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US 2002/0058459 A1Published application
Motion-sequence activated toy wand
AssigneeKenneth C. Holt
InventorKenneth Cooper Holt
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Abstract
The present invention is a toy wand that is activated and controlled by a sequence of motions of the wand while in the hand of an operator. When moved through a specific sequence of motions (herein termed a “spell”, the wand will produce an appealing display of lights whose purpose is to amuse or entertain the wand operator or others in the viewing area. The toy wand comprises a casing, a means for detecting a sequence of motions, one or more lights, and a means for providing time-varying illumination from the lights as a function of the history of motions of the wand
Claims5
A toy wand for operation by a human comprising:
- an elongated casing having a first end and a second end;
- a means for detecting motion of said wand;
- a means for emitting a human-detectable response;
- a microprocessor operably connecting said means for detecting and said means for emitting, said microprocessor including:
- a first library of target motion sequences;
- a time buffer for recording a history of said motion extending up to the present;
- comparison means for repeatedly comparing said history of said motion with said target motion sequences;
- activation means for activating said means for emitting when said comparison means detects a match between said history of said motion extending up to the present and one of said target motion sequences.
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