US 8,025,505 B2 · Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus

Abstract

An interactive, handheld apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a display screen on the housing, an electronic position location system, a stylus for selecting images on the display screen, a directional control pad on the housing and a memory device. The electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen. The memory device includes computer code for an educational game and is operatively coupled to the processor.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An interactive, handheld apparatus comprising:

a housing;
a display screen on the housing, the display screen configured to display a plurality of images;
a first input device on the housing;
a stylus for inputting data to the apparatus;
and
a memory device comprising code for a first educational program and code for a second educational program, wherein the first educational program comprises an educational game that uses the first input device and wherein the second educational program uses the stylus.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/343,351Filed 23 Dec 2008 · continuation

Priority

10 Feb 2003

Published

US 2009/0179873 A116 Jul 2009

Granted

27 Sep 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

A63F 13/92
Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring,…
A63F 13/2145
For locating contacts on a surface, e.g. floor mats or touch pads: the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
A63F 13/28
Output arrangements for video game devices: responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for…
A63F 13/95
Constructional details or arrangements of video game devices not provided for in groups A63F13/20 or A63F13/25, e.g. housing, wiring,…

Family

Application60/446,829Us provisional application · filed 10 Feb 2003

Application60/512,326Us provisional application · filed 17 Oct 2003

Application10/775,830Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Feb 2004

Application11/404,961Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Apr 2006

US 2009/0179873 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Jul 2009

US 7,553,160 B2Parent of this continuation

US 7,083,420 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2004/0224775 A1Published application

US 2006/0188861 A1Published application

US 8,025,505 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus

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Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus

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Abstract

Claims20