Electronic drawing device
US5604517A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2009/2476
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A drawing device for providing entertainment as well as promoting the development of children, including a plurality of drawing instruments, such as crayons, a drawing instrument detector for determining the color of the particular crayon selected for use, a pressure sensitive drawing tablet that is responsive to pressure contact from the drawing instrument, and a computer that is adapted drive an audible device, such as a speaker, to generate various audible output, including both speech and melody which, in a preferred embodiment, may vary depending upon movement from the drawing instrument. Various uniquely identified drawing sheets, which may be preprinted with a wide variety of scenes, are included to directly insert into the device and overlay the drawing tablet. In connection with these drawing sheets, the computer may be adapted to further vary the audible output of the speaker dependent upon the identity of the particular drawing sheet that is inserted.
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