Miniature Electronic Customizable Room Building Toy Components

Abstract

An electronic building toy component having a main body having opposing top and bottom surfaces and a thickness and having wiring between the top and bottom surfaces and having a connecting feature at a peripheral edge of the main body. The connecting feature, such as a plug or receptacle that is compatible with other electronic building toy components, allows the electronic building toy component to be electrically coupled with other electronic building toy components, such as batteries, Bluetooth enabled hubs, lights, buzzers, motors, sensors, and other electrical connecting building components. Some components also include slots and taps for engagement with compatible features on other building toy components for mechanical coupling. A Bluetooth enabled hub also allows remote control of electronic building toy components using Bluetooth enabled devices, including smartphones and tablets.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic building toy component, comprising:
 a main body having opposing top and bottom surfaces, a length, a width, and a thickness, wherein at least one of a tab and a slot is provided on the main body for engagement with a compatible feature on another building toy component; and   electrical wiring between the top and bottom surfaces, the wiring extending to at least one connector at a surface of the main body.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the main body of the building toy component is formed from a semi-rigid material. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom surfaces are generally parallel. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one tab is located on the bottom surface of the main body. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one slot is located along the perimeter of the main body. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one slot is located near the central portion of the main body. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein an engagement strip is provided within said slot. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one connector is compatible with a connector of a power source. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the at least connector is compatible with a connector of an electronic component. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 1  comprising at least two connectors that allow coupling an electronic component to a power source. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 10 , wherein one connector is a receptacle and the other connector is a plug. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic building toy component of  claim 11 , wherein the receptacle and the plug are in planes orthogonal to one another. 
     
     
         13 . A building toy component comprising:
 a housing having opposing top and bottom surfaces, a length, a width, and a thickness, and having at least one slot in the top surface with a depth suitable for accommodating a tab of a building component, and a connector compatible with connection to an electronic component; and   a power source between the top and bottom surfaces of said housing.   
     
     
         14 . The building toy component of  claim 13 , further comprising a tab on the bottom surface to engage slots of a building component. 
     
     
         15 . The building toy component of  claim 13 , wherein the power source is a battery. 
     
     
         16 . A toy room building kit, comprising:
 a building toy component having a main body and at least one of a tab that extends from the main body and a slot, wherein the building toy component has electronic circuitry integrated within the main body, wherein wiring extends to at least one connector at a surface of the main body;   a power source for supplying power the building toy component, the power source having a connector at its housing, wherein the at least one connector of the building toy component is compatible with the connector of the power source.   
     
     
         17 . The toy room building kit of  claim 16 , wherein the power source is a battery component. 
     
     
         18 . The toy room building kit of  claim 16 , wherein the power source comprises a battery and a controller that allows a Bluetooth enabled device to remotely control the building toy component when the building toy component and the power source are operably coupled.