449results about "Computerized toys" patented technology

The present invention is a Large Language Model-Based AI-powered interactive doll that provides personalized content, education, companionship, entertainment and emotional support to children. The doll connects to a large language model (LLM) and uses a microphone, video camera, touch screen and speaker to interact with the child. The integrated LLM provides real-time video analysis capabilities. The accompanying app provides a full suite of customization options for parents to tailor the doll's interactions to their child's needs and preferences. The doll provides a wide range of content, including educational content, homework assistance, entertainment, AI art, video and music generation, companionship and emotional support, and can suggest activities, tell personalized interactive stories, assisting with language learning, play games, and interact with the child in various other ways. The doll can also be used as a monitor, allowing parents to listen in on the child's interactions, and in another embodiment, to livestream video via an internal camera.

There is provided an information processing device that includes an operation controller that controls a moving operation of an autonomous mobile body that travels while maintaining an inverted state, and controls a posture operation of the autonomous mobile body that temporally changes from a reference posture in the inverted state. Furthermore, the information processing device further includes an acquisition unit that acquires motion data corresponding to a posture operation of the autonomous mobile body. The operation controller controls a posture operation of the autonomous mobile body based on the motion data acquired by the acquisition unit.

Interactive systems and methods for collecting colors on an interactive device including programming an integrated circuit secured within the interactive device to associate a unique code with a color, transmitting a unique signal associated with the unique code to a fixture, recognizing the unique signal within fixture, thereby illuminating the fixture in the color associated with the unique code and triggering the transmission of the unique signal from the fixture to the device. The unique signal is recognized by the integrated circuit of the device and triggers the illumination of an LED secured within the device in the color associated with the unique signal. One the device has collected the number of colors within that area of gameplay, a unique effect is unlocked from within the device and / or the device unlocks the next level of gameplay.

A stuffed, interactive children's toy for assisting individuals in self-calming and / or self-regulating exercises. The toy may include one or more weights, a microphone, a motor, one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), and / or one or more speakers. The toy optionally further includes one or more buttons corresponding with one or more emotional states. For example, a red button, a yellow button, and / or a green button. Upon pressing the button, the toy may deliver either a random and / or a preprogrammed intervention. The toy may be used in combination with a children's book. In another example, the toy may be in communication with a mobile application (app) via a Bluetooth connection. In yet another example, the toy may be in communication with a website and / or a remote-control device. The app may be used to record emotional data, physical date, and / or to assign preprogrammed stimuli to the one or more buttons.

A behavior control system according to an embodiment of the present invention recognizes the behavior of an artist and determines the behavior of an avatar corresponding to the recognized behavior of the artist. Then, the behavior control system controls the avatar on the basis of the determined behavior of the avatar.

The present invention causes an avatar to perform an appropriate action in response to a user's action.　In this action control system, the actions of an avatar include dreaming, and when an action determination unit determines dreaming as the avatar's action, the action determination unit creates an original event by combining a plurality of sets of event data included in history data.

In this behavior control system, behavior of an avatar includes generating and reproducing music in which an event of a previous day is taken into consideration. Upon determination, as a behavior of the avatar, of generating and reproducing music in which an event of a previous day is taken into consideration, the behavior determination unit acquires a summary of data about the event of the previous day, which is stored in history data, and generates music based on the summary.

A plush toy system is provided having a composite insert of a foam inner made with a compressible foam and an augmentation element contained therein. A flexible outer covering surrounds the foam inner and has an inner surface for contacting the foam inner. The inner foam is compressed and constrained by the flexible outer covering such that it does not achieve a natural uncompressed size. The flexible outer covering is formed into a shape, or the inner foam is formed into the shape and the flexible outer covering is shaped to and aligned with the shape of the foam inner and entirely surrounding the foam inner such that the inner foam is not fully expanded and is constrained or compressed by the flexible outer covering.

The invention relates to the technical field of emotional robots, and discloses an embracing emotional robot which comprises an inner shell, low-cost and high-simulation breathing simulation is achieved through cooperative control of an air pump and an air valve, and the embracing emotional robot is designed by combining simulation body temperature brought by a heating piece and synchronous action of a rotatable arm. The emotion robot can naturally rotate forwards when being embraced and is matched with simulated respiration and simulated body temperature, so that the immersion and emotion interaction experience of a user are remarkably improved; the operation cycle of the air pump strictly follows biological breathing characteristics, the inspiration stage accounts for 2 / 3 of the breathing cycle, the speed of the inspiration stage changes fast and slow, the expiration stage accounts for 1 / 3 of the expiration stage, smooth pressure relief is achieved through the air valve, and the highly-simulated breathing mode can effectively guide a user to breathe synchronously, so that parasympathetic nerves are activated, the anxiety level and heart rate fluctuation are reduced, and the user experience is improved. And the whole structure adopts a modular design, complex functions such as breathing simulation, embracing and body temperature simulation can be realized, the maintenance is convenient, and the device is particularly suitable for long-term accompanying scenes.

