Information processing apparatus, information processing system, assembled device, and information processing method

An information processing system comprising:

• an assembled device formed by coupling blocks prepared individually to each other;
• and
• an information processing device performing information processing on a basis of an input signal received from the assembled device;
• the assembled device including
• a communicating section transmitting structure information related to respective positions and amounts of movement of a plurality of movable parts in an overall structure of the assembled device to the information processing device, and
• a driving section moving the movable part according to a control signal transmitted from the information processing device, and
• the information processing device including
• a structure information receiving section receiving the structure information from the assembled device,
• a display processing section displaying an object model corresponding with the assembled device on a display device;
• and
• an information processing section interlocking the assembled device and the object model with each other by reflecting, on a basis of information on correspondence between the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device and another plurality of movable parts of the object model, changes in the other plurality of movable parts of the object model in response to changes in the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device, and
• a driving control section transmitting the control signal for the driving section when reflecting a change in the plurality of movable parts of the object model in the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device,
• wherein a first subset containing a first number of the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device is grouped and set to be in correspondence with a second subset containing a second number of the other plurality of movable parts of the object model, and
• the first and second numbers are selectable from among the following relationships:
• (i) first and second numbers are the same;
• (ii) the first and second numbers are different from one another;
• (iii) first number is larger than the second number;
• and (iv) the second number is larger than the first number.

An assembled device formed by a plurality of blocks capable of being coupled to each other, the assembled device comprising:

• a communicating section transmitting structure information related to respective positions and amounts of movement of a plurality of movable parts in an overall structure of the assembled device to an information processing device with which communication is established;
• and
• a driving section moving the plurality of movable parts according to a control signal transmitted from the information processing device;
• the control signal being a signal transmitted to reflect a change in another plurality of movable parts of an object model displayed on a display device by the information processing device in the corresponding plurality of movable parts of the assembled device so as to interlock the object model and the assembled device with each other,
• wherein a first subset containing a first number of the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device is grouped and set to be in correspondence with a second subset containing a second number of the other plurality of movable parts of the object model, and
• the first and second numbers are selectable from among the following relationships:
• (i) first and second numbers are the same;
• (ii) the first and second numbers are different from one another;
• (iii) first number is larger than the second number;
• and (iv) the second number is larger than the first number.

An information processing method performed by an information processing device, the information processing method comprising:

• obtaining, from an assembled device formed by coupling blocks prepared individually to each other, information related to respective positions and amounts of movement of a plurality of movable parts in an overall structure of the assembled device;
• displaying data of an object model corresponding with the assembled device on a display device by reading the data of the object model from a memory, and rendering the data of the object model;
• and
• interlocking the assembled device and the object model with each other by reflecting, on a basis of information on correspondence between the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device and another plurality of movable parts of the object model, changes in the other plurality of movable parts of the object model in response to changes in the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device,
• wherein a first subset containing a first number of the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device is grouped and set to be in correspondence with a second subset containing a second number of the other plurality of movable parts of the object model, and
• the first and second numbers are selectable from among the following relationships:
• (i) first and second numbers are the same;
• (ii) the first and second numbers are different from one another;
• (iii) first number is larger than the second number;
• and (iv) the second number is larger than the first number.

A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:

• obtaining, from an assembled device formed by coupling blocks prepared individually to each other, information related to respective positions and amounts of movement of a plurality of movable parts in an overall structure of the assembled device;
• displaying data of an object model corresponding with the assembled device on a display device by reading the data of the object model from a memory, and rendering the data of the object model;
• and
• interlocking the assembled device and the object model with each other by reflecting, on a basis of information on correspondence between the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device and another plurality of movable parts of the object model, changes in the other plurality of movable parts of the object model in response to changes in the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device,
• wherein a first subset containing a first number of the plurality of movable parts of the assembled device is grouped and set to be in correspondence with a second subset containing a second number of the other plurality of movable parts of the object model, and
• the first and second numbers are selectable from among the following relationships:
• (i) first and second numbers are the same;
• (ii) the first and second numbers are different from one another;
• (iii) first number is larger than the second number;
• and (iv) the second number is larger than the first number.