Be it known that I have invented new and useful improvements in a toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability as described in this specification.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONVarious types of toy stuffed animals are known in the prior art. However, what is needed is a toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability that includes a camera configured to capture video data through at least one eye, a first microphone disposed within the toy configured to capture audio data emitted proximal the toy, and a first transmitter in wireless communication with a second receiver disposed within a handheld communicator, wherein video and audio data captured from scenes proximal the toy are wirelessly communicable to the communicator and remotely payabale thereon by means of a display and a second speaker, respectively, whereby depression of a talk button upon the communicator enables transmission of audio signals received through a second microphone and relayed through a second transmitter in the communicator back to a first receiver in the toy, whereby said signals are playable upon a first speaker disposed within the toy so that the toy appears to speak sensibly and intelligently in response to stimuli.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability, and more particularly, to a toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability that includes a camera configured to capture video data through at least one eye, a first microphone disposed within the toy configured to capture audio data emitted proximal the toy, and a first transmitter in wireless communication with a second receiver disposed within a handheld communicator, wherein video and audio data captured from scenes proximal the toy are wirelessly communicable to the communicator and remotely payabale thereon by means of a display and a second speaker, respectively, whereby depression of a talk button upon the communicator enables transmission of audio signals received through a second microphone and relayed through a second transmitter in the communicator back to a first receiver in the toy, whereby said signals are playable upon a first speaker disposed within the toy so that the toy appears to speak sensibly and intelligently in response to stimuli.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe general purpose of the toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability which has many novel features that result in a toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof.
The present toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability has been devised to enable remote communication with a child playing with, or situated proximal, the toy. The toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability has been devised to wirelessly relay video and audio data captured proximal the toy to a handheld communicator, where said data is playable. A person operating the handheld communicator may respond to received audio and video data, and send audio signals wirelessly back to the toy stuffed animal so that a first speaker disposed within the toy relays the sounds to the child. The effect is that the toy itself is talking intelligently.
The present toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability, therefore, includes a body and at least one eye. A camera is disposed within the body configured to capture video data through the at least one eye. A first microphone is disposed within the body configured to capture audio data issued proximal the toy. Video and audio data thus captured through the toy are relayed wirelessly by means of a first transmitter disposed within the toy.
Wirelessly transmitted video and audio data are received by the handheld communicator by means of a second receiver and relayed to a display and a second speaker, respectively, in real time. A person operating the handheld communicator is thus able to witness scenes proximal the toy in real time.
To respond to such scenes, the operator of the handheld communicator may depress a talk button on the communicator, and speak proximal to a second microphone disposed upon the communicator. A second transmitter disposed within the communicator wirelessly transmits the audio signals from the communicator to a first receiver disposed within the body of the toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability, whereat the sounds are emitted from a first speaker disposed within the toy body. Thus the toy appears to speak sensibly and respond to and interact with a child, or other person, playing with the toy.
In order to power the camera, the first microphone, the first receiver, and the first transmitter, a first battery pack is disposed within the toy body to house batteries in circuit with the aforementioned electronics. The first battery pack is accessible through the toy body, but disposed within the body, to minimize tactile discovery. The camera, first microphone, first transmitter, and first receiver are likewise disposed interiorly within the body of the toy to minimize tactile discovery by the child playing with the toy and to maintain softness and cuddliness of the toy. A second battery pack is disposed upon the handheld communicator whereby the communicator is operable remotely and transportable, as desired.
Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
Objects of the present toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability, along with various novel features that characterize the invention are particularly pointed out in the claims forming a part of this disclosure. For better understanding of the toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, refer to the accompanying drawings and description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSFiguresFIG. 1 is an isometric view.
FIG. 2 is a rear view.
FIG. 3 is a front view.
FIG. 4 is an in-use view.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSWith reference now to the drawings, and in particularFIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, example of the instant toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability employing the principles and concepts of the present toy stuffed animal with remote video and audio capability and generally designated by thereference number10 will be described.
