Interactive toy
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1. An interactive toy comprising:
- (a) a housing;
(b) a receiving region on the housing;
(c) a detection device including a plurality of detectors in the receiving region;
(d) a processor operatively coupled to the detection device;
(e) a solid object that is capable of being received in the receiving region, the solid object including a first face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a first structural pattern, and a second face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a second structural pattern, the first structural pattern being different than the second structural pattern, wherein a different number or combination of detectors in the plurality of detectors is activated when the first structural pattern interfaces with the detection device than when the second structural pattern interfaces with the detection device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to interactive toys. In one embodiment, the interactive toy includes a housing, and a receiving region on the housing. A detection device including a plurality of detectors is in the receiving region. A processor operatively coupled to the detection device. A solid object is received in the receiving region. The toy could be a toy electronic train, or an interactive book.
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56 Claims
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1. An interactive toy comprising:
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(a) a housing;
(b) a receiving region on the housing;
(c) a detection device including a plurality of detectors in the receiving region;
(d) a processor operatively coupled to the detection device;
(e) a solid object that is capable of being received in the receiving region, the solid object including a first face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a first structural pattern, and a second face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a second structural pattern, the first structural pattern being different than the second structural pattern, wherein a different number or combination of detectors in the plurality of detectors is activated when the first structural pattern interfaces with the detection device than when the second structural pattern interfaces with the detection device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interactive toy comprising:
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(a) a housing;
(b) a receiving region on the housing;
(c) a detection device including a plurality of pressure switches in the receiving region;
(d) a processor operatively coupled to the detection device;
(e) an output device operatively coupled to the processor;
(f) a metal-free solid object in the form of a block to be received in the receiving region, wherein the solid object includes (i) a first face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a first structural pattern at a border region and a first image at a center region, and (ii) a second face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a second structural pattern at a border region and a second image at a center region, the first structural pattern being different than the second structural pattern, wherein a different number or combination of detectors in the plurality of detectors is activated when the structural pattern interfaces with the detection device than when the second structural pattern interfaces with the detection device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An interactive book comprising:
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(a) a housing in the form of a cover or page of the interactive book;
(b) a plurality of pages;
(c) a set of switches associated with the plurality of pages;
(d) a processor in the housing;
(e) a receiving region on the housing;
(f) a detection device in the receiving region;
(g) a solid object to be received in the receiving region and to be detected by the detection device; and
(h) an output device operatively coupled to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An electronic toy vehicle apparatus comprising:
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(a) a toy vehicle;
(b) a processor inside of the toy vehicle;
(c) a speaker operatively coupled to the processor;
(d) a memory device associated with the processor, wherein the memory comprises code for audio that comprises educational content; and
(e) a motor operatively coupled to the processor for causing the toy vehicle to move. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An interactive book comprising:
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(a) a front cover;
(b) a back cover;
(c) a binding coupling the front cover and the back cover;
(d) a well having sides and a bottom, the well being disposed on the front or back cover of the book, the well being of sufficient depth to receiving a block;
(e) a detection device at the sides or bottom of the well and comprising a first set of switches;
(f) a programmable processor operatively coupled to the detection device;
(g) a plurality of pages between the front cover and the back cover, the pages configured so as not to occlude the well; and
(h) a second set of switches associated with the pages, the second set of switches operatively coupled to the programmable processor, wherein the processor causes an audio signal to be generated upon which page is currently being displayed to a user and which face of the block is displayed to the user when the block is placed in the well.
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52. An electronic educational toy train comprising:
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(a) an engine;
(b) a loading car attached to the engine, the loading car capable of carrying a block;
(c) a set of blocks having a first set of indicia, wherein the blocks are encoded for the indicia;
(d) a track having a second set of indicia, wherein the first set of indicia on the blocks matches the second set of indicia on the track;
(e) an electronic circuit in the loading car, the electronic circuit capable of detecting the block that is in the loading car; and
(f) a processor in the engine. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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54. A toy block comprising:
a solid body including six faces, wherein the six faces include (a) a first face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a first structural pattern, and (b) a second face defined by one or more continuous, uninterrupted edges and having a second structural pattern, the first structural pattern being different than the second structural pattern. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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