BASEPLATE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH TOY PIECES

摘要

A baseplate assembly, used with releasably coupleable playing pieces, includes a baseplate operably coupled to an image generating device. The baseplate includes a display region, having playing pieces coupling elements, and means for transmitting images generated by the image generating device to the display region. An image generating and playing-piece-interacting assembly includes a receptor operably coupled to an image generating device, having a display screen for generated images, including integrated visual and optically encoded message images, a playing piece at a location relative to the display screen having an optical display message sensor, and a messaging transponder. The optical display message sensor receives the generated images and generates a first signal at least partially based upon the optically encoded message image. The messaging transponder receives the first signal and generates and sends the receptor a second signal at least partially based thereon.

主权项

1. A method for using playing pieces with a baseplate assembly, the playing pieces having first coupling elements to allow the playing pieces to be releasably coupled to one another, the method comprising:
selectively mounting a playing piece on a baseplate comprising a display region, the display region comprising second coupling elements, the first and second coupling elements being complementary coupling elements so that playing pieces can be releasably mounted to the display region, the baseplate being operably coupled to an image generating device to create a baseplate assembly, the image generating device comprising a display screen assembly including a display screen and a touch sensitive membrane; generating images by the image generating device at the display screen; and transmitting images generated by the image generating device at the display screen through the touch sensitive membrane to at least the display region of the baseplate to allow a user to provide touch input in areas where the touch sensitive membrane is accessible to the user.