READER DEVICES AND RELATED HOUSINGS AND ACCESSORIES AND METHODS OF USING SAME

• US 20110027770A1
• Filed: 04/05/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: In-Dot Limited
• Original Assignee: In-Dot Limited
• Inventors: Cohen, Moshe, Raichman, Yossef
• Application Number:
  US12/936,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20110027770A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2419 Optical
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/38 Picture books with additional toy effects, e.g. pop-up or slide displays picture books B42D1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A system for presenting multimedia content, comprising: a reader device; at least one of a reader device housing or reader device accessory removably attached to the reader device; and, at least one multimedia content enhanced object with at least one multimedia content indicator; wherein the reader device adapts its operation based on an identification of the at least one reader device housing or reader device accessory removably attached thereto.

Claims

1. A system for presenting multimedia content, comprising:

a reader device;

at least one of a reader device housing or a reader device accessory removably attached to the reader device; and

,

at least one multimedia content enhanced object with at least one multimedia content indicator;

wherein the reader device adapts its operation based on an identification of the at least one reader device housing or reader device accessory removably attached thereto.

2. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a computer.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the reader device is humanoid shaped.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the reader device is animal shaped.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one reader device housing is interchangeable with at least one other reader device housing.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one reader device accessory is interchangeable with at least one other reader device accessory.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one reader device accessory is removably attached to at least one reader device housing.

8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the at least one reader device housing is removably attached to the reader device.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the reader device is adapted to do at least one of:

changing a voice presented by the reader device, adjusting to read the at least one multimedia content indicator, or adjusting to play a game with virtual characteristics attributed to the at least one reader device housing'"'"'s or reader device accessory'"'"'s identification.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one reader housing is humanoid, animal, plant, inanimate object or fictional character shaped.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one reader accessory is clothing for the reader device or the at least one reader housing.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one reader device housing or reader device accessory is adapted to provide its identification to the reader device.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the reader device, reader device housing or reader device accessory is adapted to be attached to a memory.

14. A system according to claim 13, wherein the memory is a removably attachable memory card.

15. A system according to claim 13, wherein the memory is adapted to enhance a specific multimedia content enhanced object.

16. A system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the reader device, reader device housing or reader device accessory is adapted to enhance a specific multimedia content enhanced object.

17. A reader device for presenting multimedia content, comprising:

at least one sensor for sensing at least one of a reader device housing identification or a reader device accessory identification; and

,

a processor for adapting the operation of the reader device based on the reader device housing identification or the reader device accessory identification.

18. A reader device according to claim 17, wherein the reader device is adapted to have at least one removably attachable reader device housing or reader device accessory attached thereto.

19. A reader device according to claim 17, wherein the reader device is pen, humanoid, animal, plant, inanimate object or fictional character shaped.

20. A method of using a system for providing multimedia content, comprising:

removably attaching at least one reader device housing or reader device accessory to a reader device;

acquiring the identity of the at least one reader device housing or reader device accessory by reader device;

adapting operation of the reader device based on the acquired identity of at least one reader device housing or reader device accessory;

scanning a multimedia content indicator with the reader device; and

,

presenting multimedia content to a user.

21. A method according to claim 20, further comprising removably attaching at least one replacement reader device housing or reader device accessory to the reader device.

22. A method according to claim 20, wherein the provided multimedia content is used for learning.

23. A method according to claim 20, wherein the provided multimedia content is used for entertainment.

24. A method according to claim 20, wherein the entertainment is a game.