User configurable interactive toy

• Main Authors: SHOU ARIEL A, BENNINK JOHN B, BENNETT ANDREW, GEIST STEVE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 02.05.2023
• Subjects: AMUSEMENTS; GAMES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; SPORTS; TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS, BUILDING BLOCKS

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a user configurable interactive toy comprising: a reader for detecting indicia in the vicinity of the interactive toy; a sensor for detecting movement of the interactive toy; a memory containing programming instructions and configuration data, where the programming instructions are configured to control a response of the interactive toy to the detection of the indicia, the response being defined at least in part by the configuration data; and a processing unit configured to execute the programming instructions according to the configuration data when it is in the game state. The processing unit is further configured to, when it is in the configured state, modify the configuration data in response to a combination of detecting a marker in the vicinity of the interactive toy and detecting a motion of the interactive toy. According to other aspects, a toy system including an interactive toy, a configuration device for configuring a user configurable interactive toy