PC peripheral interactive doll
First Claim
1. An interactive system comprising:
- a personal computer (PC) having a CPU, a memory, a first communication port adapted for peripheral communication coupled to the CPU, and control routines executable by the CPU;
a personalized entity separate from the PC, having therein control circuitry coupled to one or more of input, sensing, and output devices, and to a second communication port adapted for peripheral communication; and
a communication link coupling the first and the second communication ports;
wherein, through execution of the control routines by the CPU, communication is executed between the PC and the personalized entity as a peripheral device, wherein stored data is retrieved by the CPU, passed to the personalized entity via the communication link, utilized in the personalized entity, and wherein data generated at the personalized entity is transferred to the computer via the communication link, and is utilized at the computer in conjunction with the control routines to guide selection of stored data to be retrieved and sent to the personalized entity; and
direct voice communication is allowed between the PC and the personalized entity.
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Abstract
An interactive system for teaching, entertaining, and habituating a child utilizes an interactive entity such as a doll, the doll having input and output elements and control circuitry adapted for driving the I/O elements, and a bi-directional communication link to a personal computer (PC). Scripted data stored at the computer directs doll activity and verbal articulation, and utilizes response from the child through the doll to the PC in directing output to the doll. The communication between the doll and the PC treats the doll as a peripheral device. In specific embodiments the interactive doll has servo-mechanisms for providing doll motion, such as eye and mouth and limb movement, which may be coordinated with verbalization in different scripts by commands retrieved at the computer and sent to the doll. In a preferred embodiment environments and applications are provided on CD-ROM disks which may also provide the operating application for the interactive doll system. Systems may be adapted for a broad range of functionality, such as acquaintance of a child with foreign languages, story telling, indirect interaction between an adult and a child through the medium of the doll, and much more.
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15 Claims
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1. An interactive system comprising:
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a personal computer (PC) having a CPU, a memory, a first communication port adapted for peripheral communication coupled to the CPU, and control routines executable by the CPU;
a personalized entity separate from the PC, having therein control circuitry coupled to one or more of input, sensing, and output devices, and to a second communication port adapted for peripheral communication; and
a communication link coupling the first and the second communication ports;
wherein, through execution of the control routines by the CPU, communication is executed between the PC and the personalized entity as a peripheral device, wherein stored data is retrieved by the CPU, passed to the personalized entity via the communication link, utilized in the personalized entity, and wherein data generated at the personalized entity is transferred to the computer via the communication link, and is utilized at the computer in conjunction with the control routines to guide selection of stored data to be retrieved and sent to the personalized entity; and
direct voice communication is allowed between the PC and the personalized entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An interactive personal article comprising:
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a microcontroller;
audio circuitry, a speaker, and one or more sensors coupled to the microcontroller; and
a peripheral port coupled to the microcontroller, for connection of the interactive personal article to a host computer;
wherein the interactive personal article operates as a peripheral device through two-way communication with the host computer via the peripheral port, and wherein input from the one or more sensors is transmitted at the peripheral port, and audio data received at the peripheral port is converted at the sound circuitry and provided as output at the speaker; and
direct voice communication is allowed between the host computer and the interactive personal article. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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