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Animated toy utilizing artificial intelligence and fingerprint verification

  • US 6,807,291 B1
  • Filed: 06/06/2000
  • Issued: 10/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An interactive entertainment apparatus comprising:

  • a teddy bear capable of providing entertaining interaction with multiple human users;

    a fingerprint capture device mounted within the abdomen of said teddy bear in a position to enable access by said human users, said fingerprint capture device being adapted to acquire a representation of a fingerprint of one of said human users, and said acquisition device being adapted to produce a signal relative to the acquired representation; and

    a processor associated with said acquisition device in a manner to receive the produced signal from said acquisition device, said processor being adapted to compare the produced signal relative to data stored in memory and to provide an output signal indicative of recognition;

    wherein the entertainment device provides said entertaining interaction in response to said output signal indicative of recognition.

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