Interactive electronic device with optical page identification system
a technology of optical page identification and electronic device, applied in the field of optical page identification system, can solve the problems of system error, inconvenient implementation of conventional hardware, and inability to meet the needs of users,
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-16
MATTEL INC
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The invention is an electronic learning device that can read a book with multiple pages. It has a sensor that can detect the position of the book and the content on each page. The device also has an optical sensor that can detect the unique code on each page. When the book is placed in the device, the sensor system synchronizes and identifies the code on the page with the position of the content. This allows the device to produce an audible response when the user selects the content on the page. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a more efficient and effective way to read and learn from books electronically.
Problems solved by technology
The conventional hardware for the implementing the aforementioned systems is generally not user friendly.
This conventional hardware usually requires an undesirable amount of assistance, instruction and practice before a child can knowledgeably and properly use the system, particularly pre-school children.
The systems are also error prone due to the positional certainty of the pages of the book on the reader.
The systems are also prone to user induced errors such as failure to identify or properly select the page identification icon before interacting with a page or turning of multiple pages at once or the partial turning of a page.
Accordingly, the current page identification and synchronization methods employed by conventional book interaction systems result in a large percentage of synchronization errors for young users.
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[0023]Certain terminology is used in the following description for convenience only and is not limiting. The words “right,”“left,”“lower” and “upper” designate directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly” and “outwardly” refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of an interactive, electronic learning system having an optical page identification system in accordance with the present invention, and designated parts thereof. The terminology includes the words noted above, derivatives thereof and words of similar import.
[0024]Referring to FIGS. 1-10, there are shown preferred embodiments of the invention in the form of an interactive, electronic learning system, generally designated 10. The electronic learning system 10 includes an electronic learning device or base unit 20, and one or more books 60. Given the limitations of present consumer electronics, the system 10 may include one or more ROM cartridges 50, or other fo...
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Abstract
An electronic learning device for receiving a book having a plurality of successive page spreads, at least one page spread having selectable content and an optically readable page identifier. The device includes a housing configured to receive the book, a position sensor in the housing configured to determine the location of the selectable content on the at least one page spread, an optical sensor in the housing configured to irradiate and detect the page identifier on the at least one page spread and control electronics in the housing operatively coupled to the optical sensor and to the position sensor and configured to synchronize operation of the position sensor and the optical sensor.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Divisional Application of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 767,321 filed Jan. 29, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference, and which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 443,967, filed Jan. 31, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to an optical page identification system for an interactive, electronic system using books. More particularly, the present invention relates to an autonomous, optical page-identification system that communicates to the system controller the identity of the page that is viewable by the user.[0003]Certain interactive, electronic systems allow a child to activate electronic speech, sound and lights by pointing to words or images on the cover and pages of multi-page books used with a reader or base unit. The principle components of the typical system are the base unit housing system electronics, one or more books each...
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IPC IPC(8): G09B5/00G06FG09B5/06G11B7/00
CPCG09B5/062G09B5/02
InventorTAYLOR, JOHN W.MEADE, JAMES P.CIMERMAN, CHRISTOPHER D.ERNST, STEPHEN M.
OwnerMATTEL INC