Animated toy utilizing artificial intelligence and fingerprint verification
First Claim
1. An interactive entertainment apparatus comprising:
- an entertainment device capable of providing entertaining interaction with multiple human users;
an acquisition device associated with said entertainment device, said acquisition device being adapted to acquire a representation of a fingerprint of one of said human users, and said acquisition device being adapted to produce a signal relative to the acquired representation; and
a processor associated with said acquisition device in a manner to receive the produced signal from said acquisition device, said processor being adapted to compare the produced signal relative to data stored in memory and to provide an output signal indicative of recognition;
said processor being configured to collect and store information pertaining to each of said multiple human users on an ongoing basis to cause said entertainment device to provide entertaining interaction with each of said multiple human users on an individualized basis;
wherein the entertainment device provides said entertaining interaction in response to said output signal indicative of recognition.
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Abstract
An articulated and animated toy capable of recognizing human users and interacting therewith which includes a computer-based device having stored thereon encoded first human fingerprint data, a fingerprint sensor for acquiring data representative of a second human fingerprint, and software resident within said computer-based device for fingerprint verification, which includes minutiae analysis, neural networks, or another equivalent algorithm for comparing said first human fingerprint data with said second human fingerprint data and producing an output signal therefrom for use in identifying said human users. The apparatus can further include software for recognizing speech, generating speech and controlling animation of the articulated toy. In addition, said computer-based device is capable of learning and storing information pertaining to each of said human users such as name, age, sex, favorite color, etc., and to interact with each of said human users on an individual basis, providing entertainment tailored specifically to each of said human users. In addition, the apparatus can control access to the Internet via integrated web browser software and thus provide protection, especially for young children, from inappropriate web site content.
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14 Claims
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1. An interactive entertainment apparatus comprising:
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an entertainment device capable of providing entertaining interaction with multiple human users;
an acquisition device associated with said entertainment device, said acquisition device being adapted to acquire a representation of a fingerprint of one of said human users, and said acquisition device being adapted to produce a signal relative to the acquired representation; and
a processor associated with said acquisition device in a manner to receive the produced signal from said acquisition device, said processor being adapted to compare the produced signal relative to data stored in memory and to provide an output signal indicative of recognition;
said processor being configured to collect and store information pertaining to each of said multiple human users on an ongoing basis to cause said entertainment device to provide entertaining interaction with each of said multiple human users on an individualized basis;
wherein the entertainment device provides said entertaining interaction in response to said output signal indicative of recognition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An interactive entertainment apparatus comprising:
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an entertainment device positionable in proximity to a human user, the entertainment device capable of providing entertaining interaction with the user;
an acquisition device associated with said entertainment device, said acquisition device being adapted to acquire a representation of a biometric characteristic of the human user in proximity to said entertainment device, and said acquisition device being adapted to produce a signal relative to the acquired representation; and
a processor associated with said acquisition device in a manner to receive the produced signal from said acquisition device, said processor being adapted to compare the produced signal relative to stored data and to provide an output signal indicative of recognition;
said processor being configured to collect and store information pertaining to multiple human users on an ongoing basis to cause said entertainment device to provide entertaining interaction with each of said multiple human users on an individualized basis;
wherein the entertainment device provides said entertaining interaction in response to said output signal indicative of recognition.
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11. A toy comprising:
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a fingerprint capture device and digitizer for acquiring a representation of a fingerprint from a human user;
a CPU associated with said fingerprint capture device and digitizer and capable of manipulating signals therefrom; and
software resident on said CPU for analyzing and recognizing said representation of a fingerprint and providing an output signal indicative of recognition;
said CPU being configured to collect and store information pertaining to multiple human users on an ongoing basis to cause said toy to provide entertaining interaction with each of said multiple human users on an individualized basis;
wherein the toy is operable to provide entertaining interaction with the human user in response to said output signal indicative of recognition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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