U.S. patent application number 12/306434 was filed with the patent office on 2009-12-10 for audio-visual entertainment toy system.
This patent application is currently assigned to Idea Vault, LLC. Invention is credited to Geoff Roesch.
Application Number | 20090305600 12/306434 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38846445 |
Filed Date | 2009-12-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090305600 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Roesch; Geoff |
December 10, 2009 |
AUDIO-VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT TOY SYSTEM
Abstract
The present invention is an all inclusive multifunctional
audiovisual system for children. The system functions to relieve
children's various fears that arise in the night including but not
limited to noises, motions, shapes, and shadows. In addition, the
system entertains children during the day by supplying a companion
for children to carry with them, and a story and music player. The
Night Guardian System is a unique tool that, builds confidence,
empowers children, and helps them sleep better, all while
stimulating their intellectual growth during this stage of
development.
Inventors: |
Roesch; Geoff; (Brooklyn,
NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG
745 FIFTH AVENUE- 10TH FL.
NEW YORK
NY
10151
US
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Assignee: |
Idea Vault, LLC
Jackson
WY
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Family ID: |
38846445 |
Appl. No.: |
12/306434 |
Filed: |
June 25, 2007 |
PCT Filed: |
June 25, 2007 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/US2007/072028 |
371 Date: |
December 23, 2008 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60816479 |
Jun 26, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
446/72 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 3/003 20130101;
A63H 2200/00 20130101; A63H 3/006 20130101; A63H 3/28 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
446/72 |
International
Class: |
A63H 3/00 20060101
A63H003/00 |
Claims
1. An interactive audio visual entertainment system for children
comprising a portable, bed-friendly toy with a self contained light
structure, at least one additional free-standing light structure
wherein both self contained and free-standing light structures are
capable of receiving signals and emitting sound and
illumination.
2. The system of claim 1 in which said system is used to build
confidence and aid children in overcoming their fear of the
dark
3. The system of claim 1 in which said system is capable of being
easily transported to various sites.
4. The system of claim 1 in which said system functions as a safety
mechanism for illuminating dark areas of a house.
5. The system of claim 1 in which said toy is plush and
stuffed.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein said toy can activate an imbedded
sensor of said free-standing structures through infrared or radio
frequency or other contemporary technology allowing the
free-standing structures to emit light and sound.
7. The system of claim 1 in which various audio functions may be
activated by pressing on various areas of said toy.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein said self contained structure can
be activated to illuminate and emit sound by placing pressure on
the area of the structure.
9. The system of claim 1 which comprises at least one switch
adapted to activate and deactivate the light function.
10. The system of claim 1 which comprises at least one switch
adapted to activate and deactivate the sound function.
11. The system of claim 1 which comprises at least one switch
adapted to control the duration of the light function.
12. The system of claim 1 which comprises a volume control to
adjust the volume of the sound output.
13. The system of claim 1 further comprising an audio player which
has the ability to play music, sounds, and recite stories through
the use of pre-stored information or through downloaded
material.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein said toy can communicate with
said audio player through radio or infrared frequency or other
contemporary technology controlling the various functions of said
player.
15. The system of claim 13 in which said audio player can
communicate with the self contained and free-standing structures
through radio frequency, enabling said structures to recite audio
material.
16. The system of claim 13 in which said audio player acts as a
projector and displays a visual projection of the stories being
narrated.
Description
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The application claims the benefit of provisional
application 60/816,479 filed Jun. 26, 2006 which is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
1. FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a system that entertains
children during the day and especially at bedtime. This system
helps soothe children's fears throughout the night by providing
solutions for a full spectrum of nighttime developmental fears and
needs. Also, the additional features of this system stimulate the
intellectual growth of children during an important developmental
phase of their lives.
2. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] All children between the ages of two and seven experience a
psycho-developmental stage where they are afraid of the dark and
feel threatened by certain areas or shapes in their rooms at night.
This is an unavoidable stage of human development that stems from
our "early brain" where the fear of being hunted as prey still
exists.
3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] There is an unmet need in the toy market for an all
inclusive system designed to assist children in battling their
fears of the dark while also functioning as a practical enrichment
and educational tool. The Night Guardian System is entertaining,
comforting, and a fundamental family improvement that provides
unprecedented assistance to parents trying to help children during
this critical phase of childhood development. The Night Guardian
also provides children with a fun, approachable concept which
empowers them to overcome their nighttime fears.
4. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] For a more complete understanding of the invention,
reference is made to the following description and accompanying
drawings, in which:
[0006] FIG. 1 is a front view of a night guardian protector.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a rear view of a free standing Sun Crystal.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an overall view of the complete Night Guardian
Package, including the Storytime Player.
