Display responsive learning apparatus and method for children
First Claim
1. A display-responsive learning apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having an aperture;
an illumination device positioned in the aperture and including a plurality of visual indicators operable in providing a plurality of visual representations to a user;
a display panel located in front of the illumination device and rotatable about a hinge member, the display panel including an opaque substrate contrasting the plurality of visual representations of the illumination device;
a sensor positioned to detect moving the display panel and operable in providing a signal in response to the user moving the display; and
a controller electrically connected to the sensor and the illumination device and power supply, wherein response to receiving the signal from the sensor, the controller activates the illumination device to provide at least one of the plurality of visual representations to the user.
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Abstract
A display-responsive learning apparatus that includes a moveable display panel supported in a housing. The display panel includes a front opaque panel attached to circuit board having a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). A sensor is positioned behind the moveable display panel. In response to a user moving the display panel, the sensor provides a signal to a controller to provide one of a plurality of pre-programmed visual representations to the user. The visual representations include illuminating various patterns of the LEDs that show a successive series of letters of the alphabet, a successive series of numbers, or a smiling face with lips that move in combination with an output of audio sounds from a speaker. The enhanced interactive display panel and visual displays provide an improved method for educational learning and increases its play value.
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19 Claims
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1. A display-responsive learning apparatus, comprising:
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a power supply;
a housing having an aperture;
an illumination device positioned in the aperture and including a plurality of visual indicators operable in providing a plurality of visual representations to a user;
a display panel located in front of the illumination device and rotatable about a hinge member, the display panel including an opaque substrate contrasting the plurality of visual representations of the illumination device;
a sensor positioned to detect moving the display panel and operable in providing a signal in response to the user moving the display; and
a controller electrically connected to the sensor and the illumination device and power supply, wherein response to receiving the signal from the sensor, the controller activates the illumination device to provide at least one of the plurality of visual representations to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A display-responsive learning apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a second selector operable in engaging a fourth sensor electrically connected to the controller, wherein pressing the second selector initiates the controller to provide a second series of visual related to learning numbers.
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11. A method for learning from a display-responsive apparatus, the method comprising the acts of:
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storing a plurality of pre-programmed visual representations in a controller;
moving a display panel supported in a housing by a hinge;
detecting movement of the display panel by a sensor;
providing a signal from the sensor to the controller;
providing a signal from the controller to a plurality visual indicators; and
displaying one visual representation from the plurality pre-programmed visual representations with at least one of the plurality of visual indicators to a user.
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14. The method of claim 14, wherein one of the plurality of pre-programmed visual representations includes a display of a pair of eyes and a pair of lips moving in combination with the at least one audio sound.
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19. A touch responsive learning device, comprising:
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means for pivotally supporting a display panel;
means for detecting movement of the display panel;
means for storing a plurality of pre-programmed visual representations;
means for selecting from a plurality of pre-programmed visual representations; and
means for illuminating at least one of a plurality light emitting diodes to provide one of the plurality of pre-programmed visual representations to a user.
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