Education and demonstration – Audio recording and visual means
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-01
2001-06-26
Sager, Mark (Department: 3713)
Education and demonstration
Audio recording and visual means
C446S175000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06253058
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an interactive toy adapted to display emotions in accordance with the degree of friendliness established between the user and the toy. This general kind of toy is shown in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. HEI 6-134145. This example relates to a doll that can learn through combination and interaction of speeches and touches by the user. In other words, the example relates to a doll which is constructed to learn from being kissed and/or spoken to by a child user. In such a toy, a doll is given a learning feature. But, what is needed is a toy that can play a role of a pet for which a child user can have love.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention was made to solve the problems inherent in the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an interactive toy that can react to and display its emotions in accordance with the degree in which it is treated with love.
An object of the invention is to provide a toy that, when the user moves the toy, for instance, when it is laid down, the toy is switched from a normal mode (wake-up mode) to a sleep mode, when it gives a speech such as “Good night,” and when it is caused to get up, the toy is switched back to the wake-up mode, when it gives a speech such as “Good morning.”
Another object of the invention is to provide a toy that is constructed such that when the toy is moved, a weight moves leftward or rightward to change over the switch, and when it is laid down, the toy is switched from the normal mode to the sleep mode, and on the contrary, when it is caused to get up, the toy is easily switched from the sleep mode to the normal mode (wake-up mode), the toy being adapted to speak words matching its movements. Further, when the toy is laid down, it is switched to a sleep mode through a movement of a weight, and on the contrary, when it is switched from a sleep mode to a normal mode (wake-up mode), the toy may not be switched through a changeover of switch but controlled by internal logic circuitry, such as a microcomputer.
A further object of the invention is to provide a toy that counts the number of vibrations received thereby and changes its speeches to the user thereof in accordance with the number of vibrations so counted to eventually speak friendly words.
Still a further object of the invention is to provide a toy that tracks the number of vibrations given to the toy by using a vibration sensor using a metallic ball, whereby the number of vibrations so counted is accurately metered.
Still a further object of the invention is provide a toy including a light emitting diode that is constructed to emit light continuously or intermittently in accordance with the degree in which the toy is treated with love, whereby the degree of love is visually judged.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6-134145 (1994-05-01), None
Matsuzaki Tatsuya
Murasaki Keiichi
Sager Mark
Swidler Berlin Shereff & Friedman, LLP
Toybox Corporation
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