Control of toys and devices by sounds
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1. A method of controlling at least one device by incidental sound produced by a living creature, comprising:
- attaching a sound-maker to a portion of the living creature;
positioning at least one device which responds to sounds, in a location in which the device senses sounds from the sound maker;
sensing, by the at least one device, sounds from the sound-maker which are caused by movements of the portion of the living creature to which the sound-maker is attached; and
responding by a physical response to the sensed sounds, by the at least one device.
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Abstract
A method of controlling at least one device by incidental sound produced by a living creature and including: attaching a sound-maker to a living creature so that the natural movements of the living creature will cause the sound-maker to emit a sound; receiving the sound by at least one device; and responding by some physical response to the sound, by the at least one device.
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68 Claims
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1. A method of controlling at least one device by incidental sound produced by a living creature, comprising:
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attaching a sound-maker to a portion of the living creature; positioning at least one device which responds to sounds, in a location in which the device senses sounds from the sound maker; sensing, by the at least one device, sounds from the sound-maker which are caused by movements of the portion of the living creature to which the sound-maker is attached; and responding by a physical response to the sensed sounds, by the at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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32. A method according to 27 wherein generating motion comprises moving a mouth.
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45. A method of controlling at least one device by sound, comprising:
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generating a sound; receiving the sound by the at least one device; analyzing the received sound for at least one parameter of a distance from the at least one device to a source of the sound, whether the source of the sound is approaching or moving away, an amplitude of the sound and a pitch of the sound; and responding by the at least one device with different physical responses to sounds with different values of the at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A sound-controlled device, comprising:
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a sound receiver that receives sounds in frequencies inaudible to 20 year old human males but audible to pets, and produces at least one sound signal responsive thereto; a sound analyzer, that analyzes the at least one sound signal to determine at least one parameter of the sound; and a response element that performs a physical response, responsive to at least some of the analyzed sound signals according to the determined at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of controlling at least one device by sound, comprising:
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generating a sound; receiving the sound by the at least one device; analyzing the received sound for a parameter of a sound production rate of the received sound; and responding by a physical response, which has a speed which is a function of the sound production rate. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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