MODULAR CONSTRUCTION FOR INTERACTING WITH SOFTWARE
First Claim
1. A modular assembly system comprising a core module, the core module comprising:
- a battery;
a wireless communications module arranged to communicate with a computing-based device running an interactive software experience;
one or more connectors for attaching peripheral modules to the core module, each connector being arranged to pass data and power between modules; and
a processor arranged to collect identifiers of modules physically connected to form a coherent physical whole object and communicate module data to the interactive software experience.
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Abstract
A modular assembly system is described which enables interaction with an interactive software experience such as a game. The system enables a coherent physical whole object to be assembled from a core module and one or more peripheral modules. The core module includes a battery, processor and a wireless module which is able to communicate with the interactive software experience which runs on a separate computing device such as a smartphone, tablet or games console. Each of the peripheral modules stores a module ID and these IDs are collected by the core module and communicated to the interactive software experience. The user experience within the interactive software experience changes dependent upon the set of modules which are connected to form the coherent physical whole object and may also be altered as a result of manipulation of the coherent physical whole object or individual modules.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular assembly system comprising a core module, the core module comprising:
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a battery; a wireless communications module arranged to communicate with a computing-based device running an interactive software experience; one or more connectors for attaching peripheral modules to the core module, each connector being arranged to pass data and power between modules; and a processor arranged to collect identifiers of modules physically connected to form a coherent physical whole object and communicate module data to the interactive software experience. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A modular assembly system for use with an interactive software experience, the system comprising a peripheral module, the peripheral module comprising:
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one or more connectors for attaching the module to a core module or a peripheral module to form part of a coherent physical whole object, each connector being arranged to pass data and power between modules and the coherent physical whole object acting as a user input device for the interactive software experience; and a storage element arranged to store an identifier for the module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A core module for a modular assembly system, the core module comprising:
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a battery; a wireless communications module arranged to communicate with a computing-based device running an interactive software experience; one or more connectors for attaching peripheral modules to the core module, each connector being arranged to pass data and power between modules; and a processor arranged to; collect identifiers of modules physically connected to form a coherent physical whole object; detect a topology of the connected modules; and communicate module and topology data to the interactive software experience.
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