Interactive book with detection of lifted flaps
First Claim
1. An interactive system, comprising:
- a housing which forms a substantially planar surface configured to support at least one printed media sheet, wherein the at least one printed media sheet comprises at least one lift-the-flap element;
a playback device configured to provide multimedia data relating to the at least one lift-the-flap element of the at least one printed media sheet;
a detector which is configured to detect a position of the at least one lift-the-flap element and provide position information;
a processing unit coupled to the playback device and the detector, wherein the processing unit is configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device based on the position information provided by the detector,wherein the detector is configured to provide a first indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is lifted, and wherein the processing unit is configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device in response to the first indication; and
wherein the detector is further configured to provide a second indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is returned to a substantially planar orientation with respect to the at least one printed media sheet, and wherein the processing unit is further configured to alter playback of the multimedia data in response to the second indication.
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Abstract
An interactive system for providing multimedia data in response to interaction with lift-the-flap elements. The system may include a housing which forms a substantially planar surface configured to support at least one printed media sheet. The printed sheet may include at least one lift-the-flap element. The system may further include a playback device configured to provide multimedia data relating to the lift-the-flap element. The system may include a detector which is configured to detect a position of the lift-the-flap element and provide position information. The system may further include a processing unit configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device based on the position information provided by the detector.
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21 Claims
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1. An interactive system, comprising:
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a housing which forms a substantially planar surface configured to support at least one printed media sheet, wherein the at least one printed media sheet comprises at least one lift-the-flap element; a playback device configured to provide multimedia data relating to the at least one lift-the-flap element of the at least one printed media sheet; a detector which is configured to detect a position of the at least one lift-the-flap element and provide position information; a processing unit coupled to the playback device and the detector, wherein the processing unit is configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device based on the position information provided by the detector, wherein the detector is configured to provide a first indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is lifted, and wherein the processing unit is configured to cause playback of the multimedia data via the playback device in response to the first indication; and wherein the detector is further configured to provide a second indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is returned to a substantially planar orientation with respect to the at least one printed media sheet, and wherein the processing unit is further configured to alter playback of the multimedia data in response to the second indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating an interactive system, comprising:
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a device receiving first input indicating a current page of a plurality of pages; the device receiving second input indicating that a lift-the-flap element of the current page has been lifted; the device providing playback of multimedia data based on said receiving the first and second input; the device receiving third input indicating that the lift-the-flap element of the current page has been returned to a substantially planar orientation with respect to the current page; and the device ceasing playback of the multimedia data in response to the third input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An interactive book, comprising:
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a housing which forms a substantially planar surface configured to support a plurality of printed media sheets, wherein each printed media sheet comprises at least one lift-the-flap element; a playback device configured to provide audio data relating to the at least one lift-the-flap element of the at least one printed media sheet; a memory medium which stores audio data relating to the at least one lift-the-flap element of the at least one printed media sheet; an audio output configured to output the audio data stored on the memory medium; a printed media sheet detector, wherein the printed media sheet detector is configured to detect a current media sheet and provide an indication of the current media sheet; a lift-the-flap element detector which is configured to; detect a position of the at least one lift-the-flap element of the current media sheet; provide a first indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is lifted; provide a second indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is lowered; a processing unit coupled to the memory medium, the output, and the detector, wherein the processing unit is configured to; cause playback of the audio data corresponding to the at least one lift-the-flap element of the current media sheet via the audio output based on the indication of the current media sheet and the first indication of when the at least one lift-the-flap element is lifted; and cease playback of the audio data corresponding to the at least one lift-the-flap element of the current media sheet based on the second indication of when the at least on lift-the-flap element is returned to a substantially planar orientation with respect to the current media sheet. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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