Electrographic position location apparatus including recording capability and data cartridge including microphone
Granted: September 7, 2010
Patent Number:
7792480
An electrographic position location apparatus and a data cartridge are disclosed. The data cartridge comprises a body and a memory device in the body. A connector extends from the body and is coupled to the memory device. A microphone is attached to or is incorporated within the body.
Interactive pen
Granted: July 27, 2010
Patent Number:
D620490
Pentop computer
Granted: April 13, 2010
Patent Number:
D613742
User interactive journal
Granted: April 13, 2010
Patent Number:
7698640
Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for creating an interactive journaling experience for a user. The user is provided with apparatuses or systems which assist the user in generating a journal by providing interactive features such as suggestions, supportive statements, questions, instructions, and entertainment to enhance and develop the user's writing ability and interest in the journaling process.
Methods and systems for graphical actuation of a velocity and directionally sensitive sound generation application
Granted: March 2, 2010
Patent Number:
7671269
Methods and systems for graphical actuation of a velocity and directionally sensitive sound generation application are disclosed. An identifier of a graphical element or elements that are traversed is received wherein the graphical element or elements are located on a coded surface. In one embodiment, the traversal has a velocity and a direction. Moreover, the traversal can be performed with an optical pen on a graphical representation of a sound generation system. The velocity and the…
Interactive system including interactive apparatus and game
Granted: February 16, 2010
Patent Number:
7661592
An interactive apparatus that is used in a game. The interactive apparatus is in the form of a stylus and contain a stylus housing and a processor coupled to the stylus housing and a memory unit comprising computer code for playing a game involving a plurality of printed cards and an audio output device and an optical emitter and an optical detector and wherein the audio output device, the memory unit, the optical emitter, and the optical detector are operatively coupled to the…
Interactive device using capacitive sensor array for joint page identification and page location determination
Granted: November 24, 2009
Patent Number:
7621441
An interactive media device. The device has an area for receiving a document and a sensor network adjacent to the area. The sensor network has a first region adjacent to the document and responsive to user proximity to the first region. The sensor network has a second region that is responsive to markers disposed on or embedded in the document. The device has a processor coupled to the sensor network and able to receive signals from the sensor network indicating capacitance change in the…
Writing stylus
Granted: July 28, 2009
Patent Number:
7567242
A stylus for an electrographic position location apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the stylus includes a writing element that is retractable. The stylus may have a proximal end and a distal end. A conductive annular structure may be at the proximal end of the stylus.
Methods and devices for creating and processing content
Granted: July 21, 2009
Patent Number:
7562822
A mark on a surface in sensed by a pen as the mark is made on the surface using the pen. The surface has printed thereon a pattern of markings that define a two-dimensional coordinate system. Stroke data associated with the mark is stored. The stroke data includes coordinates corresponding to a subset of the pattern of markings traversed by the mark. The stroke data is associated with a region of the surface. The stroke data is operated on according to an operation associated with the…
Print media information systems and methods
Granted: July 7, 2009
Patent Number:
7557939
The present invention relates to a novel interactive information system which can be used to make a traditional print medium such as a magazine, “interactive”. When the traditional print medium is placed on a print media receiving unit in a predetermined position, a user can interact with the traditional print medium. Printed matter elements on the printed medium can be made “selectable” by the user.
Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus
Granted: June 30, 2009
Patent Number:
7553160
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…
Interactive handheld educational apparatus with stylus
Granted: May 5, 2009
Patent Number:
7529519
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…
Interactive entertainer
Granted: March 31, 2009
Patent Number:
7510238
An interactive entertainer having a lower tray with a plurality of compressible legs supporting an upper tray. The lower tray is concave to permit rocking of the tray when placed on a flat surface. One or more supports coupled to the lower tray may be repositioned to inhibit rocking of the lower tray. The legs can fold into the lower tray following separation of the upper tray. The lower tray can then nest within the upper tray to provide compact storage. The upper tray can support a…
Electrographic position location apparatus and method
Granted: March 3, 2009
Patent Number:
7499036
An apparatus for use in an electrographic position sensing system comprises an antenna system and a signal strength detector. In one embodiment, the antenna system comprises two antennas. The detector measures the signal strength from each antenna. A microprocessor contains an algorithm to calculate the position of the detector near the antennas.
Device using removable templates to provide adjustable interactive output
Granted: January 13, 2009
Patent Number:
7476140
An interactive device using removable templates to provide adjustable interactive output is disclosed. The interactive device includes a console unit, a plurality of electronic elements included in the console unit, and a plurality of movable elements included in the console unit. A controller is included in the console unit and is coupled to the electronic elements and is coupled to the movable elements. The controller is adapted to recognize a removable template on the console unit and…
Interactive apparatus with recording and playback capability usable with encoded writing medium
Granted: November 18, 2008
Patent Number:
7453447
An interactive apparatus is disclosed. The interactive apparatus has an audio recording mode and an audio playback mode. Further, the interactive apparatus includes a writing tool for manually writing on an encoded writing medium, an audio input device for recording audio, an audio output device for playing the recorded audio. Moreover, the interactive apparatus has an optical unit for determining position on the encoded writing medium of the writing tool and for recognizing information…
Device for coupling to other devices and unique identification thereof
Granted: October 14, 2008
Patent Number:
7434701
A device for coupling to other devices and unique identification thereof may include a body and a coupler. The coupler may be disposed on the body and may be operable to couple to a coupler of another device. The device may include a test circuit and a processor for recognizing other devices. The processor may be operable to determine the presence of a particular device within a chain of devices by controlling the inputs of the test circuit and monitoring the outputs of the test circuit.…
Capacitive sensing of media information in an interactive media device
Granted: September 30, 2008
Patent Number:
7428990
Detecting information relating to a medium in an interactive media device. The device includes a surface able to receive the medium and a sensor network embedded within the surface. The sensor network includes a configuration able to detect medium information. The device has a processor able to issue signals to the sensor network and to receive signals indicating capacitance change caused by proximity of a region of the medium to the sensor network. Thus, the processor is able to detect…
Interactive toy
Granted: July 29, 2008
Patent Number:
D573995
Method, apparatus and system for conveying cartridge notification
Granted: May 20, 2008
Patent Number:
7374087
Embodiments of the invention recite a method, apparatus and system for conveying cartridge notification. In one embodiment, a permanently encoded pattern of location information embedded on a printed medium is recognized using an electronic interactive device. Note that the encoded pattern identifies an application. A determination can be made as to whether the electronic interactive device has access to the application based on its memory and the memory of an attached cartridge. In…