Referring toFIGS. 1 through 5 a preferred embodiment of the present toy stuffed animal with remote video andaudio capability10 is illustrated.
The present invention enables a parent to talk to and interact with a child through a toy stuffedanimal10 while said child plays with the toy. The present toy stuffed animal with remote video andaudio capability10 is configured to wirelessly relay video and audio data captured proximal thetoy10 to a remotehandheld communicator38, through whichcommunicator38 an operator may likewise wirelessly transmit audio signals back to thetoy10, as desired.
Thetoy10 is manufactured to be soft and cuddly, with relevant electronics disposed interiorly within thetoy10. The general appearance to a child is that thetoy10 is talking intelligently and able to interact with and respond to them.
The toy stuffed animal with remote video andaudio capability10 therefore includes a stuffedanimal body20. In the preferred embodiment herein disclosed, the toy stuffedanimal body20 resembles a bear. Thebody20 includes ahead22, atorso24, and a plurality oflimbs26, however other bodies, with or without limbs, or other extremities, and resembling other animals or characters, are considered as part of the invention. At least oneeye28 is disposed upon thehead22. Acamera30 is disposed interiorly within thebody20 configured to capture video data through the at least oneeye28.
Afirst microphone32 is interiorly disposed within thebody20. Themicrophone32 is configured to capture audio data issued proximal thebody20. In the preferred embodiment herein disclosed themicrophone32 is disposed within anear34 of the toy stuffedanimal10. Thefirst microphone32 is configured to receive audio data issued proximal the toy stuffed animal with remote video andaudio capability10.
Afirst transmitter36 is disposed within thebody20. Thefirst transmitter36 is configured to wirelessly relay the video and audio data captured proximal the toy stuffed animal with remote video andaudio capability10 to a remotely situatedhandheld communicator38. To power the toy stuffed animal with remote video andaudio capability10, afirst battery pack40 is included disposed interiorly within thetorso24. Thefirst battery pack40 is accessible through thetorso24.
It should be understood that all of the foregoing electronics described in thetoy10 are disposed within thebody20 of the toy stuffedanimal10 so that thetoy10 remains soft and cuddly to a child playing with thetoy10. The presence of the aforementioned electronics is disguised so that visual and tactile discovery by the child is minimized.
Video and audio data is thus wirelessly transmitted to thehandheld communicator38, whereat a parent, or other person (the “operator”), may witness video data captured by thecamera30 and hear audio captured by thefirst microphone32 in real time. The operator of thehandheld communicator38 may then respond orally to said video and audio data, which response is transmitted as audio signals to afirst receiver42 in thetoy10 as will be described subsequently.
Thecommunicator38 includes asecond receiver44 configured to receive the wireless audio and video data, adisplay46 upon which said video data is playable, and asecond speaker48 configured to transmit said audio data, to enable the operator to see and hear scenes proximal thetoy10. Asecond microphone50 is included, thesecond microphone50 able to receive audio signals issued proximal thereto and asecond transmitter52 in the communicator is configured to relay said audio signals to thefirst receiver42 where said audio signals are playable by afirst speaker54 disposed within the toy stuffedanimal10torso24.
To activate thehandheld communicator38 and relay an audio signal to be broadcast by thefirst speaker54 in the toy stuffedanimal10, atalk button58 is disposed on thecommunicator38. When thetalk button58 is depressed, thesecond transmitter52 is activated to relay audio signals captured by thesecond microphone50 to thefirst receiver42 to be then broadcast by thefirst speaker54. Thecommunicator38 will not relay audio signals unless thetalk button58 is depressed.
Asecond battery pack56 is disposed within thehandheld communicator38 to power the necessary electronics disclosed previously in regards to thehandheld communicator38.
Thus a first person holding thehandheld communicator38 can see and hear a second person proximal the toy stuffedanimal10body20, whereby the first person may communicate wirelessly with said second person through thetoy10, as desired, by use of thehandheld communicator38.