Animated interactive figure and system
US8574020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F3/0457
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and subsystems include a server for determining the identity of a media program being received which will provide stimuli to an interactive figure. The system, and the subsystem as well as programmed media which, when executed on a processor, will operate the interactive figure, the system, and subsystems. A master library of sound patterns, preferably housed in a server, provides a reference for a recognition routine to identify, e.g., a particular television show. A control signal library stores commands each corresponding to a distinctive value. The commands initiate actions, e.g., motion, speech, or other response, by operating means in the interactive figure. The server may “push,” or transmit information to a user computer which transmits to and which may receive intelligence from the interactive figure.
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