DOLL WITH ALARM

• US 20110130069A1
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jill Rollin
• Original Assignee: Jill Rollin
• Inventors: ROLLIN, JILL
• Application Number:
  US12/958,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20110130069A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/297
• 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 doll and a method of using the same is provided. The doll comprises a controller having a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor and having an audio file and a preset time stored therein, and a timing module in communication with the processor. The doll further comprises a speaker in communication with the processor, wherein, when the timing module identifies that it is the preset time, the audio file is played using the speaker.

Claims

1. A doll, comprising:

a controller comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor and having an audio file and a preset time stored therein; and

a timing module in communication with the processor; and

a speaker in communication with the processor;

wherein, when the timing module identifies that it is the preset time, the audio file is played using the speaker.

2. The doll of claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensor in communication with the processor, wherein when the audio file is being played, engaging the pressure sensor ceases the playing of the audio file.

3. The doll of claim 1, wherein the processor can communicate with an external non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of additional audio files stored thereon, wherein one of the plurality of additional audio files can be downloaded and stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the one of the plurality of additional audio files can be played, using the speaker, at the preset time.

4. The doll of claim 3, further comprising a data input/output port in communication with the processor, wherein the processor can communicate with the external non-transitory computer readable medium via the data input/output port.

5. The doll of claim 3, further comprising a wireless communication module in communication with the processor, wherein the processor can communicate with the external non-transitory computer readable medium via the wireless communication module.

6. The doll of claim 1, further comprising a visual display device in communication with the processor, wherein the visual display device displays a time.

7. The doll of claim 1, further comprising a data input device in communication with the processor, wherein the data input device can be used to set the preset time.

8. The doll of claim 1, further comprising:

a motion detector in communication with the processor;

a threshold stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium; and

an alarm stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein when the motion detector detects a motion which exceeds the threshold, the alarm is played using the speaker.

9. The doll of claim 1, further comprising a microphone in communication with the processor.

10. The doll of claim 9, further comprising:

a threshold stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium; and

an alarm stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein when the microphone detects a sound which exceeds the threshold, an alarm is played using the speaker.

11. The doll of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes an alert threshold and an alert message stored thereon, wherein when the alert threshold is exceeded, the alert message is played using the speaker.

12. A doll comprising a speaker, a processor, a timing module, a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:

storing an audio file in the non-transitory computer readable medium;

setting a preset time, wherein the preset time is stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium;

playing said audio file when the present time equals the preset time.

13. The doll of claim 12, further comprising a pressure sensor in communication with the processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect when the audio file is being played, engaging the pressure sensor to pause the playing of the audio file.

14. The doll of claim 13, further comprising a data input device in communication with the processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect setting said present time using the data input device.

15. The doll of claim 14, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect downloading a plurality of audio files from a data storage source external to said doll.

16. The doll of claim 15, further comprising a microphone, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:

recording a second audio file using said microphone;

storing said second audio file in said non-transitory computer readable medium; and

playing said second audio file using said speaker when said present time equals said preset time.

17. The doll of claim 16 further comprising:

a motion detector in communication with the processor, a motion threshold stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium, and a motion alarm stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium;

the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect, when the motion detector detects a motion which exceeds the motion threshold, playing the motion alarm using the speaker.

18. The doll of claim 17, further comprising:

a microphone in communication with the processor, a sound threshold stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium, and a sound alarm stored within the non-transitory computer readable medium;

the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect, when the microphone detects a sound which exceeds the sound threshold, playing the sound alarm using the speaker.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the doll further comprises a pressure sensor in communication with the processor, the method further comprising when the pressure sensor is engaged, ceasing the playing of the audio file.

19. A method of providing an alarm using a doll comprising a controller having a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and a timing module in communication with the processor, and a speaker in communication with the processor, the method comprising:

receiving an audio file;

receiving a preset time;

storing the audio file and the preset time in non-transitory computer readable medium; and

when the timing module identifies that it is the preset time, playing the audio file using the speaker.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the doll further comprises a visual display device in communication with the processor, the method further comprises displaying the preset time using the visual display device.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the processor can communicate with an external non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of additional audio files stored thereon, the method further comprising

downloading one of the plurality of additional audio files;

storing the one of the plurality of additional audio files in the non-transitory computer readable medium; and

when the when the timing module identifies that it is the preset time, playing the one of the plurality of additional audio files using the speaker.