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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2020
Tangible Play, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Solomon, San Jose, CA (US);
Ariel Zekelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jon Dukerschein, Pacifica, CA (US);
Jerome Scholler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vivek Vidyasagaran, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tangible Play, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A tangible object virtualization station including a base capable of stably resting on a surface and a head component unit connected to the base. The head component unit extends upwardly from the base. At an end of the head component opposite the base, the head component comprises a camera situated to capture a downward view of the surface proximate the base, a lighting array that directs light downward toward the surface proximate the base. The tangible object virtualization station further comprises a display interface included in the base. The display interface is configured to hold a display device in an upright position and connect the display device to the camera and the lighting array.