Method and apparatus for providing entertainment through an interactive device
First Claim
1. A method for providing entertainment by way of an interactive device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving environmental data by way of at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors to create received data;
storing the received data in a datastore to create stored data; and
performing a conspicuous action in response to at least one of the received data and the stored data.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method, device, and software program for providing entertainment by way of an interactive device. The device receives environmental data by way of at least one of a plurality of sensors, optionally stores that data in a datastore, determines the presence of an event by comparing that data to previously received and stored data, and performs a conspicuous act in response to the detection of an event. In addition to performing a conspicuous act, the device can send a transmission by way of a transmission device, thereby communicating with another device or a remote network. The device auto-initiates at least one conspicuous action and modifies behavior based on responses thereto. Because multiple inputs are received, the present invention can assign priorities to the inputs, executing resulting processes in their order of priority.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing entertainment by way of an interactive device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving environmental data by way of at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors to create received data;
storing the received data in a datastore to create stored data; and
performing a conspicuous action in response to at least one of the received data and the stored data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An interactive entertainment device comprising:
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a processing module comprising;
a central processing unit; and
memory operably coupled to the central processing unit;
a datastore;
a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to the central processing unit; and
a mechanism for providing a conspicuous action by the interactive entertainment device operatively coupled to the central processing unit;
wherein the memory stores operational instructions to cause the processing module to;
receive environmental data by way of at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors to create received data;
store the received data in a datastore to create stored data; and
perform the conspicuous action in response to at least one of the received data and the stored data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executed by the machine to perform method steps for providing entertainment by way of an interactive device, the method steps comprising:
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receiving environmental data by way of at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors to create received data;
storing received data in a datastore to create stored data; and
performing a conspicuous action in response to at least one of the received data and the stored data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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