CONTEXT-BASED INTERACTIVE PLUSH TOY
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1. A method of interacting with a user, wherein a toy responds to the user as the user reads a book, the method comprising:
- receiving a first plurality of audible sounds from the user, wherein the first plurality of audible sounds correspond to text read aloud from the book that contains at least one triggering phrase and at least one non-triggering phrase, the at least one triggering phrase and the at least one non-triggering phrase combine to form a narrative in the book that describe a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events;
analyzing the first plurality of audible sounds to detect the at least one triggering phrase; and
upon detecting the at least one triggering phrase, activating a first responsive program, wherein the responsive program supplements the narrative in the book.
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Abstract
An interactive toy for interacting with a user while a story is being read aloud from a book or played from a movie/video. The toy includes a speech recognition unit that receives and detects certain triggering phrases as they are read aloud or played from a companion literary work. The triggering phrase read aloud from the book or played in the movie/video may have independent significance or may only have significance when combined with other phrases read aloud from the book or played in the movie/video.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of interacting with a user, wherein a toy responds to the user as the user reads a book, the method comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of audible sounds from the user, wherein the first plurality of audible sounds correspond to text read aloud from the book that contains at least one triggering phrase and at least one non-triggering phrase, the at least one triggering phrase and the at least one non-triggering phrase combine to form a narrative in the book that describe a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events; analyzing the first plurality of audible sounds to detect the at least one triggering phrase; and upon detecting the at least one triggering phrase, activating a first responsive program, wherein the responsive program supplements the narrative in the book. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of interacting with a user via an interactive toy, wherein the toy responds to the user based on a user-provided context, the method comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of audible sounds, wherein the first plurality of audible sounds correspond to a literary work and form a narrative of a story being told in the literary work; analyzing the first plurality of audible sounds to detect a first phrase; upon detecting the first phrase, receiving a second plurality of audible sounds, wherein the second plurality of audible sounds correspond to a literary work and form a narrative of a story being told in the literary work; analyzing the second plurality of audible sounds to detect a second phrase; and
upon detecting the second phrase, activating a responsive program associated with detection of both the first and second phrases, wherein the responsive program supplements the narrative of the story being told in the literary work. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An interactive story and toy system, the system comprising:
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an interactive toy, wherein the interactive toy includes; a body having an interior cavity; a speech recognition unit at least partially positioned within the interior cavity, the speech recognition unit configured to receive audible sounds and determine if at least one triggering phrase has been received; and a sound module at least partially positioned within the interior cavity, the sound module having a speaker and a controller with a plurality of audio messages stored therein for selective playback via the speaker, wherein one or more messages are selected if the speech recognition unit determines that at least one triggering phrase has been received; and a user engagable switch for powering on the interactive toy; a literary work, wherein the literary work includes; a plurality of non-triggering phrases, wherein the plurality of non-triggering phrases form part of a story told in the literary work; and at least one triggering phrase, wherein the at least one triggering phrase also forms part of the story told in the literary work and is selectively placed within the plurality of non-triggering phrases to assist the speech recognition unit in differentiating non-triggering phrases from triggering phrases. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-implemented method of activating triggering phrases from a memory to facilitate user interaction, the method comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of audible sounds; comparing the first plurality of audible sounds to a plurality of leading triggering phrases lacking significance independent of one or more additional triggering phrases; determining if the first plurality of audible sounds includes a leading triggering phrase; and upon determining that the first plurality of audible sounds includes a leading triggering phrase, activating a plurality of lagging triggering phrases, wherein the leading triggering phrase included in the first plurality of audible sounds and each of the plurality of lagging triggering phrases define an interactive response. - View Dependent Claims (34, 36, 37)
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