Method and system for transferring data to an electronic toy or other electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a visual pattern on the display device, the visual pattern representing the data being transferred; and
in the electronic device,receiving the visual pattern,determining from the visual pattern whether the electronic device is properly positioned relative to the visual pattern;
if the electronic device is determined not to be properly positioned relative to the visual pattern, determining a direction corresponding to the position of the electronic device relative to the visual pattern and displaying the direction; and
processing the received pattern to obtain the data represented by the visual pattern when the electronic device is properly positioned to the visual pattern.
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Abstract
A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device includes displaying a visual pattern on the display device. The visual pattern represents the data being transferred. In the electronic device, the visual pattern is received and processed to obtain the data represented by the visual pattern. The visual pattern may be formed by an array of data elements, each data element representing at least one bit of data being transferred to the electronic device. A series of such arrays may be sequentially displayed on the display device. The visual pattern may alternatively be formed by a bar code that represents bits of data being transferred to the electronic device. A series of bar codes may be sequentially displayed on the display device.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for transferring data from a display device to an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying a visual pattern on the display device, the visual pattern representing the data being transferred; and in the electronic device, receiving the visual pattern, determining from the visual pattern whether the electronic device is properly positioned relative to the visual pattern; if the electronic device is determined not to be properly positioned relative to the visual pattern, determining a direction corresponding to the position of the electronic device relative to the visual pattern and displaying the direction; and processing the received pattern to obtain the data represented by the visual pattern when the electronic device is properly positioned to the visual pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic toy, comprising:
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an array of photoelectric detectors adapted to receive from a display a visual pattern that represents data, the photoelectric detectors being operable to generate electrical signals responsive to the visual pattern; a memory operable to store data; and a processor coupled to the array of photoelectric detectors and the memory, the processor operable to generate the data represented by the visual pattern responsive to the electrical signals and store the generated data in the memory, the processor further operable to read the data from the memory to alter an aspect of operation of the electronic toy, the array of photoelectric detectors, the memory and the processor located together in the electronic toy; wherein the processor is further operable to determine from the visual pattern whether the electronic device is properly positioned relative to the visual pattern, if the electronic device is determined not to be properly positioned relative to the visual pattern, determine a direction corresponding to the position of the electronic device relative to the visual pattern and display the direction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data transfer system, comprising:
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a display device including a display screen, the display device operable to display a time-dependent visual pattern on the display screen, the time-dependent visual pattern representing a plurality of bits of data; and an electronic device including an array of photoelectric detectors operable to receive the visual pattern when the electronic device is positioned adjacent the display screen, and if the electronic device is determined not to be properly positioned relative to the visual pattern, determining a direction corresponding to the position of the electronic device relative to the visual pattern and displaying the direction, and further including a memory operable to store data, the array of photoelectric detectors being operable to generate a plurality of electrical signals responsive to the visual pattern and the electronic device being operable to concurrently generate the plurality of bits of data represented by the visual pattern responsive to the electrical signals and further operable to store the bits of data represented by the visual pattern in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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