ELECTRONIC PLAYSET
First Claim
1. An electronic playset comprising:
- a housing including a first region and a second region;
a mount disposed on the housing; and
a see-through monitor coupled to the mount and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position being adjacent to the first region and the second position being adjacent to the second region, the see-through monitor including a transparent screen configured to display an animated image superimposed over the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position, and to display an animated image superimposed over the second region when the see- through monitor is in the second position; and
a light source disposed on the see-through monitor and configured to illuminate the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position and to illuminate the second region when the see-through monitor is in the second position.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for electronic playsets and components thereof. An electronic playset of the present disclosure may include a see-through monitor having a transparent screen configured to display an animated image superimposed over one or more regions. The see-through monitor may be moveable by rotation or translation between one or more positions, the one or more positions being adjacent to the one or more regions. Some embodiments including a see-through monitor with a light source configured to illuminate the one or more regions. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides for a removable toy having an identifiable accessory that may be provided to an electronic playset. The playset may be configured to identify the toy and display an animated character based on the identity.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. An electronic playset comprising:
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a housing including a first region and a second region; a mount disposed on the housing; and a see-through monitor coupled to the mount and moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position being adjacent to the first region and the second position being adjacent to the second region, the see-through monitor including a transparent screen configured to display an animated image superimposed over the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position, and to display an animated image superimposed over the second region when the see- through monitor is in the second position; and a light source disposed on the see-through monitor and configured to illuminate the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position and to illuminate the second region when the see-through monitor is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic playset comprising:
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a housing including a first region, a second region and a third region; a mount disposed on the housing; and a see-through monitor coupled to the mount so that the see-through monitor may be both rotated around and translated along the mount between a first position adjacent to the first region, a second position adjacent to the second region, and a third position adjacent to the third region, the see-through monitor including a transparent screen configured to display an animated image superimposed over the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position, to display an animated image superimposed over the second region when the see-through monitor is in the second position, and to display an animated image superimposed over the third region when the see-through monitor is in the third position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic playset comprising:
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a housing including a first region, a second region and a third region; a mount disposed on the housing; a see-through monitor coupled to the mount so that the see-through monitor may be both rotated around and translated along the mount between a first position adjacent to the first region, a second position adjacent to the second region, and a third position adjacent to the third region, the see-through monitor including a transparent screen configured to display an animated image superimposed over the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position, to display an animated image superimposed over the second region when the see-through monitor is in the second position, and to display an animated image superimposed over the third region when the see-through monitor is in the third position; and a light source disposed on the see-through monitor and configured to illuminate the first region when the see-through monitor is in the first position, to illuminate the second region when the see-through monitor is in the second position, and to illuminate the third region when the see-through monitor is in the third position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A removable toy having an identifiable accessory for use with an electronic playset, the identifiable accessory comprising:
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a plurality of electrical contacts; and a diode interconnecting a first pair of the plurality of electric contacts and adapted to limit current flow between the first pair of the plurality of electrical contacts to a first direction; wherein an identity of the removable toy is determinable based at least in part on the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An electronic playset comprising:
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a housing comprising; a controller; a first plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the controller; and a removable toy having an identifiable accessory comprising; a second plurality of electrical contacts; a diode interconnecting a first pair of the second plurality of electric contacts and adapted to limit current flow between the first pair of the second plurality of electrical contacts to a first direction; wherein; the second plurality of electrical contacts may be connected to the first plurality of electrical contacts; and the controller is configured to apply voltage to one of the first pair of the second plurality of electrical contacts, to detect voltage on the other of the first pair of the second plurality of electrical contacts, and to determine an identity of the removable toy based at least in part on the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification