VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF PHYSICAL AGENTS

摘要

A robotic system is integrated with one or more mobile computing devices. Physical configurations of individual components of the system in physical space, or agents, under control of a user or users, are duplicated in a representation in virtual space. Some degree of real-time parity is maintained between the physical and virtual spaces, so as to implement a virtual environment that mirrors the physical one. Events occurring within one environment can directly influence and bear consequence on the course of events occurring within the other environment. Elements of virtual space thereby become truly interdependent and unified on a peer footing with elements in physical space. In at least one embodiment, the system is implemented as an application in entertainment, such as the manifestation of a video game in physical space.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a plurality of physical agents, the physical agents being configured for interaction with one another, each physical agent configured to:
receive signals;perform actions in a physical environment in response to the received signals; andtransmit signals indicative of the physical agent's state in the physical environment; at least one controller, configured to receive user input for controlling at least one of the physical agents, and further configured to transmit signals for controlling at least one of the physical agents; and a host device, configured to:
receive signals indicative of the physical state of the physical agents;transmit signals specifying actions to be taken by the physical agents;store virtual representations of the physical agents, the virtual representations of the physical agents being configured for interaction with one another; andmaintain substantial parity between the physical states of the physical agents and the states of the corresponding stored virtual representations of the physical agents.