TOY AND COMPANION AVATAR ON PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A companion play apparatus, comprising:
- a toy with a personality expressed by its appearance, movements, reactions to stimulus, and speech;
a matching software application accessory for extending a distinguishing play experience of the toy to a digital play experience on a personal electronic device with an accelerometer, speaker, and a touch-sensitive display screen, wherein a digital play experience or video game presents avatars, dialog, and backgrounds that accessorize the toy on the electronic device;
wireless connectivity providing for the toy and/or the electronic device to download updates, modifications, and enhancements to a basic program;
wherein, other personalities can be downloaded to change toy play experience, and to extend the play life of the toy by generating different play experiences.
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Abstract
A toy and software application accessory extends the distinguishing play experience of a particular toy to a digital play experience on personal digital assistant, personal navigation device, or other electronic device like an iPod or iphone with an accelerometer, speaker, and a touch-sensitive display screen. The software application accessory creates a digital play experience or video game on the electronic device that presents avatars, dialog, and backgrounds that convincingly accessorize the physical toy. Wireless connectivity to a PC and the Internet allows the toy or the electronic device to download updates, modifications, and enhancements to its basic program. New personalities can be downloaded that change the toy play experience, and extend the play life of the toy by introducing new and creative play experiences. A personality accessory kit includes the new personalities, clothes, props, and other matching accessories.
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14 Claims
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1. A companion play apparatus, comprising:
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a toy with a personality expressed by its appearance, movements, reactions to stimulus, and speech; a matching software application accessory for extending a distinguishing play experience of the toy to a digital play experience on a personal electronic device with an accelerometer, speaker, and a touch-sensitive display screen, wherein a digital play experience or video game presents avatars, dialog, and backgrounds that accessorize the toy on the electronic device; wireless connectivity providing for the toy and/or the electronic device to download updates, modifications, and enhancements to a basic program; wherein, other personalities can be downloaded to change toy play experience, and to extend the play life of the toy by generating different play experiences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for extending the play experience of a toy to a digital play experience on a personal electronics device, comprising:
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displaying an avatar of said toy on said personal electronics device; animating said avatar to respond to touch screen inputs and accelerometer measurements taken within said personal electronics device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A software application accessory for extending the play experience of a toy to a digital play experience on a personal electronics device with a touch screen, speaker, and accelerometer, comprising:
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a personality module for downloading as executable computer program code to a personal electronics device; and a set of scripts included in the personality module that direct how an avatar animated on said touch screen should specifically respond to particular touch screen inputs and said accelerometer, and what sounds should be output to said speaker; wherein, said avatar, a dialog, and an environment produced on said personal electronics device display a characteristic tie to said toy by mirroring said toy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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