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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Armen Mkrtchyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Armen Mkrtchyan, Glendale, CA (US);
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed that enable a toy device to interact with a computing device through wireless transmissions. The toy device is configured to communicate with the computing device by transmitting an audio signal at a nearly-inaudible frequency. The toy device may encode commands in the audio signal that cause the computing device to generate visual or auditory outputs. The toy device is also configured to receive and process interactions from human users and/or computing devices. The interactions may be in the form of speech or physical manipulations of the toy device. The toy device may respond to the interactions by generating visual or auditory outputs. The toy device may also process the interaction, and, in response, transmit an audio signal to the computing device.