WO2000045910A3 - Toy responsive to sensed resistance - Google Patents

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WO2000045910A3
WO2000045910A3 PCT/US2000/002877 US0002877W WO0045910A3 WO 2000045910 A3 WO2000045910 A3 WO 2000045910A3 US 0002877 W US0002877 W US 0002877W WO 0045910 A3 WO0045910 A3 WO 0045910A3
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movable
toy
resistance
response
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PCT/US2000/002877
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Steven Lebensfeld
Frank Landi
Kwan David Chu Ki
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Toymax Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/18—Question-and-answer games
    • A63F9/183—Question-and-answer games electric
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2401—Detail of input, input devices
    • A63F2009/2402—Input by manual operation
    • A63F2009/2404—Keyboard
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2448—Output devices
    • A63F2009/247—Output devices audible, e.g. using a loudspeaker
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2448—Output devices
    • A63F2009/247—Output devices audible, e.g. using a loudspeaker
    • A63F2009/2476—Speech or voice synthesisers, e.g. using a speech chip
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2483—Other characteristics
    • A63F2009/2492—Power supply
    • A63F2009/2494—Battery, e.g. dry cell
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/26—Miscellaneous game characteristics the game being influenced by physiological parameters
    • A63F2250/265—Miscellaneous game characteristics the game being influenced by physiological parameters by skin resistance

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Abstract

The educational toy (10) includes a moving object (14-19) which triggers control functions in response to an association of the moving objects, which may be animals and their habitats or geographic, to a location (28) detected by sensing a resistance (32) which is coupled into a sensing circuit (36) by contact of the movable object (30) with the location (34). Thus, one or more movable objects and one or more locations fixed with respect to at least one of the movable objects cooperate to test or detect resistance values associated either with a movable object or a fixed location, and the toy provides an appropriate output or response (44, 54) for each resistance value detected.
PCT/US2000/002877 1999-02-05 2000-02-04 Toy responsive to sensed resistance WO2000045910A2 (en)

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AU34821/00A AU3482100A (en) 1999-02-05 2000-02-04 Toy responsive to sensed resistance

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US60/118,910 1999-02-05

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US5163844A (en) * 1990-10-30 1992-11-17 Texas Instruments Incorporated Battery-free electronic teaching apparatus with keypad of piezo film switches
US5346399A (en) * 1993-11-17 1994-09-13 Toshihiko Sakow Educational game for children
US5356296A (en) * 1992-07-08 1994-10-18 Harold D. Pierce Audio storybook
US5364272A (en) * 1993-08-09 1994-11-15 Texas Instruments Incorporated Apparatus and method for teaching
US5372511A (en) * 1992-01-13 1994-12-13 Tectron Manufacturing (Hk) Limited Educational toys
US5511980A (en) * 1994-02-23 1996-04-30 Leapfrog Rbt, L.L.C. Talking phonics interactive learning device
US5520544A (en) * 1995-03-27 1996-05-28 Eastman Kodak Company Talking picture album
US5624265A (en) * 1994-07-01 1997-04-29 Tv Interactive Data Corporation Printed publication remote contol for accessing interactive media
US5823782A (en) * 1995-12-29 1998-10-20 Tinkers & Chance Character recognition educational system
US5931677A (en) * 1998-03-19 1999-08-03 Rifat; Cengiz Educational globe tool

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US4968255A (en) * 1987-10-08 1990-11-06 Video Technology Industries, Inc. Electronic instructional apparatus
US5163844A (en) * 1990-10-30 1992-11-17 Texas Instruments Incorporated Battery-free electronic teaching apparatus with keypad of piezo film switches
US5372511A (en) * 1992-01-13 1994-12-13 Tectron Manufacturing (Hk) Limited Educational toys
US5356296A (en) * 1992-07-08 1994-10-18 Harold D. Pierce Audio storybook
US5364272A (en) * 1993-08-09 1994-11-15 Texas Instruments Incorporated Apparatus and method for teaching
US5346399A (en) * 1993-11-17 1994-09-13 Toshihiko Sakow Educational game for children
US5511980A (en) * 1994-02-23 1996-04-30 Leapfrog Rbt, L.L.C. Talking phonics interactive learning device
US5624265A (en) * 1994-07-01 1997-04-29 Tv Interactive Data Corporation Printed publication remote contol for accessing interactive media
US5520544A (en) * 1995-03-27 1996-05-28 Eastman Kodak Company Talking picture album
US5823782A (en) * 1995-12-29 1998-10-20 Tinkers & Chance Character recognition educational system
US5931677A (en) * 1998-03-19 1999-08-03 Rifat; Cengiz Educational globe tool

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