Manipulable Cubes Base Station
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1. A distributed tangible user interface base station, comprising:
- at least one wireless communication device, the wireless communication device operable for receiving data from and transmitting behavior commands and/or digital content to one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices;
a power source;
an output device;
a memory adapted to store a plurality of instructions including instructions to wirelessly control rendering of an image on the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices;
at least one proximity sensor; and
at least one controller operable for;
executing the one or more instructions;
receiving data from the at least one proximity sensor and/or the at least one of the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; and
processing the received data to derive movement and proximity parameters.
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Abstract
A mobile and autonomous base station facilitating wireless electronic games embodying one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices (cubes) is comprised of at least one wireless communication device, a power source, an output device, a memory, and controller/processor. The base station is operable to receive from, and transmit data to plurality of manipulable devices including motion, proximity and arrangement information. In addition the base station includes the ability to sense the proximity and orientation of nearby manipulable devices.
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1. A distributed tangible user interface base station, comprising:
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at least one wireless communication device, the wireless communication device operable for receiving data from and transmitting behavior commands and/or digital content to one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; a power source; an output device; a memory adapted to store a plurality of instructions including instructions to wirelessly control rendering of an image on the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; at least one proximity sensor; and at least one controller operable for; executing the one or more instructions; receiving data from the at least one proximity sensor and/or the at least one of the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; and processing the received data to derive movement and proximity parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for user interaction with digital content, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing at a distributed tangible user interface base station digital content and a plurality of instructions including one or more instructions to manage behavior of one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; pairing the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices to the distributed tangible user interface base station; receiving from the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices data regarding movement and/or positional orientation between two or more of the paired tangible user interface manipulable devices; generating a game state at the distributed tangible user interface base station; managing the digital content and/or the plurality of instructions based on received data from the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; and sending to at least one of the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices appropriate digital content and/or behavior instructions based on the received data regarding movement and/or positional orientation between two or more of the paired tangible user interface manipulable devices. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A tangible user interface manipulable device control station, comprising:
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a wireless communication device; a proximity sensor operable to detect proximity and relational data between the tangible user interface manipulable device control station and one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices; an audible signal generator; a processor; and a memory operable to store digital content and/or one or more instructions executable on the processor to wirelessly manage and control rendering of an image on the one or more tangible user interface manipulable devices based on proximity and relational data. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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