TOY SYSTEM FOR TEACHING A LANGUAGE
First Claim
1. A language teaching toy system comprising:
- a base unit including an electronic control system configured to produce sensory stimulating output, the electronic control system including an identifier;
a plurality of toy accessories, each of the toy accessories including an identity portion, the identity portion of at least one of the accessories being different from the identity portion of another of the accessories, the identity portions being discernable by the identifier, the control system being operable to identify the toy accessories when the identity portion of an accessory is associated with the identifier; and
wherein upon identification of a particular toy accessory by the control system, the control system produces accessory-specific sensory stimulating output in at least two different languages.
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Abstract
A language teaching toy system includes a base configured as an environment theme in which a user would have a particular conversation. The language teaching toy system also includes a plurality of accessories similarly configured for use in role play with the base. The base includes an identifier such that when an accessory is associated with the identifier, the identifier can generate identifying information to determine which accessory is being associated with the base. An electronic controller can receive the identifying information from the identifier and can send an output to a speaker to announce a word associated with the particular accessory in a first language then in a second language.
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20 Claims
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1. A language teaching toy system comprising:
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a base unit including an electronic control system configured to produce sensory stimulating output, the electronic control system including an identifier; a plurality of toy accessories, each of the toy accessories including an identity portion, the identity portion of at least one of the accessories being different from the identity portion of another of the accessories, the identity portions being discernable by the identifier, the control system being operable to identify the toy accessories when the identity portion of an accessory is associated with the identifier; and wherein upon identification of a particular toy accessory by the control system, the control system produces accessory-specific sensory stimulating output in at least two different languages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A role-play learning toy comprising:
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a base unit, the base unit including an electronic control system configured to produce sensory stimulating output through an output device, the base unit being configured to resemble a portion of a toy store that includes a simulated check-out area, the electronic control system including an identifier housed in the check-out area; a plurality of toy accessories configured to resemble items sold in a store, each of the toy accessories including a unique identity portion, the identity portions being discernable by the identifier, the control system being operable to discretely identify the toy accessories via the operative association of the identity portion of an accessory with the identifier; and wherein upon identification of a particular toy accessory by the identifier of the control system, the control system produces accessory-specific sensory stimulating output in a language that is native to a country in which the toy is distributed and in at least one other language. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An output generating toy system comprising:
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a first accessory, the first accessory including an identity portion; a second accessory, the second accessory including its own identity portion, the identity portion of the second accessory being different than the identity portion of the first accessory; a housing, the housing including an electronic control system, the electronic control system having an accessory receiving area including an identifier, and an output generating device, the identifier being configured to interact with the identity portion of the first accessory when the first accessory is associated with the identifier and to interact with the identity portion of the second accessory when the second accessory is associated with the identifier, the output generating device being configured to generate an output relating to the first accessory when the first accessory is associated with the identifier and to generate an output relating to the second accessory when the second accessory is associated with the identifier, the outputs relating to the first accessory and to the second accessory being in generated in at least two different languages. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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