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US 12,511,802 B1Granted
Functional junctional mosaic terrains
OwnerJim Schwaigerinventor
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Abstract
A mosaic terrain for computer applications, websites and games is provided, composed of functional junctional mosaic terrain tiles with functional junctions. Functional junctions allow tiles to be placed and connected by users without programming or coding, and combining the function of the tiles through their junctions allows complex operations to be constructed. This facilitates an interactive, functional terrain to be designed by users with minimal traditional programming or coding knowledge.
Claims17
A method for forming a mosaic terrain comprising:
- defining a plurality of functional junctional mosaic (FJM) terrain tiles, wherein each FJM terrain tile of the plurality of FJM terrain tiles defined comprises:
- a visual component depicting an element, in whole or in part, of the mosaic terrain;
- and
- a functional junction comprising:
- a junction;
- at least one typed input into the junction;
- at least one typed output from the junction;
- and
- wherein the junction, the at least one typed input into the junction, and the at least one typed output from the junction combine to define a specific function;
- and
- wherein each FJM terrain tile is configured for interconnection with another FJM terrain tile based on that FJM terrain tile's functional junction's at least one type output suitability for serving as a typed input to another functional junction of the another FJM terrain tile;
- and
- wherein at least one FJM terrain tile of the plurality of FJM terrain tiled defined may contain one or more other FJM terrain tiles;
- wherein the interconnection of the FJM terrain tile with another FJM terrain tile is configured without any programming or coding;
- and
- interconnecting particular ones of the FJM terrain tiles for the forming of the mosaic terrain.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable code stored thereon, that when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations for forming a mosaic terrain comprising:
- defining a plurality of functional junctional mosaic (FJM) terrain tiles, wherein each FJM terrain tile of the plurality of FJM terrain tiles defined comprises:
- a visual component depicting an element, in whole or in part, of the mosaic terrain;
- and
- a functional junction comprising:
- a junction;
- at least one typed input into the junction;
- at least one typed output from the junction;
- and
- wherein the junction, the at least one typed input into the junction, and the at least one typed output from the junction combine to define a specific function;
- and
- wherein each FJM terrain tile is configured for interconnection with another FJM terrain tile based on that FJM terrain tile's functional junction's at least one type output suitability for serving as a typed input to another functional junction of the another FJM terrain tile;
- and
- wherein at least one FJM terrain tile of the plurality of FJM terrain tiled defined may contain one or more other FJM terrain tiles;
- wherein the interconnection of the FJM terrain tile with another FJM terrain tile is configured without any programming or coding;
- and
- interconnecting particular ones of the FJM terrain tiles for the forming of the mosaic terrain.
13 more elements
A method for forming a mosaic terrain comprising:
- defining a plurality of functional junctional mosaic (FJM) terrain tiles, wherein each FJM terrain tile of the plurality of FJM terrain tiles defined comprises:
- at least one of a visual component and a functional junction;
- wherein the visual component depicts an element, in whole or in part, of a mosaic terrain;
- wherein the functional junction further comprises:
- a junction;
- at least one typed input into the junction;
- at least one typed output from the junction;
- and
- wherein the junction, the at least one typed input into the junction, and the at least one typed output from the junction combine to define a specific function;
- and
- wherein the FJM terrain tile is configured for interconnection with another FJM terrain tile based on the functional junction's at least one type output suitability for serving as a typed input to another functional junction of the another FJM terrain tile;
- and
- wherein the FJM terrain tile may contain one or more other FJM terrain tiles;
- wherein the interconnection of the FJM terrain tile with another FJM terrain tile is configured without any programming or coding;
- and
- interconnecting particular ones of the FJM terrain tiles for the forming of the mosaic terrain and wherein at least two FJM terrain tiles within the mosaic terrain formed are connected through their functional junctions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.