Electronic sketching device
First Claim
1. A dedicated portable electronic sketching and animation toy, comprising:
- a display device for displaying sketches and animation on a display area;
manually actuatable movement means for moving a cursor on the display area;
storage means selectively coupleable to the display device for storing a plurality of sketches;
sketch control means coupled to the manually actuatable movement means and storage means for selectively storing and erasing the placements of the cursor in the storage means to create and modify a sketch visible in the display area and stored in the storage means;
manually actuatable sketch selection means coupled to the storage means for selecting a stored sketch for display on the display area and modification by the sketch control means and for selecting a stored sketch for addition to a stored sequence of sketches;
manually actuatable sketch copying means for copying a selected stored sketch without erasing said selected sketch from the storage means, for display in the display area and modification by the sketch control means;
animation means for creating and storing a sequence of selected stored sketches coupled to the storage means to enable the display of said sequence of sketches on the display area, the animation means including manually actuatable addition means for adding a sketch selected by the manually actuatable sketch selection means to the stored sequence of sketches, and a manually actuatable means for initiating the sequential display of the stored sequence of sketches on the display means;
power means for receiving a source of electrical energy for powering the toy; and
a compact, lightweight housing for supporting the display device, movement means, storage means, sketch selection means, sketch copying means, animation means and power means and adapted to make the toy portable and hand-held;
whereby a dedicated sketching and animation device which functions as a completely portable toy is provided.
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Abstract
An electronic sketching device. The electronic sketching device includes a display for providing a visual representation of a sketch on a display area. The electronic sketching device also including a cursor controller for moving a cursor on the display and a sketch controller for selectively storing the placement of the cursor on the display area as a pixel to create a sketch on the display area. A storage device, which is coupled to the sketch controller, stores a plurality of sketches. The electronic sketching device also contains a sketch memory for creating and storing a sequence of sketches which is coupled to the storage device. An animater, coupled to the storage device, sketch memory and the display, causes the stored sequence of sketches to be sequentially displayed on the display.
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14 Claims
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1. A dedicated portable electronic sketching and animation toy, comprising:
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a display device for displaying sketches and animation on a display area; manually actuatable movement means for moving a cursor on the display area; storage means selectively coupleable to the display device for storing a plurality of sketches; sketch control means coupled to the manually actuatable movement means and storage means for selectively storing and erasing the placements of the cursor in the storage means to create and modify a sketch visible in the display area and stored in the storage means; manually actuatable sketch selection means coupled to the storage means for selecting a stored sketch for display on the display area and modification by the sketch control means and for selecting a stored sketch for addition to a stored sequence of sketches; manually actuatable sketch copying means for copying a selected stored sketch without erasing said selected sketch from the storage means, for display in the display area and modification by the sketch control means; animation means for creating and storing a sequence of selected stored sketches coupled to the storage means to enable the display of said sequence of sketches on the display area, the animation means including manually actuatable addition means for adding a sketch selected by the manually actuatable sketch selection means to the stored sequence of sketches, and a manually actuatable means for initiating the sequential display of the stored sequence of sketches on the display means; power means for receiving a source of electrical energy for powering the toy; and a compact, lightweight housing for supporting the display device, movement means, storage means, sketch selection means, sketch copying means, animation means and power means and adapted to make the toy portable and hand-held; whereby a dedicated sketching and animation device which functions as a completely portable toy is provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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