Doll Companion Integrating Child Self-Directed Execution of Applications with Cell Phone Communication, Education, Entertainment, Alert and Monitoring Systems

摘要

The presented cell phone-enabled doll companion allows a child novel ways to self-select and self-execute applications while requiring no intervention or supervision from the parent. Further, it provides learning, entertainment and safety by integrating cell phone communication, education, entertainment, alert and monitoring systems. While providing a convenient means of communication between the child and parent, the system allows surveillance of a child's real-time environment, GPS monitoring and SIDS/health monitoring. The functionality and the physical elements of the system are programmable through installation of applications downloadable from an application store. Various options for parental access to a configuration interface to modify settings and download applications are provided, including via a cell phone, a website, customer service call center and/or the doll companion touch screen.

主权项

1. A toy device, comprising:
a doll housing comprising a housing exterior and an interior cavity disposed within said housing exterior; a computer system disposed within said interior cavity, wherein said computer system comprises at least one processor-readable storage medium, comprises at least one processor in communication with said at least one processor-readable storage medium, and comprises multiple sets of processor-executable application instructions; wherein, upon execution of an application, said processor performs the commands of at least one of said multiple sets of processor-executable application instructions; a display screen in operational communication with said at least one processor; a visually-distinguishable indicator marker, said indicator marker comprising a colored shape, letter, number, or symbol disposed upon said housing exterior; an NFC initiator in signal communication with said at least one processor, and having a radio frequency field-generating portion generating a radio frequency field with said radio frequency field-generating portion disposed directly interior of said indicator marker; and multiple passive NFC-type tags separate from said doll housing, not connected to a power source, each embedded with a first set of application-associated data corresponding to at least one of said multiple sets of processor-executable application instructions; wherein, when one of said NFC-type tags is brought within four centimeters of said indicator marker, said one of said NFC-type tags is powered by said radio frequency field and transmits said set of application-associated data to said NFC initiator; wherein said at least one processor performs the steps of: (1.) receiving said transmitted set of application-associated data from said NFC initiator; (2.) associating said transmitted set of application-associated data with a corresponding one of said multiple sets of processor-executable application instructions on said storage medium; and (3.) executing said corresponding one of said multiple sets of processor-executable application instructions based on receipt of said transmitted set of application-associated data.