Interactive talking toy
First Claim
1. An animated talking toy having movable body parts, the improvement therein comprising:
- a storage means for storing a plurality of diverse audio programs in different segments of the storage means;
control data in the storage medium associated with each audio program;
an audio input means for a human to input one of a preselected group of audio responses;
a processor means responsive to the audio input means for selecting a particular audio program segment and its associated control data;
audio output means responsive to the chosen program segment selected by said processor for playing the audio program; and
means for controlling the movement of said movable body parts in response to the associated selected data.
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Abstract
An interactive, articulated talking toy talks and moves certain of its body parts (eyes, mouth, head and arms) under microprocessor control on the basis of the program material selected from a tape storage device incorporated in the body of the toy. The material selected is determined by a human'"'"'s response to questions asked by the toy. The material stored on tape contains both audio and data. The processor chooses a particular one of a possible three audio tracks stored on tape on the basis of the specific response or nonresponse made by a human. The data track provides data to the processor which causes it to control the toy'"'"'s body parts in concert with the audio program being reproduced. The toy has limited word recognition capabilities. The result is the appearance of interaction between the toy and a human by the toy'"'"'s movement of its body parts and its speech seeming to respond to the human'"'"'s input.
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1. An animated talking toy having movable body parts, the improvement therein comprising:
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a storage means for storing a plurality of diverse audio programs in different segments of the storage means; control data in the storage medium associated with each audio program; an audio input means for a human to input one of a preselected group of audio responses; a processor means responsive to the audio input means for selecting a particular audio program segment and its associated control data; audio output means responsive to the chosen program segment selected by said processor for playing the audio program; and means for controlling the movement of said movable body parts in response to the associated selected data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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