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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Christopher W. Heatherly, Monrovia, CA (US);
Christopher K. Shin, Glendale, CA (US);
Natasha Berling, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert Saygan, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Leonard J. Mazzocco, Glendale, CA (US);
Tara Cortner Hefter, Encino, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a system and method for playsets using tracked objects and corresponding virtual worlds. There is provided an object for use with a physical environment and connectable to a virtual world corresponding to the physical environment, the object including a processor and a plurality of sensors including a position sensor. The processor is configured to establish a first connection with the virtual world, wherein the virtual world contains a virtual object corresponding to the object, determine a position of the object using the position sensor, and send the position of the object using the first connection. There is also provided a physical environment having similar capabilities as the object.