Toy figurine with internal lighting effect
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1. A toy figurine comprising:
- a light source disposed inside the toy figurine;
a visual effects display layer disposed inside the toy figurine, the visual effects display layer including;
a light emitting side;
a light reception side oriented with respect to the light source such that light emitted from the light source enters the visual effects display layer at the light reception side; and
a group of pixels configured to be selectively activated, wherein activated pixels block light from exiting the visual effects display layer at the light emitting side; and
a semi-translucent external layer proximate to the light emitting side of the visual effects display layer, wherein the external layer encapsulates the light source and the visual effects display layer, hides the light source and visual effects display layer from view, and defines at least one of a torso and one or more appendages of the toy figurine.
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Abstract
A toy figurine includes an internal lighting effect. The internal lighting is visible through the outer surface of the figurine and may be manipulated to produce various lighting effects. The internal lighting includes a lighting layer, a visual effects display layer and a diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer may include an external surface of the toy figurine.
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1. A toy figurine comprising:
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a light source disposed inside the toy figurine; a visual effects display layer disposed inside the toy figurine, the visual effects display layer including; a light emitting side; a light reception side oriented with respect to the light source such that light emitted from the light source enters the visual effects display layer at the light reception side; and a group of pixels configured to be selectively activated, wherein activated pixels block light from exiting the visual effects display layer at the light emitting side; and a semi-translucent external layer proximate to the light emitting side of the visual effects display layer, wherein the external layer encapsulates the light source and the visual effects display layer, hides the light source and visual effects display layer from view, and defines at least one of a torso and one or more appendages of the toy figurine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A toy figurine comprising:
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a toy housing, wherein the toy housing of the toy figurine comprises an outer layer and an inner cavity encapsulated by the outer layer; and a light producing device disposed within the inner cavity and comprising; a lighting assembly including a light emitting surface; and a visual effects display layer disposed between the lighting assembly and the outer layer and including a group of pixels, wherein one or more pixels within the group of pixels are configured to be activated and activated pixels block at least a portion of light received from the light emitting surface from passing through the visual effects display layer to the outer layer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A toy figurine comprising:
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an external surface defining at least one of a torso and one or more appendages of the toy figurine; an inner cavity encapsulated by the external surface; a light source disposed within the inner cavity; a visual effects display layer disposed within the inner cavity between the light source and the external surface so that the visual effects display layer is arranged to receive light from the light source and selectively pass the received light therethrough, wherein the visual effects display layer includes a group of pixels configured to selectively pass the received light through the visual effects display layer to the external surface; and a controller configured to control whether each pixel in the group of pixels blocks or passes the light. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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