interactive data and the second interactive data as the interactive instruction set.

20. A machine-readable storage medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a device to perform a figure interactive method, and the method comprises:

respectively detecting identification data of a first figure and a second figure;

respectively retrieving scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure from a content database according to the identification data of the first figure and the second figure;

dynamically generating an interactive instruction set for the first figure and the second figure according to the scenario data corresponding to the first figure and the second figure; and

enabling the first figure and the second figure to interact with each other according to the interactive instruction set.