Communications device within a doll
US6064421A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/145
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a communications device incorporated into a doll-like figure with at least one microphone, at least one speaker and communications module for exchange of data with a digital data network. The invention thus proceeds from a digital telephone, preferably a videophone. The invention creates a communications device suitable for recording and reproducing other signals in addition to conventional data, particularly sound signals. The doll-like figure containing the communications device has a base body with at least one moving part attached to the base body, and at least one adjusting motor for driving the part. The motor is controlled by a control device which receives control signals via the communications module from the data network. A movement sensor may be provided which detects a manual adjusting movement of the moving part and which is connected to the data network with a data line, thereby permitting the movement signals to be transmitted as control signals to the data network.
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