Interactive audio-visual toy
US5944574A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B5/062
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interactive audio-visual toy that includes a base unit that receives removable audio-visual ("AV") cassette. The AV cassette includes a pair of rollers on which a picture scroll is wound. The pictorial scenes of the picture scroll are evident through a transparent viewing window. Moreover, a pre-recorded audio cassette is mounted on its bottom surface. The base unit controls the AV cassette to successively display these pictorial scenes without the use of expensive display hardware and to output audio from the pre-recorded audio cassette tape.
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