SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE-OFFLINE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE

• US 20120190453A1
• Filed: 01/24/2012
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bossa Nova Robotics IP, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bossa Nova Robotics IP, Inc.
• Inventors: Skaff, Sarjoun, Gandhi, Heer, Palmer, David, Masnik, Marc, Alfaro, Enrique, Kong, James, Hitch, Martin
• Application Number:
  US13/357,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20120190453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/41
• 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

A game system is provided that is configured for providing a dynamic online and offline interactive experience. The game system includes two portions; an interactive apparatus and an interactive application. The interactive apparatus may be, but is not limited to, toys such as robots, dolls, vehicles, play sets, and board games. The game system is configured such that a user'"'"'s interactions with one of the interactive apparatus and the interactive application may affect the continuation of the user'"'"'s interactive experience with the other.

Claims

1. A game system comprising:

an interactive apparatus having a communication system; and

an interactive application, the interactive application and the interactive apparatus are independently operable to provide an offline and an online experience, wherein at least one of the interactive application and interactive apparatus is configured modify its operation based on the experience of the other.

2. The game system of claim 1, wherein the interactive apparatus is a toy.

3. The game system of claim 2, wherein the toy is a robot, a doll, a vehicle, play set, or a board game.

4. The game system of claim 1, wherein the interactive apparatus comprises:

a memory configured to store one or more event records representing user interactions with the interactive apparatus.

5. The game system of claim 1, wherein the communication system of the interactive apparatus is configured to transfer one or more event records representing user interactions with the interactive apparatus to the interactive application.

6. The game system of claim 5, wherein the interactive application is configured to modify operations in response to data received from the interactive apparatus.

7. The game system of claim 1, wherein the interactive application is configured to provide one or more event records to the interactive apparatus.

8. The game system of claim 7, wherein the interactive apparatus is configured to modify its operation in response to the one or more event records provided by the interactive application.

9. The game system of claim 1, wherein the interactive application is configured to generate a graphical depiction of an offline experience provided by the interactive apparatus.

10. The game system of claim 1, wherein the interactive application is executing on a computing platform selected from the group consisting of a game console, a mobile device, a cell phone, a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer, a server and cloud platform.

11. The game system of claim 1 further comprising:

an accessory removably attachable to the interactive apparatus, wherein the accessory is configured to modify its operation based on the experience of the interactive application.

12. The game system of claim 1 further comprising:

an accessory removably attachable to the interactive apparatus, wherein the interactive application is configured to modify its operation based on the experience of the interactive application.

13. A method of providing a dynamic online and offline interactive experience, the method comprising:

updating, at a first portion of an interactive game, data indicative of an interaction with a user during play with the first portion of the interactive game, the first portion of the interactive game being one of an interactive apparatus and an interactive application; and

transferring the data indicative of the interaction with the user to a second portion of the interactive game, the second portion of the interactive game being the other of the interactive apparatus and the interactive application relative to the first portion.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

replaying the interaction of the user with the first portion of the interactive game in a virtual environment based on the transferred data.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

replaying the interaction of the user during play with the first portion of the interactive game in a virtual environment based on the transferred data; and

modifying a sequence of events in the virtual environment during replay of the interaction of the user with the first portion of the interactive game.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein transferring further comprises:

bidirectionally communicating information between the interactive apparatus and the interactive application through a communication system of the interactive apparatus.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein play with the first portion of the interactive game comprises:

interacting with the interactive application on a computing platform selected from the group consisting of a game console, a mobile device, a cell phone, a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer, a server and cloud platform.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein interacting with the interactive application comprises:

interacting with other players online.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein updating the data indicative of the interaction with the user during play with the first portion of the interactive game comprises:

updating the data in response to signals from at least one of a sensor or actuator of a first toy.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein updating the data indicative of the interaction with the user during play with the first portion of the interactive game comprises:

updating the data in response to the interaction with a second toy.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the data indicative of the interaction with the user further comprises:

at least one of data indicative of an interaction with an accessory coupled to the interactive apparatus or data indicative of an interaction with an avatar of an accessory coupled to an avatar of the interactive apparatus in the interactive application.

22. A method of providing a dynamic online and offline interactive experience, the method comprising:

generating, at an interactive apparatus, a first set of event records based on interactions with a user;

providing the first set of event records to an interactive application, wherein the interactive application is configured to provide a corresponding interactive experience;

receiving a second set of event records from the interactive application, wherein the second set of event records are generated based on the user'"'"'s interactive experience with the interactive application; and

modifying one or more apparatus behaviors of the interactive apparatus based on the received second set of event records.

23. A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code, when executed by a processor residing in an interactive apparatus, causes the interactive apparatus to perform a method comprising:

updating a first set of data based on interactions with a user;

providing the first set of data to an interactive application, wherein the interactive application is configured to provide a corresponding interactive experience;

receiving a second set of data from the interactive application, the second set of data generated based on an interactive experience with the interactive application; and

modifying one or more behaviors characteristics of the interactive apparatus based on the received second set of data.

24. A method of providing a dynamic online and offline interactive experience, the method comprising:

generating an association between a virtual avatar and an interactive apparatus;

generating, at an interactive application, a first set of event records based on interactions of a user with the virtual avatar;

providing the first set of event records to the interactive apparatus, wherein the interactive apparatus is configured to provide a corresponding interactive experience;

receiving a second set of event records from the interactive apparatus associated with the virtual avatar, wherein the second set of event records are generated based on the user'"'"'s interactive experience with the interactive apparatus; and

modifying one or more behaviors of the virtual avatar based on the received second set of event records.