Track based play systems
US10478723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/1068
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Track based play systems are described which comprise a set of physical play pieces and an associated computer game. In an embodiment, a user may arrange some or all of the play pieces in the set to form a path. The computer game is arranged to infer a virtual model of the path defined by the user-created arrangement of the play pieces. The inference may be based on data communicated by one or more the play pieces to the game or based on data from a local sensing device such as a camera which views the relative positions of the play pieces. Having inferred the path, the game constrains a virtual or physical object to the path within the game play and renders a graphical user interface showing at least a portion of the path.
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