Entertainment device

• US 20040127285A1
• Filed: 12/31/2002
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jordan Steven Kavana
• Original Assignee: Jordan Steven Kavana
• Inventors: Kavana, Jordan Steven
• Application Number:
  US10/335,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20040127285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

An interactive entertainment device that may be capable of being used as a karaoke machine, a dance teaching aide, a combination of a karaoke machine and dance teaching aide, a competition device, and others. The interactive entertainment device may include a central processing unit, a dance mat having one or more sensors for receiving input from a user, a display device for displaying words of songs, one or more input devices, such as microphones, and one or more speakers for playing songs.

Claims

1. An entertainment device, comprising:

a central processing unit;

a mat coupled to the central processing unit and having one or more sensors coupled to the mat for teaching a user dance steps by receiving input from a user and transferring the input to the central processing unit;

a display device coupled to the central processing unit for enabling the user to interact with the central processing unit and for displaying lines of text from songs for the user;

a memory device for storing programs;

at least one speaker for playing one or more songs; and

at least one input device coupled to the central processing unit enabling the user to communicate with the central processing unit.

2. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the display device is a monitor.

3. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the display device is a television.

4. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the memory device is a removable cartridge.

5. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the at least one input device is at least one microphone.

6. The entertainment device of claim 5, wherein the at least one input device comprises two microphones.

7. The entertainment device of claim 5, wherein the at least one microphone includes controls for controlling operation of the entertainment device.

8. The entertainment device of claim 7, wherein the controls are selected from the group consisting of an on/off switch, a mode select switch, a volume switch, and an echo switch.

9. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the at least one input device communicates with the central processing unit using wireless communication technology.

10. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the at least one input device is coupled to the central processing unit using electrical wires.

11. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the mat comprises four or more sensors coupled to the mat for receiving input from a user.

12. The entertainment device of claim 11, wherein the sensors are positioned on the mat in a cross formation.

13. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the mat includes a foot actuated on/off switch embedded in the mat.

14. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the mat comprises a mode switch for selecting between various modes of the entertainment device.

15. The entertainment device of claim 1, further comprising at least one connector for coupling the central processing unit of the entertainment device to a second entertainment device.

16. The entertainment device of claim 6, wherein the input device enables a user to change play modes.

17. The entertainment device of claim 16, wherein the play mode is a combined karaoke and dance mode.

18. The entertainment device of claim 16, wherein the play mode is a competition mode.

20. The entertainment device of claim 1, wherein the memory device is a removable cartridge.

19. An entertainment system, comprising:

a central processing unit;

a first mat coupled to the central processing unit and having one or more sensors coupled to the mat for teaching a first user dance steps by receiving input from the first user and for transferring the input to the central processing unit;

a second mat coupled to the central processing unit and having one or more sensors coupled to the mat for teaching a second user dance steps by receiving input from the second user and for transferring the input to the central processing unit;

a display device coupled to the central processing unit for enabling the first and second users to interact with the central processing unit and for displaying lines of text from songs for the first and second users;

a memory device for storing programs;

at least one speaker for playing one or more songs; and

at least one input device coupled to the central processing unit enabling the user to communicate with the central processing unit and to change play modes.