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Interactive play device and method

US-9868072-B2

Abstract

An interactive play device, method and apparatus, is disclosed that includes means for generating a plurality of interactions, input control mechanisms, means for storing responses to interactions, and control means to select the next interaction based on memorized responses. This invention provides a new class of interactive play devices, which is founded on personalizing a play device so that its current functionality is based on how the player has interacted with it in prior playing sessions. The invention also discloses a doll device and a car device, which operate in a plurality of states that mimic human behavior. Further, the specification describes a game during which the player is challenged to transform a play device from an initial state to a desired state by providing appropriate responses to interactions initiated by the device.

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Legal status & events

1999-07-10
Priority date
2005-12-07
Filing date
2018-01-16
Patent granted (publication date)
2021-04-04
Expiration (fee-related lapse)
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