Lego A/s

Simon Mark Jordan

Robert George Milner

Martin Edward Brock

Thomas Alan Donaldson

Mark Ross Champkins

Rasmus Bissenbakker Kærsgaard

Rosanna Elizabeth Parrish

Arun Venkatasubramanian

Andrew James Knights

Radost Radoslavova Kerefeyna

Isobel Jane Ashbey

Yufan Wei Wang

Troels Hermann

Simon John Turner

Mark Craig Brannan

Silviu Toma

Rasmus Bissenbakker KÆRSGAARD

A modular toy system comprising a plurality of separate electronic toy modules, each electronic toy module comprising a function device operable to perform a user-perceptible function and a control circuit for controlling the function device; wherein at least a first electronic toy module of the plurality of electronic toy modules comprises a first control circuit, a first function device and a sensor system configured for contactless detection of respective coordinate values of at least two coordinates, each coordinate being indicative of a position or an orientation of at least a second electronic toy module of the plurality of electronic toy modules relative to the first electronic toy module; and wherein the first control circuit is configured to control operation of the first function device based on one or more of the detected coordinate values.

Modular toy system with electronic toy modules

A toy system comprising a plurality of toy construction elements, having detachably interconnecting coupling members for creating coherent spatial structures. The plurality of toy construction elements include: an energy source device comprising a housing and an energy transfer circuit therein; and energy distribution devices to provide respective external conductive loops extending outside the housing and defining a respective external energy transfer zone in a proximity of the respective external conductive loops. The energy source device is configured to be brought into operational connection with the energy distribution devices. The energy transfer circuit is configured to receive electrical energy from an energy source and, when the energy source device is in operational connection with a first energy distribution device, to energize the external conductive loops creating a time-varying electromagnetic field in an external energy transfer zone defined by the first energy distribution device in a proximity of the external conductive loops.

Toy system having a contactless energy transfer system

An interactive toy, system, and method of controlling the same. The interactive toy includes a toy housing comprising therein a function device performing user-perceptible, controllable functions; a control circuit controlling the function device; a rechargeable power source providing operating power to the function device and the control circuit; and a charging circuit for contactless receipt of electrical energy and for charging the rechargeable power source when the interactive toy is positioned in a charging zone of a contactless charging device. The control circuit receives a primary signal indicative of an interaction stimulus; a secondary signal indicative of a position of the interactive toy with respect to the charging zone; and, responsive to the primary signal, controls the function device to perform a user-perceptible function selected based on the secondary signal. The interactive toy system includes an interactive toy and a contactless charging device defining one or more charging zones.

Rechargeable interactive toy

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Simon Mark Jordan