Sound responsive doll apparatus

• US 20070037475A1
• Filed: 08/03/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Darlene Spear
• Original Assignee: Darlene Spear
• Inventors: Spear, Darlene
• Application Number:
  US11/499,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20070037475A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/330
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/00 Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/22 Optical, colour, or shadow toys puzzles with optical elements A63F9/0613; kaleidoscopes G02B27/08

Abstract

A sound responsive doll apparatus includes an outer doll covering, a base supporting the outer doll covering, base-to-support attachment means for attaching the base to an underlying support such as a dashboard, sound-signal receiver means for receiving real-time electrical signals representing sounds, and sound-signal-to-visible response means housed by the outer doll covering and electrically connected to the sound-signal receiver means for converting electrical signals representing sound from the sound-signal receiver means into visible motion of the outer doll covering. The sound-signal receiver means can be in a form of a wire and plug that are electrically connected to a sound producing device, such as a stereo system, in the underlying support. The sound-signal receiver means include a signal processor, and the sound-signal-to-visible response means include sound-signal-to-visible motion means, such as arm servos and leg servos.

Claims

1. A sound responsive doll apparatus, comprising:

an outer doll covering,

a base supporting said outer doll covering,

base-to-support attachment means for attaching said base to an underlying support,

sound-signal receiver means for receiving electrical signals representing sounds, and

sound-signal-to-visible response means housed by said outer doll covering and electrically connected to said sound-signal receiver means for converting electrical signals representing sound from said sound-signal receiver means into visible motion of said outer doll covering.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said sound-signal receiver means is in a form of a wire and plug electrically connected to a sound producing device in a underlying support.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further including:

sound-to-electrical-signal transducer means for converting sounds in the air to electrical signals received by said sound-signal receiver means.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further including:

a source of battery power electrically connected to said sound-signal receiver means and said sound-signal-to-visible response means.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said sound-signal receiver means include a signal processor, and

said sound-signal-to-visible response means include sound-signal-to-visible motion means.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said sound-signal-to-visible motion means include servo units.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said servo units include arm servos and leg servos.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said outer doll covering is a simulated animal.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said simulated animal is a bear.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the underlying support is a dashboard of a motor vehicle.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said base-to-support attachment means include first hook-or-loop material for connection with complementary second hook-or-loop material attached to the underlying support.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said sound-signal-to-visible response means include sources of illumination.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said sources of illumination are located in eye positions of a simulated animal.