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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter E. Teel, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Scott E. Wilger, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Kenny Y. W. Lui, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 3/28 (2006.01); A63H 3/00 (2006.01); A63H 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 3/28 (2013.01); A63H 3/006 (2013.01); A63H 3/04 (2013.01); A63H 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Presented herein are techniques in which the proximity of an object to a toy is determined using a photosensor (photo sensor) circuit. The proximity is classified/categorized as falling into one of a plurality of different proximity ranges. The proximity range in which the object is located is mapped to one or more audible or visual outputs, where the audible or visual outputs are adjusted/varied as the relative proximity of the object to the toy changes.