Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data
Patent
1995-06-27
1997-02-18
Harrison, Jessica J.
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
434307R, 446227, A63F 924
Patent
active
056036582
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an educational computer toy for an infant or very young child, in which the computer toy provides audiovisual stimuli simulating an activity (e.g., playing with toys, playing a musical instrument, working with tools, etc.) in response to input by the infant or very young child. The computer toy of the present invention requires the use of a computer (or processor), a display screen, and a keyboard (or input wand or other input device). During play, the user provides an input signal by banging on the keyboard (or shaking the input wand or activating other input devices). The processor in turn, responds to each input signal by presenting on the display screen the next in succession of a group of consecutive sets of audiovisual subsequences whereby an audiovisual simulation of a predetermined activity automatically progresses. According to a computer toy of this type, an infant or very young child can easily interact with a computer accurately simulating various interesting activities.
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Harrison Jessica J.
O'Neill Michael
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