Title:
DOLL RESPONSIVE TO AUDIBLE SOUNDS FROM A COMPUTER OR THE LIKE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001058554
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A doll (10) includes a plurality of movable appendages (12, 13, 14, 15) supported upon a torso (11) and operatively coupled to motor driven gear units (77, 96) to provide movement of the appendages. A controller circuit (41) supported within the doll interior controls the operation of the drive motors (45, 47). Microphones (30, 31) are operatively coupled to the control circuit. A computer (20) is provided with software (24) such as game or other activity software which includes a plurality of audible tone signals operative to cause the computer to output audible tones as instruction for the doll. The controller within the doll includes a decode circuit (43) for converting the audible tones to appropriate movement of the doll's appendages and/or speech or other sounds to be produced by the doll.
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Inventors:
GRZSEK ROBERT J
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/002127
Publication Date:
October 31, 2002
Filing Date:
January 18, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATTEL INC (US)
International Classes:
A63H3/28; A63H3/36; A63H3/48; A63H30/04; (IPC1-7): A63H3/20; A63H3/28; A63H30/00
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