Page or book for interacting with an animal
OwnerSari Locker, Brian Clintoninventors
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Abstract
A page or book for interacting with a non-human animal is provided. In various embodiments, a book is provided comprising a cover, a plurality of pages, at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover having at least one element is provided that is attractive to the animal's sense of sight, smell, taste, touch, and/or sound, and optionally a spine for holding the cover and the plurality of pages. The book is designed so that the animal will sustain interest in the book and interact with the reader. In various embodiments, a page is provided, the page comprising at least one element that is attractive to the animal's sense of sight, smell, taste, touch, and/or sound.
Claims18
A book for use by a pet owner for interacting with a pet, comprising:
- a cover with a front and back side, and a spine for connecting said cover and pages;
- a plurality of pages, and a plurality of interest elements selected to be of interest to a pet by appealing to at least three different senses, with
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover and/or spine having at least one sound element which is a sound producing feature that produces a sound selected as a sound of interest to said pet;
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover and/or spine having at least one taste element that is an edible unit for said pet and is configured for removal from said book for feeding to said pet;
- and
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover having at least one visual element that is selected for visual interest to said pet;
- wherein
- said book is configured to have features of interest to a pet, and may be a point of interaction between said pet owner and said pet, and which may include text for said pet owner to read to said pet, with said interest elements being interspersed with said text.
A method of maintaining attention of a pet by a pet owner, comprising:
- reading a book to the animal, the book comprising a cover with a front and back side, and a spine for connecting said cover and pages,
- a plurality of pages, and a plurality of interest elements selected to be of interest to a pet by appealing to at least three different senses, with
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover and/or spine having at least one sound element comprising a sound producing feature that produces a sound selected as a sound of interest to said pet
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover and/or spine having at least one taste element that is an edible unit for said pet and is configured for removal from said book for feeding to said pet;
- and
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover having at least one visual element that is selected for visual interest to said pet;
- wherein
- said book is configured to have features of interest to a pet, and may be a point of interaction between said pet owner and said pet, and which may include text for said pet owner to read to said pet, with said interest elements being interspersed with said text.
A book for use by a pet owner for interacting with a pet, comprising:
- a cover with a front and back side, and a spine for connecting said cover and a pages;
- a plurality of pages, and a plurality of interest elements selected to be of interest to a pet by appealing to at least four different senses, with
- at least one of the plurality of pages, cover or spine having at least one sound element which is a sound producing feature that produces a sound selected as a sound of interest to said pet;
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover having at least one visual element that is selected for visual interest to said pet;
- at least one of the plurality of pages, cover or spine having at least one smell element which is a smell producing feature that is configured to possess a smell selected as a smell of interest to said pet;
- and
- at least one of the plurality of pages and/or cover and/or spine having at least one taste elements that is an edible unit for said pet and is configured for removal from said book for feeding to said pet;
- wherein
- said book is configured to have features of interest to a pet, and may be a point of interaction between said pet owner and said pet, and which may include text for said pet owner to read to said pet, with said interest elements being interspersed with said text.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.