275results about "Computerized toys" patented technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

The present invention relates in one aspect to an electronic device that comprises: one or more electromagnetic coils for measuring a magnetic field generated by an electromagnetic coil of another electronic device; a processing unit for computing a pose of the electronic device relative to said other electronic device.

An audio output system comprising: an audio output device configured to output sound content for auditory stimulation of infants and young children; a user device configured to control the audio output device; and a server connected to the user device and the audio output device through communication networks, respectively, and configured to provide a service environment for controlling the audio output device to the user device, wherein the audio output device includes an audio output station including a sound figure corresponding to the sound content and a docking space to which the sound figure is docked, and configured to recognize the sound figure docked to the docking space and to output the sound content corresponding to the recognized sound figure, wherein the service environment includes a function of changing the sound content corresponding to the sound figure, and wherein the server is configured to receive a request to change the sound content corresponding to the sound figure from the user device and to process the request to change the sound content corresponding to the sound figure in consideration of a state of the audio output device.

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 mouthpiece, which simulates talking. A printed circuit board is secured within the device and is electrically connected to a printed circuit board assembly that is secured within the housing. One mode of activating the device is via the connection of an unlimited number of hats to the housing. The hats include a unique sound chip with a USB-C plug that plugs into a USB-C port on the housing. When the hat is plugged into the housing, the toy detects the presence of the hat and sends a data signal to the hat sound module, which triggers music playback through a speaker in the toy and a unique light and bubble effect.

A self-affirmation plush toy device for teaching positive self-talk and raising self-esteem includes an outer casing formed into a body shape. A power source is positioned within the outer casing. A processor is positioned within the outer casing and is electrically coupled to the power source. A plurality of audio devices positioned within the outer casing is electrically coupled to the processor. Each audio device is actuatable to play a respective audio file and includes a respective speaker. The processor is designed to play the respective audio file audibly with the respective speaker. A respective button of each audio device actuates the processor to play the respective audio file. A plurality of button indicia coupled to the outer casing indicate a position of the respective button of the plurality of audio devices. A mirror coupled to the outer casing reflects a face of the user onto the body shape.

A robot includes: a body part capable of contacting a placement surface; a head part connected to a front end of the body part to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation extending in a front-back direction of the body part and rotatable about a second axis of rotation extending in a width direction of the body part, and capable of contacting the placement surface; a drive unit which performs a rotation about the first axis of rotation and a rotation about the second axis of rotation independently of each other to drive the head part; and a processor which controls the drive unit to perform preparation control to rotate the head part about the second axis of rotation by a preparation angle and vibration control to alternately repeat forward rotation and reverse rotation of the head part about the first axis of rotation.

The present invention relates to a smart block and its control system, and more particularly to a smart block and its control system that can provide various functions through functional blocks capable of transmitting and receiving data, enabling learning, play, and coding experiences, and that supplies power to the functional blocks through a specific power block that is coupled to the side of the functional blocks, making it easy to convert conventional blocks into smart blocks, reducing the manufacturing cost of the smart block and easily supplying power to the functional blocks. The present invention relates to a smart block and its control system that can supply power and recognize its position, and further includes a beacon block that can transmit reference position information wirelessly via a beacon module, and receives information about a reference position by coupling functional blocks to the side of the beacon block, and can accurately grasp the position of each functional block by receiving position information of the functional blocks relative to the reference position.

Toy product (1) for recording audio and playing back audio recordings to infants, the product (1) comprising an internal pocket (2), an electronic device (3) and a strap (4) The pocket (2) having an opening (5) for allowing inserting the electronic device (3) inside of the pocket (2), the pocket (2) having at least two opposing walls (6) for encompassing the electronic device (3). The electronic device (3) comprising control circuits, a speaker, a microphone, a battery, a play / stop button, a record button, a memory and volume buttons, the strap (4) being removably attached to the electronic device (3) in such a way that the strap (4) is configured to extend around the periphery of the electronic device (3). The product (1) comprising at least two fastening arrangements (7) for removably attaching the electronic device (3) to the inside of the pocket (2), such that when the electronic device (3) is positioned in the pocket (2), the fastening arrangement (7) is not visible from the outside of the product (1) for preventing the infant from removing the electronic device (3) from the pocket (2).

A doll includes a body part having a plurality of articulated legs 5 attached thereto, where the body part includes a bell-shaped torso 1 having an interior space and a lower rim 3 forming an opening to the interior space. The electronic tag 11 is arranged in the interior space of the bell-shaped torso 1, and the articulated leg 5 is attached to the hip member 5, which is attached to the bell-shaped torso 1 via a snap lock and is shaped such that it abuts against the lower rim 3 and covers the opening.

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.

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.

A toy construction element for a modular toy construction system. The toy construction element has a housing. Accommodated within the housing is a processing unit, one or more inductive elements, at least one communications circuit coupled to the one or more inductive elements and configured for contactless near-field communication and for contactless energy transfer via the one or more inductive elements, and a rechargeable battery operable to be charged via the contactless energy transfer via the one or more inductive elements. The toy construction element is further configured to read data from an RFID tag of the modular toy construction system by means of at least one of the inductive elements.

Audio translation techniques for virtual sound sources are described. In some embodiments, the techniques include determining a first distance between a first speaker and a virtual sound source; determining a second distance between the second loudspeaker and the virtual sound source; generating a first audio output signal of the first speaker based on the input audio signal, the first distance, and the second distance; generating a second audio output signal of a second speaker based on the input audio signal, the first distance, and the second distance; transmitting the first audio output signal to a first speaker for output; and transmitting the second audio output signal to a second speaker for output.

The invention relates to a toy for the reproduction of music or a narrated story, comprising a loudspeaker or a loudspeaker terminal, a first sensor that can detect, within an area in the surroundings of the sensor, a property or a change in a property of said surroundings, said first sensor being a reader for communicating with a passive RFID-transponder and / or for communicating with an active RFID-transponder, land a control unit that can actuate the loudspeaker or the loudspeaker terminal to play back music or a narrated story when the first sensor senses, within the area in the surroundings of the sensor, a certain property or a certain change in a property of the surroundings or when the control unit detects a certain change in the property sensed by the first sensor, wherein a second sensor can determine the direction of a magnetic field acting on the second sensor with respect to a preferred direction.