System and method for presenting user progress on physical figures
AssigneeIntellifect Incorporated
InventorsJohn Lundin, Daniel Westfall
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Abstract
A system, method, and a physical figure for presenting user progress in a virtual space are disclosed. The presented user progress may indicate user advancements in the virtual space and/or user development in the real-world. Based on information indicating such user progress, character representation may be determined to reflect the user progress for presentation on the physical figure. In some implementations, specific location(s) on the physical figure may be determined for presenting specific aspect(s) of user progress in the virtual space. The physical figure may receive the determined character representation information and present the character represent on one or more screens thereon.
Claims20
A physical figure, comprising:
- one or more body members comprising at least one display;
- and
- one or more processing devices configured to:
- receive an input configured to alter at least a physical appearance of the physical figure, wherein the input transmitted to the physical figure is associated with a user, a user profile associated with the user, and a virtual space;
- employ a representation associated with the input transmitted to the physical figure for further affecting an expression of an instance of the virtual space;
- render the input on the at least one display such that the physical appearance of the physical figure, is altered in connection with the expression of the instance of the virtual space;
- and
- wherein the physical appearance of the physical figure provides a feedback to the user based in part on an action performed by the user in a real-world environment.
A physical figure, comprising:
- one or more body members comprising one or more audio output devices;
- and
- one or more processing devices configured to:
- receive an input configured to produce an audio output by the one or more audio output devices of the physical figure, wherein the input transmitted to the physical figure is associated with a user, a user profile associated with the user, and a virtual space;
- employ a representation associated with the input transmitted to the physical figure for further affecting an expression of an instance of the virtual space;
- render the input via the one or more audio output devices such that the audio output of the physical figure is altered in connection with the expression of the instance of the virtual space;
- and
- wherein the audio output by the physical figure provides a feedback to the user based in part on an action performed by the user in a real-world environment.
A method for determining user progress in the virtual space based on a user's real-world experiences comprising the steps of:
- depicting a user character in virtual space representing a user, the user character defined in a user profile associated with the user;
- associating an figure having one or more body members, with the user and with the user profile associated with the user;
- employing a computer processing device to receive an input configured to produce an audio output or a visual display on the figure;
- ascertaining progress the user has made toward completing one or more objectives defined in the virtual space;
- transmitting the input to the figure correlating to the progress the user has made toward completing the one or more objectives;
- affecting an expression of the user character in an expression of an instance the virtual space based on the input transmitted to the figure;
- and
- rendering the input via one or more of an audio output device or a display located on the figure such that the audio output or the visual display for the figure is produced in a manner corresponding to the expression of the user character in the expression of the instance of the virtual space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.