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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
John W. Taylor, Cowlesville, NY (US);
James P. Meade, Hamburg, NY (US);
Christopher D. Cimerman, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Stephen M. Ernst, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
John W. Taylor, Cowlesville, NY (US);
James P. Meade, Hamburg, NY (US);
Christopher D. Cimerman, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Stephen M. Ernst, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic learning device for receiving a book having a plurality of successive page spreads, at least one page spread having selectable content and an optically readable page identifier. The device includes a housing configured to receive the book, a position sensor in the housing configured to determine the location of the selectable content on the at least one page spread, an optical sensor in the housing configured to irradiate and detect the page identifier on the at least one page spread and control electronics in the housing operatively coupled to the optical sensor and to the position sensor and configured to synchronize sequential operation of the position sensor and the optical sensor.