A toy or educational system comprises a plurality of wireless elements and a group token. A first one of the wireless elements comprises a wireless transmitter, and a second one of the wireless elements comprises a wireless receiver. Each of the first and second wireless elements further comprises a reader adapted to obtain group configuration data stored on the group token. Upon obtaining group configuration data from the group token, the first wireless element is configured to set a respective group identifier to a common group identifier. Upon obtaining group configuration data from the group token, the second wireless element is configured to set a group identifier of the second wireless element to the common group identifier, and to select received data messages that include the common group identifier. Thereby, the first and second wireless elements are grouped in a broadcast group.

An AI conversational system including a three-dimensional figure representing a character, having an interior pocket accessible through a closure that is selectively opened or closed; and a voice box removably disposed within the interior pocket, wherein the voice box has a housing enclosing a microcontroller unit operationally connected to a wireless antenna, a speaker, a microphone, and a battery; wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to wirelessly access an internet-based artificial intelligence GPT engine and produce interactive and responsive conversation representative of the character represented by the three-dimensional figure. The voice box further includes a near-field sensor enclosed in the housing and operationally connected to the microcontroller unit. The three-dimensional figure further includes a near-field tag disposed in the interior pocket proximate to near-field sensor when the voice box is disposed in the interior pocket, which tag identifies a particular character.

A robot includes a memory in which an action, that the robot is caused to execute as a response to a predetermined external stimulus, the action including a plurality of elements, is registered in advance by a user; at least one processor. The at least one processor, in a case in which the robot is caused to execute a mistaken action as the response to the predetermined external stimulus, changes, in correspondence with a state of the robot, a number of elements to be executed correctly as registered in the memory.

An interactive doll can include an audio device. The interactive doll can be associated with a computing device. In some embodiments, the computing device includes an interactive doll app associated with the interactive doll. In some embodiments, the interactive doll is customizable. In some embodiments, the doll utilizes AI and / or machine-learning.

In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.

A children's toy with touch interactivity. The children's toy generally includes a user input panel and one or more touch sensors. The user input panel may be formed from a natural organic material such as wood. The toy can be shaped and ornamented to resemble a toy tablet with buttons or icons incorporating images of one or more animals and configured to play animal sounds or information about the animals in response to user input applied to the user input panel and sensed by the touch sensors.

The present disclosure provides an accessory, an inflatable doll, and an inflatable doll set. The accessory includes at least one first air blower and an AI assembly. The first air blower includes a first air inlet portion and a first air outlet portion communicated with the first air inlet portion and the inflatable doll. The AI assembly is electrically connected to the first air blower and configured to control the at least one first air blower to inflate or deflate the inflatable doll.

A device that creates animation via the illumination of various LEDs through a film into which an image is cut. The film includes an image cut therein. The device includes a housing with a housing compartment formed by the film connected to a base via a wall. Secured within the housing compartment is a divider, which divides the compartment into a first and second chamber. A printed circuit board is secured within the compartment and includes a first and second LED, wherein the first LED is secured within the first chamber and the second LED is secured within the second chamber. A microcontroller unit controls the illumination of the first and second LEDs in conjunction with sound either from a microphone or a speaker to animate the image cut into the film.

An aspect provides a toy assembly comprising: a toy character; an enclosure including an enclosure biasing structure and positionable in a closed position to at least partially enclose the toy character; and a latch assembly including: a latching member; and a deformable member that deforms upon application of an electric current. The enclosure biasing structure is positioned to urge the enclosure towards an open position to expose the toy character. The latching member is movable between (i) a latched position in which the latching member is releasably engaged with a connecting member to hold the enclosure in the closed position, and (ii) an unlatched position in which the latching member is disengaged from the connecting member to permit the enclosure biasing structure to drive the enclosure towards the open position. Deformation of the deformable member causes the latching member to move from the latched position to the unlatched position.

An educational toy (1) includes a self-moving vehicle (10) adapted to move and steer freely on a two-dimensional surface (2) such as a table leaf. A tangible, three-dimensional marker (20) includes at least one RFID tag (21) is used to wirelessly trigger a specific action of the vehicle (10), e.g. turn 90 degrees right, when the vehicle (10) enters a readout range of the marker (20). The marker (20) can be placed freely on the surface (2) and cannot be overrun by the vehicle (10). Thus, the vehicle (10) is instructed to perform a certain action, e.g. take a 90 degrees left turn, using the marker (20). Then, the vehicle (10) moves forward until a next marker (20′) is found from which the vehicle (10) receives its next instruction. This enables the educational toy (1) to teach programming during play, which reduces the risk that a user will lose interest.

One variation of a doll assembly includes a doll and a sensor kit. The doll includes: a body; a set of connector receptacles arranged on the body; a core receptacle arranged within the body; and a control unit configured to engage the core receptacle to electrically couple to the set of connector receptacles. The sensor kit includes a first accessory, in a suite of accessories, including: a connector configured to transiently engage a connector receptacle in the set of connector receptacles; and a color sensor configured to output a signal representing a color of an object arranged within a field of view of the color sensor. The control unit is configured to receive the signal and trigger generation of a detectable response, indicating the color of the object, according to instructions programmed by a user and received from a companion application executing on a computing device accessed by the user.

