Interactive toy and method of use

• US 10,118,106 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2015
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charles Vincent Couch
• Original Assignee: Charles Vincent Couch
• Inventors: Couch, Charles Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hylinski, Alyssa
• Application Number:
  US14/791,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20170001125A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/26 Magnetic or electric toys electric drives A63H29/22 ; indoor games played with small balls using magnetic power A63F7/0088, A63F7/068

Abstract

An interactive toy system comprising an outer body, a one or more buttons, an integrated circuit, a battery, a speaker, and a microphone. Said integrated circuit comprising a one or more processors, and a memory. Said memory of said integrated circuit configured to store a one or more outgoing messages comprising a first outgoing message. Said interactive toy is configured to playback said first outgoing message after said first input. Said one or more outgoing messages are associated with a grant flag comprising a true or false value. Said interactive toy is configured to set a wishing mode flag to match said grant flag from said first outgoing message. Said interactive toy is configured to record and store a one or more incoming messages, comprising a first incoming message, after said wishing mode is set to true.

Claims

1. An interactive toy system comprising:

an outer body, two or more buttons, an integrated circuit, a battery, a speaker, and a microphone;

said two or more buttons, said battery, said speaker and said microphone are wired into said integrated circuit;

said integrated circuit comprising one or more processors, and a memory;

said memory of said integrated circuit configured to store

a plurality of outgoing messages comprising a first portion and a second portion,

one or more incoming messages, and

one or more settings comprising at least a wishing mode flag;

said first portion of said plurality of outgoing messages comprises a grant flag set to true;

said second portion of said plurality of outgoing messages comprises said grant flag set to false;

said two or more buttons comprises a first button and a second button;

said first button is accessible outside of said outer body;

said second button is enclosed within said outer body;

said two or more buttons are configured to receive one or more user inputs comprising at least a first input triggered with said first button and a second input triggered with said second button;

said first portion of said plurality of outgoing messages comprise a one or more outgoing messages;

when said first input is received said processor determines whether said wishing mode flag is set to true and if so then,

said processor initiates one among said first portion of said plurality of outgoing messages,

said microphone is activated to capture a new incoming message to be added to said one or more incoming messages and

said new incoming message is associated with an incoming message grant flag being set to true by said processor;

said interactive toy system is configured for use with a first user group and a second user group;

said second user group comprises one or more children;

said first user group comprises a parent, guardian, or role model to said second user group

said second input is concealed from said second user group; and

when said second input is received, said processor is configured to

edit said plurality of outgoing messages,

set said wish mode flag to true or false, and

review and edit a portion of said one or more incoming messages.

2. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said interactive toy system is configured to deliver said one or more incoming messages of said first user group to said second user group.

3. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said integrated circuit comprises said one or more processors, said memory, and a communication hardware;

said interactive toy system selectively communicates with one or more computers on a network with said communication hardware; and

said interactive toy system is configured to selectively transmit and receive a transmitted portion of said plurality of outgoing messages and a transmitted portion of said one or more incoming messages.

4. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said outer body contains a portion of said battery, said integrated circuit, and said speaker.

5. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said first button is used for recording said one or more incoming messages;

said second button is for recording said plurality of outgoing messages; and

said first input comprises pressing said first button at least one time.

6. The interactive toy system of claim 5 wherein:

said second button is selectively enclosed within said outer body of said interactive toy system to be substantially inaccessible to a second user group and readily accessible to a first user group.

7. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said integrated circuit comprises a system on a chip comprising said one or more processors, said memory and a communication hardware on one chip; and

said integrated circuit is powered by said battery.

8. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said interactive toy system further comprises one or more LEDs comprising a first LED;

said first LED is in data and power communication with said integrated circuit; and

said integrated circuit controls a frequency, an intensity and a status of said first LED.

9. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said outer body comprises the shape of a magician'"'"'s wand;

said outer body comprises a tip portion, an upper portion and an end cap;

said outer body comprises a first diameter at a first end and a second diameter at a second end;

said tip portion selectively attaches to said upper portion at said first end of said outer body;

said end cap selectively attaches to said upper portion at said second end of said outer body;

said first diameter is smaller than said second diameter; and

said outer body comprises a conical shape.

10. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said outer body comprises an upper portion and an end cap;

said end cap selectively attaches to said upper portion at a second end of said outer body;

with said end cap removed, said integrated circuit and said battery can be accessed within said outer body; and

said a portion of said two or more buttons are accessible outside of said outer body.

11. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said outer body comprises an upper portion and an end cap;

said end cap selectively attaches to said upper portion at a second end of said outer body; and

said two or more buttons are wired into said integrated circuit.

12. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

a device application embodied on a second computer comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and one or more processors; and

said device application being encoded with instructions to control said one or more processors to perform a process of

playing said plurality of outgoing messages from a first user group where each is associated with said grant flag,

recording one or more incoming messages from a second user group when said grant flag is set to true, and

transmitting a portion of said one or more incoming and said plurality of outgoing messages to said first user group.

13. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

said integrated circuit comprises said one or more processors, said memory, and a communication hardware;

said interactive toy system selectively communicates with one or more computers on a network with said communication hardware;

said one or more computers configured to operate a device application; and

said interactive toy system is configured to selectively transmit and receive a transmitted portion of said plurality of outgoing messages and a transmitted portion of said one or more incoming messages with said device application on said one or more computers.

14. The interactive toy system of claim 1 wherein:

a server, a network and a device application;

said interactive toy system configured to communicate with said server across said network;

said interactive toy system configured to

record said one or more incoming messages to a WishTable in a database, and

transmit a portion of said WishTable to said server; and

said server is configured to notify said device application when new records are added to said WishTable.

15. The interactive toy system of claim 14 wherein:

one or more vendor servers in communication with said server over said network;

said server is configured to transcribe said one or more incoming messages in said WishTable and record such transcriptions as a transcription field in said WishTable;

said server transmits a portion of said transcription field to said one or more vendor servers;

said one or more vendor servers thereafter provide offers for items related to said transcription field including a description field and a price offer field, which are returned to said server and stored in a VendorOffersTable; and

said device application is configured to receive a portion of said one or more incoming messages along with a portion of said VendorOffersTable.

16. The interactive toy system of claim 15 wherein:

said one or more vendor servers also provide an AppProfit field comprising a portion of said price offer field which is to be paid to an operator of said server as an incentive for presenting said description field and said price offer field to users in possession of said device application.