Computerized Yo-Yo

• US 20160236102A1
• Filed: 02/12/2015
• Published: 08/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eyal Shlomot
• Original Assignee: Eyal Shlomot
• Inventors: Shlomot, Eyal
• Application Number:
  US14/620,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20160236102A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 1/24 with illuminating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 1/26 emitting blasts or explosions
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 1/28 Musical tops
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 1/30 Climbing tops, e.g. Yo-Yo
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/26 Magnetic or electric toys electric drives A63H29/22 ; indoor games played with small balls using magnetic power A63F7/0088, A63F7/068
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

There described a computerized yo-yo toy that uses an acceleration measuring device, a computation and control device, a communication device and entertaining devices to enhance the entertaining experience of playing with the computerized yo-yo toy. The acceleration measuring device measures the acceleration values of the computerized yo-yo toy. The computation and control device uses the measured acceleration values to generate control signals to control the entertaining devices such as a light display device, an audio play device and an auxiliary device for an enhanced entertaining experience. The entertaining devices may be latched to a latching base, which allows using different and new entertaining devices with the computerized yo-yo toy. The computation and control device may also use the measured acceleration values to generate control signals to control the motion of the computerized yo-yo toy, using an electric clutch device and an electric motor device. The control signals are based on the measured acceleration values, the type of entertaining device latched to the latching base and setup parameters received by the communication device from an external device, such as smartphone or tablet. The communication device may also send data from the computerized yo-yo toy to the external device, which allows the external device to analyze, store or display the data for an enhanced entertaining experience.

Claims

1. A computerized yo-yo toy, the computerized yo-yo toy comprising:

a yo-yo body comprised of a first rounded half and a second rounded half;

a latching base fabricated into at least one of the first rounded half and the second rounded half of the yo-yo body and configured to latch at least one detachable device from a plurality of detachable devices;

an accelerometers device configured to measure acceleration values of the computerized yo-yo toy;

a computation and control device configured to receive the measured acceleration values, to identify a type of the at least one detachable device from the plurality of detachable devices that is latched to the latching base and to generate control signals for the identified type of the detachable device based on the measured acceleration values and based on the identified type of the detachable device;

2. The computerized yo-yo toy of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication device configured to receive setup parameters from an external device and to send the received setup parameters to the computation and control device;

wherein the computation and control device is further configured to generate the control signals based on the received setup parameters.

3. The computerized yo-yo toy of claim 1, wherein the computation and control device is further configured to extract state parameters based on the measured acceleration values and to generate the control signals based on the extracted state parameters.

4. The computerized yo-yo toy of claim 2, wherein the computation and control device is further configured to extract state parameters based on the measured acceleration values and wherein the communication device is further configured to send the extracted state parameters to the external device.

5. A method for generating control signals in a computerized yo-yo toy, the method comprises:

latching at least one detachable device from a plurality of detachable devices by a latching base in the computerized yo-yo toy;

measuring acceleration values of the computerized yo-yo toy;

identifying a type of the least one detachable device from the plurality of detachable devices that is latched to the latching base in the computerized yo-yo toy;

generating control signals for the identified type of detachable device based on the measured acceleration values and the identified type of detachable device;

6. The method of claim 5, further comprises:

receiving setup parameters from an external device;

generating the control signals further based on the received setup parameters.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprises:

extracting state parameters of the computerized yo-yo toy based on the measured acceleration values;

generating the control signals further based on the extracted state parameters.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprises:

extracting state parameters of the computerized yo-yo toy based on the measured acceleration values;

sending the extracted state parameters to the external device.

9. A computerized yo-yo toy, the computerized yo-yo toy comprising:

a yo-yo body comprised of a first rounded half and a second rounded half;

a ball bearing comprised of an inner ring and an outer case;

an accelerometers device configured to measure acceleration values of the computerized yo-yo toy;

a computation and control device configured to generate electric clutch control signals based on the measured acceleration values;

an electronic clutch device configured to create a friction force between the yo-yo body and the outer case of the ball bearing based on the electric clutch control signals.

10. The computerized yo-yo toy of claim 9, further comprising:

a communication device configured to receive setup parameters from an external device and to send the received setup parameters to the computation and control device;

wherein the computation and control device is further configured to generate the electric clutch control signals based on the setup parameters from the external device.

11. The computerized yo-yo toy of claim 9, further comprising:

an electric motor device configured to generate a rotation force between the yo-yo body and an outer case of the electric motor device based on electric motor control signals;

wherein the computation and control device is further configured to generate the electric motor control signals based the measured acceleration values.

12. The computerized yo-yo toy of claim 11, further comprising:

a communication device configured to receive setup parameters from an external device and to send the received setup parameters to the computation and control device;

wherein the computation and control device is further configured to generate the electric motor control signals based on the setup parameters from the external device.