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US 2024/0428495 A1Published application
Animated decorative items with sensor inputs
AssigneeMindscope Products
InventorGEORGE BALANCHI
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a decorative item, device, or toy that may includes an animated projection and associated audio. The device may further include one or more sensors that may trigger specific actions, audio files, or activity of the device. The device may include animatronic elements that may be triggered by one or more sensors. The device may have communicative capabilities and may communicate with a user device, a network, and/or one or more other devices.
Claims16
A device comprising:
- a projector, contained within cavity and configured to project an animated image that causes at least one physical feature of the decorative shape to appear to be moving, when viewed from an exterior of the device;
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- an exterior wall defining a cavity therein, the exterior wall comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior wall having a thickness and material composition selected such that, in response to projection of the animated image onto the front portion of the interior surface, the animated image is visible on the exterior surface;
- at least on sensor configured to detect at least one condition of the device or an environment of the device, the at least one sensor operatively connectable to the projector to activate, deactivate, and/or modify display of the animated image and/or any associated audio in response to detection of the condition.
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A device comprising:
- an exterior wall, wherein the entirety of the exterior wall defines a decorative shape of the device and further defines an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- a projector, supported by the projector support within the cavity and contained entirely within the device, the projector configured to project an animated image that causes the at least one physical feature of the decorative shape to appear to be moving, when viewed from the exterior of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.