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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Jeffrey J. Miller, Orchard Park, NY (US);
George A. Inashvili, East Aurora, NY (US);
John W. Taylor, Cowlesville, NY (US);
Bruce R. Cordier, West Seneca, NY (US);
Rachel A. Wiatrowski, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Rebecca S. Barclay, West Seneca, NY (US);
Diane M. Gambino, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Jeffrey J. Miller, Orchard Park, NY (US);
George A. Inashvili, East Aurora, NY (US);
John W. Taylor, Cowlesville, NY (US);
Bruce R. Cordier, West Seneca, NY (US);
Rachel A. Wiatrowski, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Rebecca S. Barclay, West Seneca, NY (US);
Diane M. Gambino, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer peripheral toy device is provided that connects to a personal computer and enables a child user to create drawings, animated figures, cards, posters, and other projects and items. The device includes a housing having a drawing tablet and a stylus that connects to the housing for use on the drawing tablet. There a plurality of buttons on the top surface of the housing that a user depresses when engaging in a drawing activity. Computer software is provided for installation on the personal computer in order to display data associated with a drawing activity. When executed by the computer, the computer software causes the computer to respond to the messages received from the controller to engage in a drawing activity using drawing style parameters based on which of the drawing style buttons, color palette buttons and design tool buttons are selected by a user.