Toys

• US 20080160877A1
• Filed: 04/26/2006
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steven Lipman
• Original Assignee: Steven Lipman
• Inventors: Lipman, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 8,540,546 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/268
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds

Abstract

A toy is provided comprising: a transceiver (24, 28) for transmitting and receiving data over a wireless link; a processor (18, 32) a memory (34) for storing expressive responses; and an output (22, 38) for expressive responses; the toy being operable to receive trigger data relating to expressive responses, select an expressive response when trigger data is received, express the expressive response through the output; and to broadcast trigger data indicative that a response has been output. A method of communication between first (10) and second (12) toys is provided comprising: activating a first expressive response from the first toy (10) in the presence of the second toy (12); sending trigger data from the first toy (10) indicative of the first expressive response to the second toy (12); the second toy (12) selecting a second expressive response from memory (34) on receipt of said data, activating the second expressive response, and sending data indicative the second expressive response to the first toy (10).

Claims

1. A toy comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing at least one group of data, each said at least one group consisting of a plurality of expressive responses, and each said group representing a respective theme and an output for said expressive responses;

the toy being adapted to exchange such responses with another such toy; and

a port for connection to a computer to download said at least one group of data.

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