Lighted brick construction system

1 . A lighted brick construction system comprising:

an LED light panel comprising a plurality of individual LEDs arranged in an n*m matrix above a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB including electronic components necessary for powering the individual LEDs;

a frame configured to hold the LED light panel in place, the frame further comprising mounting holes for wall mounting and mating projections for installation; and

a plurality of adapters designed with projections, having through-holes that fit over the mounting holes present in the frame of another system, ensuring secure and stable connection between systems;

further comprising a face plate including a base area and an array of studs arranged in an n*m matrix, where n and m are positive integers, the studs configured to mate with elements of an interlocking toy brick construction system.

2 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the face plate is manufactured from a transparent or translucent material such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, high impact polystyrene, or thermoplastic polyester.

3 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , further comprising a mask positioned above the LED light panel and/or the face plate, the mask comprising a thin opaque sheet with orifices configured to seat around the studs on the face plate and the individual LEDs, the mask designed to disguise the joints between LED panels and unused threaded inserts on the panels.

4 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 3 , wherein the mask is configured to allow light to pass through the studs and into the bodies of the bricks, providing uniform illumination from within the bricks.

5 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 3 , wherein the mask is designed to block light from the LED light panel from passing between adjacent interlocking toy bricks, thereby preventing light bleed.

6 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the LED light panel includes a user interface manipulable by a user to manually activate and deactivate all, groups, or individual light elements in the array of LEDs.

7 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the LED light panel is capable of executing a program defining a pattern of activation of the LEDs, and selectively activates subsets of LEDs based on the program.

8 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the frame is made from a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material.

9 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the face plate and the LED light panel are assembled via heat-staking, adhesive bonding, or threaded fasteners.

10 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the face plate further includes a set of through-holes at its corners, and the LED light panel includes a corresponding set of threaded bores, enabling the face plate to be transiently assembled to the LED light panel using threaded fasteners.

11 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , the face plate and the LED light panel can be permanently installed via methods such as heat-staking, adhesive bonding, or threaded fasteners.

12 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the face plate and the LED light panel can be transiently assembled using a set of retention studs on the LED light panel and corresponding stud receptacles on the face plate.

13 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the face plate functions as both a build surface and an illumination source for elements of an interlocking toy brick construction system assembled over it.

14 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the LED light panel can include a multi-state switch for selectively activating different sets of light elements.

15 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the face plate further includes a set of stud receptacles on its rear face for transiently retaining the face plate to the LED light panel.

16 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the LED light panel is configured to display various light activation patterns based on user input or pre-programmed settings.

17 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the frame features counterbored holes to render it easier to connect to an interlocking toy brick construction system through the use of standardized cylindrical connectors designed to mate with injection-molded counterbored holes in plastic interlocking bricks.

18 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 17 , wherein specifically the addition of countersunk holes makes it possible to insert pins to connect to the system and also makes it possible to insert the half-pins to connect to the traditional brick building system.

19 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 18 , wherein the countersunk holes also reposition the threaded inserts to align with the building toy system without the need for adapters.

20 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the adapters enhance the system's modularity, allowing for easy expansion and reconfiguration of the connected systems.

21 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the faceplate has been modified with cavities for the LEDs in order to allow the LED to sit higher up in the brick, because it is in the stud, not behind the stud.

22 . The lighted brick construction system of claim 1 , wherein the faceplate has been modified with threaded inserts to enable it to attach directly to an LED video panel.