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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Michael C Wood, Emeryville, CA (US);
Knowledge Kids Enterprises, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides for an interactive teaching device. The device comprises a housing depicting a map and has corresponding to various locations on the map. Also provided is a plurality of buttons, a card reader, a processor, and a speaker. Cards are provided with encoded information readable by the device, and depict objects such as animals. In response to insertion of a card or activation of a button thereafter, the device produces a signal that may be a prompt, a statement, or a sound associated with the depicted object. The device allows a user to respond to a prompt by selecting an appropriate button, upon which the device produces a signal validating the user's response.