[0009] FIG. 4 is an overall view of the Basic Night Guardian System
including the Night Guardian and 4 Free Standing Sun Crystals
[0010] FIG. 5 is an overall view of the Basic Night Guardian
System's mobile feature, shown within a child's backpack
[0011] FIG. 6 is a view of a Night Guardian and a Sun Crystal
functioning as a child safety system
5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0012] The object of the present invention is to comfort children
and assist them in overcoming their fears of the dark while
stimulating confidence and intellectual growth, and providing
parents with a child-oriented safety system.
[0013] While there are night lights that illuminate areas at the
location of electrical outlets, or stuffed toys that light up the
minimal surrounding area, the Night Guardian bedtime aid system
allows children to illuminate all areas of their room that they
find threatening. Night Guardians are portable toys 10 with
imbedded lights 20 that the child can bring along everywhere
including, most importantly, to bed. Sun Crystals are the
light-containing structures found on the chest of each Night
Guardian 30 and are also free-standing, light containing 50
structures 40 that can be placed in various locations in the home,
or even transported to other homes, i.e. of relatives, See FIG.
5.
[0014] Children learn that each free-standing Sun Crystal 40 is
made to be placed in areas of the room they find most threatening.
For example, there is a specific Sun Crystal for under the bed,
near the window, the closet and other threatening areas. See FIG.
3. Having the security of free-standing Sun Crystals in various
parts of the room comforts children, making them feel confident,
relaxed and more prone to fall asleep. The system also allows
parents to place Sun Crystals in various unsafe areas to create a
child safety system, See FIG. 6.
[0015] The Night Guardian is a remote controlled device ("Remote")
10 that can communicate with the various free standing Sun Crystals
40 through Infrared or Radio Frequency, or other contemporary
technology.
[0016] Each Night Guardian and Sun Crystal comes equipped with a
valuable combination of features. The remote function can be
activated by pressing on the Night Guardian's chest 30 or limbs 90.
The remote activates the illumination and sound functions of the
free-standing Sun Crystals 40. A small switch 60 on the Sun
Crystals allows parents to choose: speech and light, light only,
speech only, all off, and another switch 70 allows them to control
the duration of the light. There is also a volume control 80 for
the speech and song ability of the Night Guardian itself.
[0017] Each Night Guardian contains an internal media library of
comforting and confidence-building sayings. The Night Guardian's
sayings and songs can be activated by depressing its limbs 90.
[0018] The Night Guardian's remote ability also allows it to tell
stories and sing songs when used in conjunction with the Player 100
(see below). The Remote 10 allows the child to control the songs,
images, and sounds from the Player 100. The Player 100 can
communicate, through infrared or radio frequency or other
contemporary technology, with the Sun Crystals 30, 40 and activate
their light and sound emission functions in conjunction with the
story being narrated. The Player 100 can emit sound-track music and
environmental sounds while the Night Guardians perform the
speaking, and if there is no Night Guardian, the Player fills the
absence by "speaking".
[0019] The Player 100 is equipped with an internal library of Night
Guardian media including stories songs and music, and also can
download, store and play external media. Stories are told by
inserting a media storage device 110 which can trigger the internal
media, or which contains media which is downloaded to the Player
100.
[0020] The Player 100 also functions as a music player used
anytime. As the Player plays Night Guardian music, the Sun Crystals
40 sing their respective parts from their positions throughout the
room. The player also functions as a projector 120, creating a
visual display of the narratives. During player entertainment, the
player can activate the sound and light functions of the Sun
Crystals when they fit into the story.
[0021] Fear Development:
[0022] The Night Guardian System helps children cope with their
fear of certain areas of their bedroom and house, certain shapes
and shadows, and their overall fear of the dark. Additionally,
certain Sun Crystals are equipped with high powered lights and are
designed for placement high in the room to illuminate a larger
area, like an entire wall.
[0023] Thus, while fundamental novel features of the invention are
shown and described and pointed out, it will be understood that
various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and
details of the devices illustrated, and in their operation, may be
made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit
of the invention. For example, it is expressly intended that all
combinations of those elements and/or method steps which perform
substantially the same function in substantially the same way to
achieve the same results are within the scope of the invention.
Moreover, it should be recognized that structures and/or elements
and/or method steps shown and/or described in connection with any
disclosed form or embodiment of the invention may be incorporated
in another form or embodiment. It is the intention, therefore, to
be limited only as indicated by the scope of the claims appended
hereto.
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