Interacting toys
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An authoring tool for creating themed data for toys, comprising:
- an interface for receiving content relating to a particular theme, said interface being adapted to receive separately content that comprises separately both scripting data relating to the particular theme, and expression data defining the personality of said toy;
a processor for processing said content, comprising both said scripting data and said expression data, to generate a set of instructions for operating said toy within said particular theme, wherein the processor is coupled to the interface; and
an ouput for outputting said set of instructions, wherein the processor is coupled to the output.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
There is provided a toy comprising: a processor (200); a memory coupled to said processor (202); an output (210) coupled to said processor; and means (212) for establishing a network connection with at least one further such toy; wherein the processor includes means for controlling the output of each toy with which a network connection has been established. Furthermore, the controlling means is adapted to transmit, over said network connection, instructions to control a plurality of the outputs (preferably all of the outputs) of each toy with which a network connection has been established.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. An authoring tool for creating themed data for toys, comprising:
-
an interface for receiving content relating to a particular theme, said interface being adapted to receive separately content that comprises separately both scripting data relating to the particular theme, and expression data defining the personality of said toy; a processor for processing said content, comprising both said scripting data and said expression data, to generate a set of instructions for operating said toy within said particular theme, wherein the processor is coupled to the interface; and an ouput for outputting said set of instructions, wherein the processor is coupled to the output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. A system for generating themed data for a toy, comprising:
-
an authoring tool for accessing, creating and editing said themed data, wherein said authoring tool comprises; an interface for receiving content relating to a particular theme, said interface being adapted to receive separately content that comprises separately both scripting data relating to the particular theme, and expression data defining the personality of said toy; a processor for processing said content, comprising both said scripting data and said expression data, to generate a set of instructions for operating said toy within said particular theme, wherein the processor is coupled to the interface; and an output for outputting said set of instructions, wherein the processor is coupled to the output; a server, comprising a database for storing said themed data; wherein the authoring tool is adapted to access the themed data via the internet, wherein the authoring tool is adapted to process the themed data into an array, and wherein said database is adapted to store said themed data in said array.
-
Specification