Patent ID: 6741245
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A63F,A63H,B33Y,G06T

Abstract:
A method for decorating a virtual world model, comprising the steps:building a physical model from a plurality of building blocks wherein each building block includes a microcontroller coupled to a plurality of connectors and each of the plurality of building blocks of the model has one or more predefined attribute, the connectors for physically and electronically connecting the blocks in a three-dimensional structure to form the model; deriving an arrangement of the blocks in the model by connecting the model to a host computer; expressing the arrangement as a set of logical axioms; processing the set of logical axioms by a logic program to identify large scale structural elements of the model; and assigning decorative attributes to the large scale structural elements, wherein the large scale structural elements are not identified and the decorative attributes are not assigned based on the predefined attributes of the plurality of building blocks forming the model.