INTERACTIVE PLUSH TOY
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1. A system for controlling an electronic toy, comprising:
- a) a mobile electronic device having a device processor, a device wireless communication interface in data communication with the electronic toy over a wireless data connection, a tangible, non-transitory device memory, and a mobile application residing on the device memory, the mobile application including macro instructions transmitted wirelessly to the toy over the wireless data connection; and
b) the electronic toy havingi) a toy processor,ii) a tangible, non-transitory toy memory,iii) a toy wireless communication interface in data communication with the mobile electronic device over the wireless data connection,iv) a processor-controlled apparatus selected from a set comprising a sound generator and a motion actuator, andv) the macro instructions received from the mobile electronic device via the wireless data connection and stored in the toy memory, the macro instructions configured to cause the toy to(1) perform a query of an external information resource over the toy wireless communication interface,(2) receive a query result,(3) apply a conditional rule to the query result, and(4) cause the processor-controlled apparatus to perform an action indicated by the conditional rule as applied to the query result.
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Abstract
A system is presented for controlling an interactive electronic plush toy using a macro computer program created on a mobile electronic device using a mobile application. The plush toy is provided with an electronic wireless network interface for communicating wirelessly with the smartphone via a network. The macro provides computer programming for instructing the plush toy to perform an Internet search query, receive results of the query, and perform predetermined actions based on the query results. The actions may include producing sound or motion to make the toy seem life-like.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an electronic toy, comprising:
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a) a mobile electronic device having a device processor, a device wireless communication interface in data communication with the electronic toy over a wireless data connection, a tangible, non-transitory device memory, and a mobile application residing on the device memory, the mobile application including macro instructions transmitted wirelessly to the toy over the wireless data connection; and b) the electronic toy having i) a toy processor, ii) a tangible, non-transitory toy memory, iii) a toy wireless communication interface in data communication with the mobile electronic device over the wireless data connection, iv) a processor-controlled apparatus selected from a set comprising a sound generator and a motion actuator, and v) the macro instructions received from the mobile electronic device via the wireless data connection and stored in the toy memory, the macro instructions configured to cause the toy to (1) perform a query of an external information resource over the toy wireless communication interface, (2) receive a query result, (3) apply a conditional rule to the query result, and (4) cause the processor-controlled apparatus to perform an action indicated by the conditional rule as applied to the query result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23)
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11. A method for controlling a processor-controlled interactive toy via a mobile device, the mobile device having a processor, a wireless network interface, a user interface, and a tangible, non-transitory memory, the method comprising:
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a) creating a macro, at the mobile device, by selecting, through the user interface, i) a search query for performing a query of an information source on a remote network, ii) a conditional rule to apply to a result of the query, iii) a first action for the toy to perform, the action including at least one of generating sound at a sound generator of the toy and activating a motion actuator of the toy; and b) transmitting the macro from the mobile device to the toy via the wireless network interface of the mobile device to be stored in a tangible, non-transient memory of the toy; wherein the conditional rule provides instructions for the toy to perform the first action if the query result satisfies a first condition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 24)
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17. A method for executing a macro by an electronic toy having a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a wireless interface connected to a wireless network, the method comprising:
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a) receiving macro instructions over the wireless network; b) storing the macro instructions in the memory of the electronic toy; c) executing the macro instructions after step b), the macro instructions including instructions to; i) query a remote information resource via the wireless interface, ii) receive a result of the query, iii) apply a conditional rule to the query result, the conditional rule providing instructions to perform an action if the query result meets a first condition; and d) performing the action, response to executing the macro instructions; wherein the action is one of generating sound at a sound generator of the toy and activating a motion actuator of the electronic toy. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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