Apparatus with support mechanism disposing alternate facing gaming display and virtual reality viewing
AssigneeHasbro, Inc.
InventorsGary D Aigner, Alex Howell, Thomas Maguire
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Abstract
Toy electronic display structures to receive and support a user to rotating their electronic display device resulting in first and second viewing configurations, with a support mechanism disposing alternate facing gaming display and virtual reality viewing of the electronic display device. A smart phone with a display screen or like electronic display device is arranged to direct the display screen of the smart phone in oppositely disposed for different viewing configurations.
Claims20
A toy apparatus for supporting an electronic display device for alternate viewing configurations, comprising:
- a toy housing having a first viewing configuration and a second viewing configuration, wherein the second viewing configuration includes a pair of lenses mounted in the housing, and the toy housing having an interior for receiving the electronic display device therein, the received device including an orientation sensor responsive to the orientation of the received device for changing the display of the received device;
- a control mounted to the housing for changing the orientation of the electronic display device;
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- a support structure in the housing responsive to the control for supporting the received electronic display device in the first viewing configuration and the second viewing configuration.
A toy apparatus for supporting an electronic display device for alternate viewing configurations, comprising:
- a toy housing having first and second sides and first and second viewing configurations, including a 3D viewer mounted in the toy housing at the second side with the second viewing configuration, the toy housing having an interior for receiving the electronic display device therein, the received device including an orientation sensor responsive to the orientation of the received device for changing the display of the received device;
- a support structure in the toy housing for supporting the received electronic display device to enable a user when viewing the first side of the toy housing to view the electronic display device in the first viewing configuration and when viewing the second side of the toy housing to view the electronic display device in the second viewing configuration;
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- a control mounted to the housing for changing the orientation of the electronic display device.
A toy apparatus for supporting an electronic display device for alternate viewing configurations, comprising:
- a toy housing having first and second sides and first and second viewing configurations, wherein the second viewing configuration includes a pair of lenses mounted in the housing, the toy housing having an interior for receiving the electronic display device therein, the received device including an orientation sensor responsive to the orientation of the received device for changing the display of the received device;
- a support structure in the toy housing for supporting the received electronic display device to view the electronic display device in the first viewing configuration and further to view the electronic display device in the second viewing configuration;
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- a control mounted to the housing for changing the orientation of the electronic display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.