System and method for a toy to interact with a computing device through wireless transmissions

摘要

Techniques are disclosed that enable a toy device to interact with a computing device through wireless transmissions. The toy device is configured to communicate with the computing device by transmitting an audio signal at a nearly-inaudible frequency. The toy device may encode commands in the audio signal that cause the computing device to generate visual or auditory outputs. The toy device is also configured to receive and process interactions from human users and/or computing devices. The interactions may be in the form of speech or physical manipulations of the toy device. The toy device may respond to the interactions by generating visual or auditory outputs. The toy device may also process the interaction, and, in response, transmit an audio signal to the computing device.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for enabling interactions between a toy and a computing device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the toy device, a first interaction; receiving, by the toy device and with the first interaction, a second interaction; processing the first interaction to generate an input; encoding the input into an audio signal; wirelessly transmitting, at a nearly-inaudible frequency, the audio signal from the toy device to the computing device; receiving, by the toy device, an auditory response generated by the computing device responsive to the computing device processing the audio signal; processing, by the toy device, the auditory response to generate at least one of a first visual and second auditory response based on the auditory response output by the computing device; and processing the second interaction to generate at least one of a second visual and third auditory response.