Method and system for providing content for learning appliances over an electronic communication medium
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1. A method for using a client computer to download a content package to a learning appliance toy, the method comprising:
- (a) selecting the learning appliance toy and the content package, by a user, from a set of different learning appliance toys with one or more content packages provided for each learning appliance toy, using a user interface on a host site displayed on the client computer, wherein the set of learning appliance toys is previously selected by the user from a group of learning appliance toys, wherein images of the set of different learning appliance toys or names for the learning appliance toys in the set on the host site are displayed on the client computer;
(b) receiving an electronic content package on the client computer for the learning appliance toy through an electronic communication medium in response to (a); and
(c) loading the electronic content package from the client computer into the learning appliance toy using the user interface,wherein the learning appliance toys in the set of learning appliance toys are owned by the user or a family; and
wherein the electronic content package includes educational content based on the user'"'"'s personal profile information and forms part of a pre-determined educational curriculum, and wherein the method further comprises;
selecting the curriculum, by the user, on the client computer, prior to (a),wherein the learning appliance toy includes one or more movable rings or movable buttons that is used to operate the learning appliance toy.
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Abstract
A method for providing electronic content for a learning appliance is disclosed. The method includes selecting a learning appliance from a set of different learning appliances on a host site. The set of learning appliances is previously selected from a group of learning appliances. The electronic content package is received and is loaded into the learning appliance.
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1. A method for using a client computer to download a content package to a learning appliance toy, the method comprising:
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(a) selecting the learning appliance toy and the content package, by a user, from a set of different learning appliance toys with one or more content packages provided for each learning appliance toy, using a user interface on a host site displayed on the client computer, wherein the set of learning appliance toys is previously selected by the user from a group of learning appliance toys, wherein images of the set of different learning appliance toys or names for the learning appliance toys in the set on the host site are displayed on the client computer; (b) receiving an electronic content package on the client computer for the learning appliance toy through an electronic communication medium in response to (a); and (c) loading the electronic content package from the client computer into the learning appliance toy using the user interface, wherein the learning appliance toys in the set of learning appliance toys are owned by the user or a family; and
wherein the electronic content package includes educational content based on the user'"'"'s personal profile information and forms part of a pre-determined educational curriculum, and wherein the method further comprises;selecting the curriculum, by the user, on the client computer, prior to (a), wherein the learning appliance toy includes one or more movable rings or movable buttons that is used to operate the learning appliance toy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program embodied therein, the computer program adapted to be executed to cause a server to implement a method comprising:
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(a) providing a set of different learning appliance toys on a host site, the set of learning appliance toys being previously selected from a group of different learning appliance toys, wherein images of the set of different learning appliance toys or names for the learning appliance toys in the set on the host site are displayed on a client computer; (b) presenting to a user, through the host site displayed on the client computer, the set of learning appliance toys along with different content packages for each of the learning appliance toys in the set of learning appliance toys; (c) receiving a selection of a learning appliance toy and a content package from the set of learning appliance toys and different content packages for each of the learning appliance toys in the set of learning appliance toys; and (d) sending an electronic content package for the learning appliance toy to the client computer via an electronic communication medium in response to (c), wherein the user or the user'"'"'s family owns the set of learning appliance toys; and wherein the electronic content package includes educational content based on the user'"'"'s personal profile information and forms part of a pre-determined educational curriculum, and wherein the method further comprises receiving a selection, from the user, of the curriculum prior to (c), wherein the learning appliance toy includes one or more movable rings or movable buttons that is used to operate the learning appliance toy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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(a) providing a set of different learning appliance toys on a host site, the set of learning appliance toys being previously selected from a group of different learning appliance toys, wherein images of the set of different learning appliance toys or names for the learning appliance toys in the set on the host site are displayed on a client computer; (b) presenting to a user, through the host site displayed on the client computer, the set of learning appliance toys along with different content packages for each of the learning appliance toys in the set of learning appliance toys; (c) receiving a selection of a learning appliance toy and a content package from the set of learning appliance toys and different content packages for each of the learning appliance toys in the set of learning appliance toys; and (d) sending an electronic content package for the learning appliance toy to the client computer via an electronic communication medium in response to (c), wherein the user or the user'"'"'s family owns the set of learning appliance toys; and wherein the electronic content package includes educational content based on the user'"'"'s personal profile information and forms part of a pre-determined educational curriculum, and wherein the method further comprises receiving a selection, from the user, of the curriculum prior to (c), wherein the learning appliance toy includes one or more movable rings or movable buttons that is used to operate the learning appliance toy.
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