Construction system for creating autonomous control system stimuli and a complete deterministic operational environment for mobile agents using printed adhesive tape and other accessories
AssigneeInroad Toys, LLC
InventorAndrew J. Musliner
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Abstract
A customizable adhesive toy playscape is constructed of a combination of printed adhesive playscape tape and other accessories, such as printed stickers, upstanding signs, toy vehicles, and the tape roll core that can be used by children (or adults) for creating imaginary playscape tape worlds for play, education, or other uses. The playscape tape can be part of a single layer track construction that includes machine-readable codes for controlling movement of a mobile agent traveling thereover.
Claims20
A customizable track construction for controlling movement of a self-propelled mobile agent on a top surface of the track construction comprising:
- a flexible elongated playscape tape that is formed of a flexible, rollable tape material that has printed indicia formed on the top surface and a bottom surface that carries an adhesive material for adhesively attaching the playscape tape to a support surface;
- first machine-readable codes that define at least one path of travel along the top surface and encode locations on the top surface;
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- at least one second machine-readable code that is different than the first machine-readable codes and is configured to influence behavior of the mobile agent as the mobile agent travels along the at least one path of travel.
A customizable track construction kit for controlling movement of a self-propelled mobile agent comprising:
- a track construction comprising:
- a flexible elongated playscape tape that is formed of a flexible, rollable tape material that has a top surface that has printed indicia formed thereon and a bottom surface that carries an adhesive material for adhesively attaching the playscape tape to a support surface;
- first machine-readable codes that define at least one path of travel along the top surface and encode locations on the top surface;
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- at least one second machine-readable code that is different than the first machine-readable codes and is configured to:
- (1) influence behavior of the mobile agent as the mobile agent travels along the at least one path of travel and/or (2) indicate a relative location of the mobile agent along the playscape tape;
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- at least one accessory that is configured to be detachably attached to the top surface for further influencing behavior of the mobile agent;
- the self-propelled agent including one or more sensors for reading the first machine-readable codes and the at least one second machine-readable code.
A customizable track construction kit comprising:
- a flexible elongated playscape tape that is formed of a flexible, rollable tape material that has a top surface that has printed indicia formed thereon and a bottom surface that carries an adhesive material for adhesively and detachably attaching the playscape tape to a support surface;
- first machine-readable codes that define at least one path of travel along the top surface and encode locations on the top surface, wherein at least one first machine readable code comprises printed indicia that is formed along the top surface;
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- a self-propelled mobile agent configured to travel along the top surface, the mobile agent having at least one sensor that is configured to read the first machine-readable codes and provide sensory feedback to a processor that controls movement of wheels of the mobile agent;
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- at least one sticker that is configured to be adhesively attached to the top surface, the at least one sticker including a second machine-readable code that is configured to influence a behavior of the mobile agent as the mobile agent travels over and the second machine-readable code is read.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.