Electronic figurines
AssigneeRehco, LLC
InventorsSteven Rehkemper, Richard X. Zawitz, Daniel Bryce, Dennis J. O'Patka
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Abstract
An electronic figurine has at least one appendage, a means for displaying electronic images in relation to a virtual character, and a circuit board. The circuit board is programmed to generate images of the virtual character including facial expressions, symbols, virtual activates, games and animated sequences. The electronic figurine further includes means for activating pre-programmed responses when a user interacts with the appendages or orientation of the figurine. Moreover, the electronic figurine may also include various audible sounds and responses that may also be activated and interacted with by a user interacting with the physical figurine.
Claims20
An electronic figurine comprising:
- a means for displaying electronic images;
- a circuit board pre-programmed to generate images associated with a virtual figurine on said display means;
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- a plurality of appendages extending from the displaying means, defining a physical figurine, and at least one appendage, of the plurality of appendages, is in communication with a switch that is in further communication with the circuit board to activate a pre-programmed response associated with the virtual figurine when said appendage is interacted with by a user,
- whereby when a user interacts with said appendage, the circuit board plays pre-programmed responses associated with the virtual figurine, thereby permitting a user to interact with the virtual figurine by interacting with the physical figurine.
An electronic figurine having at least two appendages defining a physical figurine, further comprising:
- a means for displaying electronic images;
- a means for emitting sounds;
- a circuit board in communication with the displaying means and emitting means, and when activated, the circuit board generates pre-programmed response associated to virtual images on the displaying means and sounds through the emitting means, wherein the virtual images and sounds are associated with a virtual figurine corresponding to the physical figurine,
- a means for activating the circuit board to generate a pre-programmed response when a user interacts with one of the appendages of said at least two appendages, whereby a user interacting with said appendage interacts with the virtual figuring by generating pre-programmed responses.
An electronic figurine comprising:
- a means for displaying electronic images;
- a plurality of appendages extending from the displaying means, wherein the displaying means and the plurality of appendages are arrange to define a physical figurine;
- a circuit board programmed to generate images on the image displaying means, wherein the images include facial expressions, virtual activities, games or animated sequences that define a virtual character associated with the physical figurine;
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- a means for activating the circuit board to display pre-programmed responses that include facial expressions, virtual activates, games or animated sequences, when a user interacts with the appendages of the physical figurine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.