Interacting toys

摘要

There is provided a toy comprising: a processor (200); a memory coupled to said processor (202); an output (210) coupled to said processor; and means (212) for establishing a network connection with at least one further such toy; wherein the processor includes means for controlling the output of each toy with which a network connection has been established. Furthermore, the controlling means is adapted to transmit, over said network connection, instructions to control a plurality of the outputs (preferably all of the outputs) of each toy with which a network connection has been established.

主权项

1. An authoring tool for creating themed data for toys, comprising:
an interface for receiving content relating to a particular theme, said interface being adapted to receive separately content that comprises separately both scripting data relating to the particular theme, and expression data defining the personality of said toy; a processor for processing said content, comprising both said scripting data and said expression data, to generate a set of instructions for operating said toy within said particular theme, wherein the processor is coupled to the interface; and an ouput for outputting said set of instructions, wherein the processor is coupled to the output.