Mounting plate
    2.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD994464S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US29718091

    申请日:2019-12-20

    申请人: SPHERO, INC.

    摘要: FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a MOUNTING PLATE showing our new design;
    FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    FIG. 3 is a top view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    FIG. 5 is a right side view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    FIG. 6 is a left side view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    FIG. 7 is a front view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    FIG. 8 is a rear view of the MOUNTING PLATE of FIG. 1.
    The broken lines depict portions of the MOUNTING PLATE that form no part of the claimed design.

    Multi-purposed self-propelled device

    公开(公告)号:US11630457B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US17074207

    申请日:2020-10-19

    申请人: Sphero, Inc.

    摘要: A self-propelled device can include at least a wireless interface, a housing, a propulsion mechanism, and a camera. Using the camera, the self-propelled device can generate a video feed and transmit the video feed to a controller device via the wireless interface. The self-propelled device can receive an input from the controller device indicating an object or location in the video feed. In response to the input, the self-propelled device can initiate an autonomous mode to autonomously operate the propulsion mechanism to propel the self-propelled device towards the object or location indicated in the video feed.

    PUZZLE WITH CONDUCTIVE PATH
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210316209A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17240209

    申请日:2021-04-26

    申请人: Sphero, Inc.

    发明人: Yehuda BINDER

    IPC分类号: A63F9/10 A63F9/24

    摘要: System and method for additional amusement, entertaining and surprising visual or audible reward provided upon completing the reconstructing of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle pieces include conductive pads connected by a conductor such as a wire, a metallic strip or a conductive paint, so that upon assembling the puzzle, the pads are in contact to form a continuous conductive path. The frame or the puzzle pieces include a battery (or an AC adapter) and a visual or audible signaling device operating upon sensing the continuity of the conductive path. Each of the puzzle pieces may include three or more conductive pads, allowing for the forming two or more isolated or connected distinct conductive paths. The conductive path can further affect a time measurement and its related display for timing the puzzle solving.

    SIGNAL STRENGTH REPRESENTATION AND AUTOMATIC CONNECTION AND CONTROL UPON A SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210259030A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17188091

    申请日:2021-03-01

    申请人: Sphero, Inc.

    发明人: Wesley Felteau

    摘要: Systems and methods for facilitating automatic connection between a mobile computing device and a self-propelled device are provided. The self-propelled device can transmit a radio signal in a sleep mode. The mobile computing device may detect the radio signal and generate a visual representation of the signal strength to facilitate in establishing an automatic connection. Once the signal strength crosses a predetermined threshold, a connection and control sequence may be initiated automatically in which a control mode may be initiated on the mobile computing device to enable user control of the self-propelled device.

    Managing multiple connected devices using dynamic load balancing

    公开(公告)号:US10306436B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15202141

    申请日:2016-07-05

    申请人: Sphero, Inc.

    发明人: Wesley Felteau

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for load balancing connections of remote sensors in connection with a control session. A controller device can connect with a self-propelled device and a number of remote sensors. User can operate the self-propelled device to interact with the remote sensors, and such detection event may be logged or tallied in accordance with session rules. Upon detection of one or more additional controller device, the controller device can initiate a negotiation process to hand off one or more of the remote sensors to other controller devices to optimize bandwidth usage.

    MAGNETIC ROBOT CALIBRATION
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190129442A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US15893152

    申请日:2018-02-09

    申请人: SPHERO, INC.

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G05D1/00 B25J9/16

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to magnetic robot calibration. As an example, a robot may engage in a calibration process based at least in part on data samples from a magnetometer. The robot may use the data samples to determine a reference point, with which the robot may process movement instructions accordingly. In some examples, a user device may be used to control the robot, and may comprise a magnetometer for determining a reference point similar to that of the robot. As a result, the user device may communicate with the robot using movement instructions that are based on the reference point determined at the user device, such that the robot may perform the movement instructions using the reference point determined at the robot.

    TRACK LAYOUT IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190126158A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US15893188

    申请日:2018-02-09

    申请人: SPHERO, INC.

    IPC分类号: A63H18/02 G06K7/10 A63F9/14

    摘要: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to track layout identification techniques. As an example, a set of track segments may be arranged in a certain order to form a track. A variety of track segment types may be used to form the track, and different combinations of the track segments may yield a track having varying characteristics. In an example, each track segment may comprise of a shift register, which may provide information to a base track segment relating to the order of the track segments and the track segment types that comprise the track. In some examples, the base track segment may relay the information to a computing device. Accordingly, the information may be used to determine a track layout, which may in turn be used to provide, for example, the ability for someone else to reproduce the track configuration.

    Multi-purposed self-propelled device

    公开(公告)号:US10168701B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15146631

    申请日:2016-05-04

    申请人: Sphero, Inc.

    摘要: A self-propelled device can include at least a wireless interface, a housing, a propulsion mechanism, and a camera. Using the camera, the self-propelled device can generate a video feed and transmit the video feed to a controller device via the wireless interface. The self-propelled device can receive an input from the controller device indicating an object or location in the video feed. In response to the input, the self-propelled device can initiate an autonomous mode to autonomously operate the propulsion mechanism to propel the self-propelled device towards the object or location indicated in the video feed.