Amusement devices: toys – Having light-or sound-responsive switch or control
Patent
1998-04-09
2000-07-18
Muir, D. Neal
Amusement devices: toys
Having light-or sound-responsive switch or control
446299, 446302, A63H 2910, A63H 328
Patent
active
060899425
ABSTRACT:
The interactive toy includes a speech synthesizer for converting digital data representative of speech into audible synthesized speech; an infra-red transceiver for wirelessly communicating infra-red messages over a field-of-view to a second toy; a microphone; and a selector for selecting between a transmission mode and a stand-alone mode. The toy is programmed so that, in the transmission mode, it receives a first infra-red signal from a second toy identifying a synthesized speech phrase generated by the second toy, supplies selected digital speech data representative of a reply synthesized speech phrase to the speech synthesizer in response to the first signal, and transmits a second infra-red signal to the second toy indicative of the selected reply phrase. In the stand-alone mode, the toy monitors the microphone for sound input, and supplies selected digital speech data to the speech synthesizer after the sound input has ceased. The toy also includes a motor, connected to a movable body part, which is actuated in timed relation to the synthesized speech, in order to mimic human mannerisms when speaking.
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Muir D. Neal
Porat Alex
Thinking Technology Inc.
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