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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Fabrizio Polo, Boulder, CO (US);
Jonathan Carroll, Boulder, CO (US);
Skylar Castator-Smith, Boulder, CO (US);
Ross Ingram, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/65 (2014.01); A63F 13/327 (2014.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/269 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2013.01); A63F 13/327 (2014.09); A63F 13/65 (2014.09); G06K 9/3241 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/269 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for operating a mobile computing device. The method may include a communication link between the mobile computing device and a second computing device. The second computing device may provide a virtual environment for the mobile computing device. Furthermore, the mobile computing device may allow a user to control a self-propelled device, which may be rendered as a virtual entity upon the virtual environment.