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US 12,498,633 B2Granted
Projector with audio and animation
AssigneeCottage Door Press, LLC
InventorRichard G. Maddrell
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Abstract
A projector, such as a toy projector, in which stored content or information is delivered both as digital images and digital audio content from an interchangeable character which is interchangeably attached to the projector. The stored content or information can be specific to the content and/or theme being displayed and is delivered through an electrical connection to the projector.
Claims20
An audio and animation device comprising:
- a housing having a panel, an interchangeable character body replaceably mounted with respect to the panel, the interchangeable character body having a readable memory device mounted within the housing and/or a body of the interchangeable character body, a processor mounted within the housing and/or the body of the interchangeable character body, the processor in communication with the readable memory device, the interchangeable character body having an electrical connection to the panel, the electrical connection including an electrical connector mounted on the panel, the electrical connection positioned near a bottom surface of the interchangeable character body, a structural receiver connected to the interchangeable character body, the structural receiver mounted and positioned about the electrical connector to form the electrical connection between the interchangeable character body and the electrical connector, a plurality of the interchangeable character bodies are interchangeable with each other, the readable memory device of each of the interchangeable character bodies has a story specific to each interchangeable character body and a different story content compared to each other, a projector lens module mounted with respect to the housing, an audio output device mounted with respect to the housing, the processor operating the projector lens module to display an image related to the interchangeable character body, and the processor operating the audio output device to produce a sound related to the interchangeable character body.
A projector comprising:
- a housing having a panel, a character body interchangeably mounted to the panel, a readable memory device positioned in the housing and/or the character body, a processor mounted within the housing and/or a body of the character body, the processor in communication with the readable memory device, an electrical connection on the panel electrically connecting the readable memory device in the housing and/or the character body, the electrical connection having an electrical connector mounted on the panel, the electrical connection positioned near a bottom surface of the interchangeable character body, a structural receiver attached to the interchangeable character body, the structural receiver mounted and positioned about the electrical connector to form the electrical connection between the interchangeable character body and the electrical connector, a plurality of the interchangeable character bodies are interchangeable with each other, the readable memory device of each of the interchangeable character bodies has a story specific to each interchangeable character body and a different story content compared to each other, a projector lens module operably mounted to the housing, an audio output device operably mounted to the housing, the processor operating the projector lens module to display an image related to the character body, and the processor operating the audio output device to produce a sound related to the character body.
A method for operating a projector, including the steps of:
- forming an electrical connection on a panel of a housing;
- interchangeably mounting a character body to the panel;
- mounting a readable memory device within the housing and/or the character body;
- mounting a processor within the housing and/or a body of the character body;
- forming communication between the processor and the readable memory device,
- forming the electrical connection with an electrical connector mounted on the panel,
- positioning the electrical connection near a bottom surface of the interchangeable character body,
- connecting a structural receiver to the interchangeable character body,
- mounting the structural receiver and positioning the structural receiver about the electrical connector to form the electrical connection between the interchangeable character body and the electrical connector,
- wherein a plurality of the interchangeable character bodies are interchangeable with each other,
- wherein the readable memory device of each of the interchangeable character bodies has a story specific to each interchangeable character body and a different story content compared to each other,
- operably mounting a projector lens module with respect to the housing;
- operably mounting an audio output device with respect to the housing;
- the processor operating the projector lens module to display an image related to the character body;
- and
- the processor operating the audio output device to produce a sound related to the character body.
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