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US 8,998,671 B2Granted
Interactive toy with embedded vision system
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Heatherly, Kenlip Ong, Scott Traylor, Christine Donadio, Liane Czirjak, Leah Osterman, Jordan Bach
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Abstract
Systems and associated methods for providing a play device capable of capturing an image stream through a camera module and process the images through computer vision software. Embodiments provide interactive toys that recognize a set of pre-programmed images and provide responses to images presented by a user. For example, embodiments provide for a toy that requests a certain image and provides a response based upon whether the user presents the correct image.
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An interactive toy system comprising:
- a toy comprising one or more interactive functions;
- the toy being configured to provide audio output asking a user to show the toy one or more objects;
- one or more video capturing modules configured to capture image information corresponding to the one or more objects and send the image information to one or more video processing modules,
- the one or more video processing modules generating recognition information designating whether the image information matches one or more stored images via determining that the image information includes image information selected from the group consisting of:
- a predetermined image sequence and a predetermined image combination;
- one or more microprocessors configured to receive the recognition information;
- wherein, responsive to a match, the one or more microprocessors activate one or more interactive functions based on the recognition information received, the interactive function comprising asking the user for additional image information of another one or more objects associated with the captured image information;
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- one or more video capturing modules configured to capture the additional image information of the another one or more objects.
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A method of providing an interactive toy comprising:
- providing a toy comprising one or more interactive functions;
- embedding one or more video capturing modules, one or more video processing modules, and one or more microprocessors in the toy;
- configuring the toy to provide audio output asking a user to show an the toy one or more objects;
- configuring the one or more video capturing modules to capture image information corresponding to the one or more objects and send the image information to the one or more video processing modules, the one or more video processing modules generating recognition information designating whether the image information matches one or more stored images via determining that the image information includes image information selected from the group consisting of:
- a predetermined image sequence and a predetermined image combination;
- configuring the one or more microprocessors to receive the recognition information;
- wherein, responsive to a match, the one or more microprocessors activate one or more interactive functions based on the recognition information received, the interactive function comprising asking the user for additional image information of another one or more objects associated with the captured image information;
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- configuring the one or more video capturing modules to capture the additional image information of the another one or more objects.
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A method, comprising:
- capturing, with a video capturing module disposed within a toy, image information corresponding to one or more objects presented by a user;
- processing the image information to identify at least one of an image sequence and an image combination;
- determining, with a processor, that the at least one of the image sequence and the image combination matches image information selected from the group consisting of:
- a predetermined image sequence and a predetermined image combination;
- generating recognition information, with the processor, designating whether a match has been identified;
- activating, responsive to a match, an interactive function based on the predetermined image sequence or predetermined image combination recognized, the interactive function comprising asking the user for additional image information of another one or more objects associated with the captured image information;
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- capturing, with a video capturing module, the additional image information of the another one or more objects.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.