The US Patent Office website describes Hasbro’s concept as a “rotating platform on which kids can place their toy in order to scan it as a 3D image”. It goes on to describe how the user would then have the ability to incorporate the 3D scan into a game, or output it to a 3D printer.

The application covers the design for a base station, turntable with a manual crank for kids to rotate, a bluescreen style backdrop and a dock for holding on to an iPhone.

Whilst it’s not specifically Transformers related, with Hasbro Inc aiming for more immersive play and cross over of digital and analogue play-time for children, this scanning technology is perhaps further evidence of the direction in which they are likely to head.

Quelle: appft.uspto.gov

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