Mobile indicia interactive pet toy

• US 20120097114A1
• Filed: 10/19/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Douglas Edward Scott
• Original Assignee: Douglas Edward Scott
• Inventors: Scott, Douglas Edward
• Application Number:
  US13/317,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20120097114A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/707
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/025 Toys specially adapted for animals

Abstract

A pet toy responsive to sensed motion of a pet to generate and move an indicia on a support surface to provide interactive play.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a) at least one motion sensor;

b) an indicia generator capable of producing a sensorially perceivable indicia on a support surface;

c) a indicia movement generator; and

d) a controller which activates said indicia generator and said indicia movement generator in response to sensed motion of an object by said at least one motion sensor.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said controller activates said indicia movement generator upon elapse of a period of time in the absence of sensed motion of said object.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said controller activates said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface in a first direction.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one motion sensor further senses placement of said apparatus on said support surface, and wherein said controller activates said apparatus.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said object comprises an animal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said animal comprises a cat.

4. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said controller actives said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface in a second direction in the absence of sensed motion of said object during travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia in said first direction.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said at least one sensor senses a first sensed field.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said controller moves the location of said first sensed field upon sensed motion of said object.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said controller actives said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface in said first direction in the absence of sensed motion of said object in said first sensed field.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said controller actives said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface in a second direction in the absence of sensed motion of said object during travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia in said first direction.

10. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said at least one sensor senses a second sensed field.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said controller moves the location of said second sensed field upon sensed motion of said object in said second sensed field.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said controller actives said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface in a first direction in the absence of sensed motion of said object in said second sensed field.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said controller actives said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface in a second direction in the absence of sensed motion of said object during travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia in said first direction.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said controller activates said indicia movement generator to generate travel of said sensorially perceivable indicia on said support surface a greater or lesser distance in relation to the external surface of said apparatus.