Abstract: The present application discloses a system comprising a mobile device and an assembly of sensors that are attached to the device and that provide added control functions of the device. The sensors may consist of flex pressure or motion sensors or essentially any sensor construct that can receive tactile input from the touch of a user. The sensors are connected to the device through input-output pins or through a proprietary wireless communication protocol. The sensors transfer user actions to provide commands to the device to operate the specific functionalities associated with the sensor data. In certain embodiments, the pressure sensors are formed in an array such that a chain of sensor inputs maps a movement by the user to an action performed by the device. With the appropriate mechanical expedients, haptic capabilities are provided such that feedback to the user is provided by pressure or vibration sensations on the device.

Abstract: An interactive educational and entertainment system comprised of a toy as an avatar in the physical world and a digital environment, where the represented avatar has a corresponding physical toy. The system enables three way communications among the player, the physical toy and the digital environment or the avatar presented in digital environment. The physical toy acts as a bridge to transfer the state in physical world to digital world and vice versa. The physical toy is capable of measuring the activities and actions of physical player directly or indirectly, transfer the collected data to the virtual space and also use the recommendations from virtual space to engage/coach the human player.