公开(公告)号：US20230050151A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17902376

申请日：2022-09-02

申请人： Mattel, Inc.

发明人： Timothy Lynn Kelliher ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Gerry Cody ,  Stephen C. Hallaian ,  Adam Miller ,  Jebraeil Samo

IPC分类号： A63H18/02

摘要： A toy vehicle track system of the present application includes electrical connections between the track pieces that allow a central hub, referred to herein as a “portal piece,” to communicate with any track pieces included in the track system. In order to ensure that the portal piece can quickly and accurately identify track configurations that are built, the toy vehicle track system implements a communications protocol that supports communications between any two pieces of track. Based on these communications, the portal piece can determine an orientation, a track type, and a position of any track pieces attached, whether directly or indirectly, to the portal piece. The portal piece can then transmit this information to an electronic device executing an application associated with the track system to allow for digital play on a digital version of the track configuration (among other digital play modes).

公开(公告)号：US11471783B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US16849255

申请日：2020-04-15

申请人： Mattel, Inc.

发明人： Timothy Lynn Kelliher ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Gerry Cody ,  Stephen C. Hallaian ,  Adam Miller ,  Jebraeil Samo

IPC分类号： E01B23/00 ,  A63H18/02 ,  A63F13/803

摘要： A toy vehicle track system of the present application includes electrical connections between the track pieces that allow a central hub, referred to herein as a “portal piece,” to communicate with any track pieces included in the track system. In order to ensure that the portal piece can quickly and accurately identify track configurations that are built, the toy vehicle track system implements a communications protocol that supports communications between any two pieces of track. Based on these communications, the portal piece can determine an orientation, a track type, and a position of any track pieces attached, whether directly or indirectly, to the portal piece. The portal piece can then transmit this information to an electronic device executing an application associated with the track system to allow for digital play on a digital version of the track configuration (among other digital play modes).

公开(公告)号：US11964215B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17902376

申请日：2022-09-02

申请人： Mattel, Inc.

发明人： Timothy Lynn Kelliher ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Gerry Cody ,  Stephen C. Hallaian ,  Adam Miller ,  Jebraeil Samo

IPC分类号： A63H18/02 ,  A63F13/803

CPC分类号： A63H18/02 ,  A63F13/803 ,  A63F2300/8017 ,  A63H18/026 ,  A63H18/028 ,  A63H2200/00

摘要： A toy vehicle track system of the present application includes electrical connections between the track pieces that allow a central hub, referred to herein as a “portal piece,” to communicate with any track pieces included in the track system. In order to ensure that the portal piece can quickly and accurately identify track configurations that are built, the toy vehicle track system implements a communications protocol that supports communications between any two pieces of track. Based on these communications, the portal piece can determine an orientation, a track type, and a position of any track pieces attached, whether directly or indirectly, to the portal piece. The portal piece can then transmit this information to an electronic device executing an application associated with the track system to allow for digital play on a digital version of the track configuration (among other digital play modes).

公开(公告)号：US20200330886A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16849255

申请日：2020-04-15

申请人： Mattel, Inc.

发明人： Timothy Lynn Kelliher ,  Christopher D. Cimerman ,  Gerry Cody ,  Stephen C. Hallaian ,  Adam Miller ,  Jebraeil Samo

IPC分类号： A63H18/02

摘要： A toy vehicle track system of the present application includes electrical connections between the track pieces that allow a central hub, referred to herein as a “portal piece,” to communicate with any track pieces included in the track system. In order to ensure that the portal piece can quickly and accurately identify track configurations that are built, the toy vehicle track system implements a communications protocol that supports communications between any two pieces of track. Based on these communications, the portal piece can determine an orientation, a track type, and a position of any track pieces attached, whether directly or indirectly, to the portal piece. The portal piece can then transmit this information to an electronic device executing an application associated with the track system to allow for digital play on a digital version of the track configuration (among other digital play modes).