Patent NZ-593922-A (NZ)
Title: Interactive game pieces using touch screen devices for toy play
Inventor: HEATHERLY CHRISTOPHER W
IPC: A63F13/02
Filed: 2011-07-06
Abstract: A method of facilitating an interaction with a first peripheral device using a touch-sensitive system (106) having a processor and a touch surface and the touch-sensitive system for interaction with a first peripheral device or game piece are disclosed. The touch-sensitive system comprises a touch surface (116) and a processor (118) configured to detect the first peripheral device (102) touching the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system; identify the first peripheral device touching the touch surface of the touch sensitive system; and either a) determine that the first peripheral device has an accessory attached thereto when the processor detects a signal caused by attaching the accessory to the first peripheral device or b) determine a transformation of a body part of the first peripheral device. Further disclosed is a method of facilitating an interaction with a first peripheral device using a touch-sensitive system having a processor and a touch surface and the touch-sensitive system for interaction with a first peripheral device or game piece are disclosed. The touch-sensitive system comprises a touch surface (116) and a processor (118) configured to run an interactive software on touch-sensitive system; display digital elements (160, 162, 164, 166, 170 and 172) on a screen display of the touch surface; detect the first peripheral device (102) touching the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system; determine a position of the first peripheral device with respect to the digital elements displayed on the touch surface; determine an orientation of the first peripheral device; and interact with the first peripheral device based on the position of the first peripheral device with respect to the digital elements displayed on the touch surface. The interacting with the first peripheral device includes interacting with the first peripheral device based on the orientation of the first peripheral device. Also disclosed is a method of facilitating an interaction between a first peripheral device and a second peripheral device using a touch-sensitive system having a processor and a touch surface and a touch-sensitive system facilitating an interaction between a first peripheral device or game piece and a second peripheral device or game piece are disclosed. The touch-sensitive system comprises a touch surface (116); and a processor (118) configured to detect the first peripheral device (102) touching the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system and the second peripheral device (104) touching the touch surface of the touch sensitive system; identify the first peripheral device touching the touch surface of the touch sensitive system and the second peripheral device touching the touch surface of the touch-sensitive system and either a) determine an orientation of the first peripheral device; and interact with the first peripheral device based on the detecting of the second peripheral device on the touch surface, wherein the interacting with the first peripheral device includes interacting with the first peripheral device based on the orientation of the first peripheral device or b) determine an orientation of the second peripheral device; interact with the first peripheral device based on the detecting of the second peripheral device on the touch surface. The interacting with the first peripheral device includes interacting with the first peripheral device further based on the orientation of the second peripheral device.