Interactive system

• US 20080032275A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Patent Category Corporation
• Original Assignee: Patent Category Corporation
• Inventors: Zheng, Yu
• Application Number:
  US11/491,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20080032275A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/317
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/062 Combinations of audio and printed presentations, e.g. magnetically striped cards, talking books, magnetic tapes with printed texts thereon

Abstract

A interactive system and a method illustrates the subject matter of a book or a plurality of documents. The system has a housing assembly, a selector, and a video screen. A book or a plurality of documents are positioned in a receiving zone of the housing assembly in a manner in which at least one page of the book or plurality of documents is exposed and faces upwardly. The selector is then used to select a specific location on the exposed page, causing video images associated with the specific location to be displayed at the video screen.

Claims

1. An interactive electronic system, comprising:

a plurality of documents;

a housing assembly having a receiving zone that receives the plurality of documents in a manner in which at least one page of the plurality of documents is exposed and faces upwardly;

a selector that selects a specific location on the exposed page;

electronics housed in the housing;

a video screen coupled to the electronics, the video screen displaying video images associated with the specific location; and

wherein the electronics respond to the specific location selected by the selector and transmits to the video screen signals representative of the video images.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of documents comprises a book.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing assembly comprises a platform that includes two panels that are hingedly connected to each other.

4. The system of claim 1, further including a speaker provided in the housing assembly.

5. The system of claim 1, further including a memory that is removably coupled to the housing assembly.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronics includes:

a processor;

a first memory that stores a program that controls the operation of the processor; and

a second memory that stores the data addresses of the video image signals corresponding to the specific locations.

7. The system of claim 1, further including:

a hand-held unit that has at least one control button and a screen; and

a cartridge having a memory that stores programs, the hand-held unit receiving the cartridge with the screen on the hand-held unit displaying images from the programs.

8. A method of illustrating the subject matter of a book or a plurality of documents, comprising:

a. providing an interactive system comprising;

a housing assembly having a receiving zone;

a selector; and

a video screen;

b. positioning the plurality of documents or book in the receiving zone in a manner in which at least one page of the plurality of documents or the book is exposed and faces upwardly;

c. using the selector to select a specific location on the exposed page; and

d. displaying at the video screen video images associated with the specific location.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein step (d) further includes:

simultaneously broadcasting audio output associated with the specific location.

10. The method of claim 8, further including:

providing a hand-held unit that has a control button and a screen; and

causing the screen on the hand-held unit to display images relating to the book or plurality of documents.