An interactive apparatus, the apparatus including: a control device for controlling the interactive apparatus; input device(s) for providing input(s) and output device(s) for providing audio and / or visual outputs, wherein the control device is configured for receiving media and providing the media to the output device(s) to provide audio and / or visual outputs associated with the media; a communication device for receiving a communication input for processing by the control device, the communication device including one or more of: a microphone, a camera, and a communication interface for communication with electronic or computer devices over a wireless communication protocol; wherein the communication device is only permitted to be activated by an actuation device being placed into close proximity to or physical contact with the interactive apparatus.

A system comprising a plurality of cooperating electronic devices is disclosed, wherein each of the electronic devices comprises: a sensing component of a spatial sensing arrangement; a transceiver adapted for wireless communication with the other electronic devices; and a processor operationally coupled to the transceiver and to the sensing component. The electronic devices are configured to share one or more requests for pose information of a position and / or orientation of one or more a request for a pose of a first electronic devices relative to one or more other a second electronic devices; and to cooperate to operate the sensing components of one or more of the electronic devices to obtain measurement data and to process the measurement data to determine the requested pose.

An interactive AI toy capable of holding a spoken conversation with a person. The toy can include any of a microphone configured for detecting a voice utterance of the person, a speaker configured for outputting a sound to the person, at least one processor configured for executing computer instructions, and at least one memory. The at least one memory can store computer instructions configured for operating the toy to perform steps comprising providing at least one machine learning (ML) model configured for generating contextually relevant and varied responses in natural language conversations. The steps can also include detecting a voice utterance of the person using the microphone, providing the voice utterance as an input to the ML model, prompting the ML model to generate an output based on the input, and providing the output to the speaker to be output to the person.

A toy includes a magnetically responsive member, a fulcrum member, a printed circuit board (PCB), a lid covering the PCB, an activation switch, a touch sensor, a motion sensor, an audio transducer, a signal generator and a controller. The flexible PCB includes an electromagnetic coil, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Opening of the lid actuates the activation switch, and in response, the controller controls the signal generator to generate a coil control signal for the electromagnetic coil to produce a magnetic field that interacts with the magnetically responsive member, to induce oscillatory flapping of the PCB. In response to detecting a touch signal from the controller, or a motion signal from the motion sensor, the controller also generates a LED control signal to control illumination of the LEDs while the PCB is flapping, and an audio control signal to control the audio transducer to output sound.

A self-propelled and stabilized remote-controlled device is provided, that includes a spinning rotor and a separate platform above the spinning rotor that is rotationally stabilized to provide the device with an evident orientation to the user on which to base controlled movement. The device is suitable for use as a toy or similar novelty and suited for use in battle-type games between devices of a similar type.

A microcontroller coupled to sensors integrated into a physical toy for monitoring free play activity of a human subject wherein patterns in play activity sensed by the microcontroller are graphically visualized for identification of behavioral milestones, developmental progress and / or behavioral disorders. Specifically, accelerometers detect movement of toys which determine: (1) if the toy is being played with; and (2) the intensity in which the toy is moved. Pressure sensors detect the level and location in which a child may hold a toy. Synchronized with an audiovisual record of the play therapy session and a computer-generated avatar representation of the physical object, this data is integrated to find peak levels of behavior giving clinicians more efficient analytical tools.

An illuminating animation device secured within the housing of a bubble producing toy. Animation is created by the illumination of LEDs, which are secured within chambers of the device and project through a film and onto an inside surface of the housing. A printed circuit board is secured within the device and is electrically connected to a microcontroller unit secured within the housing. One mode of activating the illuminating animation device is via the connection of a hat to the housing. The hat includes resisters that close a circuit between the toy and the hat. The microcontroller unit detects and recognizes the value of the resistors and transmits a correlating signal to various electronic components of the toy, which activates features associated with the resistance value.

The invention relates to a device (1), in particular a control device (1), for recognizing movements of a magnet carrier (20), wherein the device comprises a control unit (62), wherein the device comprises a first sensor (9), wherein the first sensor can determine the direction of a magnetic field acting on the first sensor (9) relative to a preferred direction (A), wherein the control unit (62) is configured such that the control unit (62) outputs an output signal and / or a control signal based on the direction of a magnetic field acting on the first sensor (9) relative to a preferred direction (A).

A robot includes a coupler coupling a first part to a second part; a driver driving the coupler; a sound outputter that outputs a sound; and at least one processor. The at least one processor, upon detection of a predetermined trigger, controls at least one of the driver or the sound outputter so that the robot executes a first action set so that action content changes in accordance with pseudo-growth of the robot, and a second action set so that a change of the action content according to the pseudo-growth does not occur and also set so that the action content varies due to a difference in an individuality of the robot.