Audio-visual education system using movable toys

• US 6,519,444 B1
• Filed: 06/06/2001
• Issued: 02/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Geung Dug Jang
• Original Assignee: Geung Dug Jang
• Inventors: Jang, Geung Dug
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Hieu T.
• Application Number:
  US09/857,531
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• Field of Search: 434/308, 434/316, 434/318, 434/321, 434/86, 434/307, 446/297, 446/300, 446/301, 446/303, 446/337
• US Class Current: 434/308
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

An audio-visual education system using movable toys is disclosed. The system includes a multichannel radio transmitter mounted on a stereo output terminal of a sound signal regenerative apparatus, the radio transmitter separates sound signals, call signals, and movement control signals corresponding to specific movable toys and radio transmitting each of the signals. The moveable toys move their mouth, hands, feet, or body. A radio receiver is mounted in each movable toy. The radio receiver receives signals from the radio transmitter and controls the sound and movement of the relevant portion of the movable toy according to the received signals. A speaker is mounted in each movable toy for outputting the sound signal received from the radio receiver.

Claims

1. An audio-visual education system using movable toys, the system comprising:

a sound signal regenerative apparatus for regenerating sound signals and various control signals recorded on a recording medium;

a plurality of movable toys manufactured to move their mouth, hands, feet, or body by power;

a multichannel radio transmitter mounted on a stereo output terminal of the sound signal regenerative apparatus, the radio transmitter separating sound signals, call signals, and movement control signals on specific movable toys, and radio transmitting the signals, wherein the radio transmitter includes;

a first signal separator for separating analog sound signals and digital call signals and movement control signals from complex output signals output from the stereo output terminal of the sound signal regenerative apparatus;

a first and a second RF modulator for converting the analog sound signals and the digital call signals and the movement control signals, respectively output from output terminals of the first signal separator, into radio frequency;

a first and a second amplifier for amplifying each of the signals converted into radio frequency to a prescribed level; and

a first and a second radio output unit for transmitting each of the output signals from the first and second amplifiers through antennas;

a radio receiver mounted in each of the movable toys, the radio receiver configured to receive the signals transmitted from the radio transmitter, the radio receiver configured to control the specific movable toy according to the received signals to output sound signals and/or move at least one of the toy'"'"'s mouth, hands, feet, or body when the specific movable toy is called by the call signal from the radio transmitter; and

a speaker mounted in each of the movable toys for outputting the sound signal received from the radio receiver.

2. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 1, wherein the radio transmitter can be mounted inside the sound signal regenerative apparatus or can be removably mounted outside the sound signal regenerative apparatus.

3. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the speakers can be mounted inside or outside each of the movable toys.

4. An audio-visual education system using movable toys, the system comprising:

a sound signal regenerative apparatus for regenerating sound signals and various control signals recorded on a recording medium;

a plurality of movable toys manufactured to move their mouth, hands, feet, or body by power;

a multichannel radio transmitter mounted on a stereo output terminal of the sound signal regenerative apparatus, the radio transmitter separating sound signals, call signals, and movement control signals on specific movable toys, and radio transmitting the signals;

a radio receiver mounted in each of the movable toys, the radio receiver configured to receive the signals transmitted from the radio transmitter, the radio receiver configured to control the specific movable toy according to the received signals to output sound signals and/or move at least one of the toy'"'"'s mouth, hands, feet, or body when the specific movable toy is called by the call signal from the radio transmitter, wherein the radio receiver includes;

a RF receiving unit for receiving the sound signal, call signal, and movement control signal on the specific movable toy through an antenna;

a second separator for separating the complex output signals provided from the RF receiving unit into sound signals, call signals, and movement control signals;

a third and a forth amplifier for amplifying each of the signals of radio frequency to a prescribed level;

a call data setting unit for allowing a user to previously set a desired call data from the various call datum output from the radio transmitter;

a control signal generating unit for providing an operation signal when the call data from the forth amplifier and the call data previously set by the call data setting unit are identical with each other;

a speaker output control unit for providing the sound signal amplified by the third amplifier to the speaker when the prescribed operation signal is provided from the control signal generating unit; and

a movable toy operating unit for moving the toy'"'"'s body partially or all together according to the movement control signal received from the radio transmitter under control of the control signal generating unit; and

a speaker mounted in each of the movable toys for outputting the sound signal received from the radio receiver.

5. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 4, wherein each of the radio receivers is previously set to have a desired call data by the call data setting unit before mounting in the movable toy.

6. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 4, wherein when the radio receivers are called by the call signal from the radio transmitter, only the called radio receivers of the radio receivers output relevant sound signal and move at least one or more portions of the toys'"'"' body according to the movement control signal during output of the sound signal or regardless of the sound signal.

7. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 4, wherein each of the radio receivers can be mounted inside or outside each of the movable toys after previously setting desired call data by the call data setting unit.

8. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 4, wherein each of the speakers can be mounted inside or outside each of the movable toys.

9. An audio-visual education system using movable toys as recited in claim 4, wherein the radio transmitter includes:

a first signal separator for separating analog sound signals and digital call signals and movement control signals from complex output signals output from the stereo output terminal of the sound signal regenerative apparatus;

a first and a second RF modulator for converting the analog sound signals and the digital call signals and the movement control signals, respectively output from output terminals of the first signal separator, into radio frequency;

a first and a second amplifier for amplifying each of the signals converted into radio frequency to a prescribed level; and

a first and a second radio output unit for transmitting each of the output signals from the first and second amplifiers through antennas.