Toy and method providing audio output representative of message optically sensed by the toy
US5314336A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H3/28
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A child places a specially marked object in front of a toy capable of recognizing the marks on the object and being able to articulate a word, phrase or sentence in response to the markings. This permits the toy to be able to read and speak. Visible codes, invisible codes or holograms may be located on the objects for this purpose. A mechanism inside the toy is provided to vocalize the sounds associated with each code or marking. Electronic representations of the various sounds vocalized may be stored in the toy or on a removable memory card so that the variety of sounds may be changed as desired. The sounds can be words, sentences, paragraphs, or phonemes. The words can be either spoken or sung.
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