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Hasbro, Inc.

R.r Design and Development Ltd.

Omri Rothschild

Roni Raviv

Eliahu Eliachar

Frank D Ventura

Warren E Bosch

Darrell M Merino

Scott E Balaban

The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method of game play for an electronic sequence matching game the may include a pair of elongated stick member that may be operatively coupled together by an electrical cord so the game play for the electronic matching game may be coordinated between the elongated stick members. During the electronic sequence matching game, the elongated stick members may illuminate different colored lights and generate corresponding sounds in particular sequences, and a player must manipulate the sticks to repeat the sequences generated by the elongated stick members. Depending on the mode of game play, the elongated stick members may repeat the sequence with an additional light being added to the sequence each time the player successfully matches the sequence, or the elongated stick members may generate a new sequence that may be longer or played faster than the previous sequence each time the player successfully matches a sequence. In a further mode, the player may be able to manipulate the elongated stick members in any desired sequence, with the player's manipulation of the elongated stick members causing the stick members to respond with lights and sounds of the music chosen by the player.

Electronic sequence matching game and method of game play using same

This invention discloses an interactive play system including a computer including a display and operating play software, a multifunctional physical tool operative in conjunction with the computer and receiving at least an optical input from the display, the multifunctional physical tool being manipulable by a user to select different functions thereof.

Multifunctional computer interactive play system

A device for use with a raster display having associated therewith electromagnetic noise which includes signals related to at least one raster synchronization signal. The device includes: an electromagnetic radiation pick up device operative to receive the electromagnetic noise in a wireless manner, a filter receiving an output from the electromagnetic radiation pick up device for producing a reconstructed raster synchronization signal from the electromagnetic noise; and a correlator correlating an information signal with the reconstructed raster synchronization signal. The device may be a light pen, and one version detects scan lines within a cone extending from the tip thereof. The number of scan lines detected within the cone can be used to estimate the distance of the light pen from a computer screen. A light pen method is also provided.

Device for use with raster display

A computer input device includes a housing in the shape of a magnifying glass having a lens portion and a handle portion extending from the lens portion. The device also includes a detector mounted in the housing and operable to detect an element displayed on a computer display and to generate a corresponding detection signal and an actuator mounted on the housing. Circuitry mounted in the housing is operable to receive the detection signal, generate an actuation signal in response to actuation of the actuator, and transmit the detection signal and the actuation signal to a computer. The housing may include a partially reflective, angularly disposed beam splitter such that a user can observe an image on a computer screen through the beam splitter, and the image can be reflected to the detector. The computer may have software operable to control an image displayed on the computer monitor in response to the detection signal.

Magnifying glass computer input device

A light pen system for use with a CRT scanning display pen system comprising:

Light pen system for use with a CRT scanning display

This invention discloses a display pointing device inclduing a housing, an optical sensor mounted in the housing, and processing circuitry receiving an output from the optical sensor for identifying a location on a display pointed to by the pointing device based on the optically sensible characteristics of at least one pattern at the location which is sensed by the optical sensor. A method for operating the display pointing device is also disclosed.

Display pointing device

A hand held computer game including a housing, game controls located on an outer surface of the housing, a light source disposed within the housing and being operative to direct light along a light path, an at least partially transparent image surface disposed along the light path and a non-transparent reflective viewing surface having optical power, mounted on the housing and arranged to display an enlarged image of the transparent image surface to a user.

Electronic game system

A modular electronic game system, mountable on the head of a user or contained in a console, including a viewing surface, an image projection assembly and an image generating module which has a transparent image screen.

Head mounted modular electronic game system

A programmable sound controlled toy including a programmable toy activity driver assembly having a plurality of selectable activities, an audio receiver and a memory for receiving and storing a user determined and audio communicated sequence of activity commands, and a controller for causing the driver assembly to operate the toy in accordance with the user determined sequence of activity commands.

Sound controlled toy

A doll assembly has a toy figure and an audio output generator to simulate the singing of a song by the toy figure. A microphone, capable of providing audio input to the audio output generator, includes a light source modulated by the audio output generator when placed in propinquity with the toy figure. The modulated light creates the sensation that the toy figure is moving its lips in synchronization with the song.

Doll assembly

An electrically powered vibrating hair brush including an electric vibratory drive, a handle portion, and a brush head portion driven by the vibratory drive, the brush head portion being non-fixedly mounted onto the handle portion about a longitudinal axis, so as to permit both relative axial movement along the longitudinal axis and relative rotational movement thereabout.

Hair brush

An apparatus for controling a device by sound commands includes a microphone for receiving the sound command, and a processor for analysing the received sound commands and for determining the number of space-separated words or other interrupted sounds in a received sound command. The processor measures the time of interruption between the received sounds and determines that the end of a word has occurred if the interruption is above a first predetermined time period, and that the end of a command has occurred if the interruption is above a second, higher, predetermined time period. A control system controls the device in accordance with the number of space-separated words in the received sound command.

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Omri Rothschild