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Real time conversational toy having secure playback response

US4117605A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 24, 1976
Grant dateOct 3, 1978
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Expiry dateJun 24, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H2200/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A real time conversational verbal interactive toy apparatus capable of providing a conversational type response to an interrogatory message from a removably insertable magnetic storage medium which comprises a plurality of coextensive multipurpose audio tracks contained in a housing includes a multipurpose selection apparatus for directly selecting one of the tracks for reproducing the selected information stored thereon, such as a multiple choice response to the interrogatory message, an insertion security apparatus operatively associated with a receptacle therein for providing an insertion condition for the inserted received magnetic storage medium housing with respect to the receptacle, the storage medium housing having a playback authorization code disposed thereon, the insertion security apparatus comprising elements responsive to this code for providing the insertion condition therefrom, and a condition responsive network operatively associated with the insertion security apparatus for controllably enabling the provision of a secure selected multiple choice playback response from the storage medium. Each track stores information in reproducible segments which are spatially re…

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