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1. A toy building system comprising:
building elements with connectors for releasably interconnecting building elements; and a first function building element with said connectors, the first function building element including:
a first function device configured to perform a first controllable function;a first light sensor for receiving external visible light encoding a first control signal;a first internal energy source for providing energy to the first function device for performing the controllable function responsive to the first control signal;a first control circuit connected to the first light sensor and to the first function device that is configured to decode the received first control signal and to control the first controllable function responsive to the decoded first control signal; anda light emitter for emitting visible light encoding a second control signal; at least a second function building element with said connectors, the at least a second function building element including:
a second function device configured to perform a second controllable function;a second light sensor for receiving visible light encoding the second control signal from the light emitter of the first function building element;a second internal energy source for providing energy to the second function device for performing the second controllable function responsive to the second control signal; anda second control circuit connected to the second light sensor and to the second function device that is configured to decode the received second control signal and to control the second controllable function responsive to the decoded second control signal; wherein the first function building element is configured, in addition to performing the first controllable function, to forward, via the light emitter, visible light encoding the second control signal to the second function building element, wherein the second control signal is determined as at least one of (i) an output control signal as a function of the received first control signal, (ii) a delay of the received first control signal, (iii) a repetition of the received first control signal a predetermined number of times, and (iv) the received first control signal meeting a predetermined condition, and wherein the function building elements are connectable with building elements other than function building elements so as to form a toy structure such that each function building element is positioned within the toy structure spaced apart from and without direct physical or electrical contact to other of the function building elements, the function building elements configured to interact with one another by means of only the control signals. |
