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Babysitter toy for watching and instructing child
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-05-02
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Granted: 1988-10-18
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Expires: 2006-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A toy having an element which forms a message such that a person under its influence feels an urge to fall asleep, and a sending element which senses a signal from the person when he or she does not sleep and then activates the message forming element, so that the latter not only tells stories or fairy tales but also puts a user to sleep. One of the messages can be a lullaby. The toy can also be actuated by the pulse beat of the user, and the pulse beat data can be displayed so that the toy simultanesouly serves as a medical instrument.
Inventors
- 👤 Vladimir Sirota
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:38
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/30; A63H33/3094; A61; A61M; A61M21/00; A63H3/00; A63H3/001; A61M2021/0005; A61M2021/0027; A61M2021/0061; A61M2230/00; A61M2230/04; A61M2230/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A babysitter toy for watching a child during an unlimited time period, comprising: (a) message producing means for producing a plurality of different behavioral messages and child instructional messages; (b) activating means for initiating operation of the message producing means; (c) condition sensing means for sensing at least one condition of a child and, responsive thereto, causing the activating means to activate the message producing means to produce an instructional message; (d) a clock timer for programming said plurality of child behavioral messages and for causing said activating means to activate the message producing means to produce different child behavioral messages; and (e) means for recording said child behavioral messages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A babysitter toy for watching a child during an unlimited time period, comprising: (a) message producing means for producing a plurality of different behavioral messages and child instructional messages; (b) activating means for initiating operation of the message producing means; (c) condition sensing means for sensing at least one condition of a child and, responsive thereto, causing the activating means to activate the message producing means to produce an instructional message; (d) a clock timer for programming said plurality of child behavioral messages and for causing said activating means to activate the message producing means to produce different child behavioral messages; and (e) means for recording said child behavioral messages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said condition sensing means senses an awakened condition of a child and causes activation of said activating means for activating said message producing means to produce a message to cause said child to go back to sleep.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 2, wherein the message producing means produces a visual message.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 3, wherein the visual message comprises a light which dims in intensity over a period of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention claim 4, wherein the message producing means produces a light which dims in intensity but does not completely extinguish.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 2, wherein the message producing means produces an audio message and a visual message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the message producing means produces a "Go to sleep" visual message, and further comprising a toy figure connected to the message producing means, the "Go to sleep" visual message being transmitted by the toy figure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the condition sensing means senses a pulse condition of the child.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 8, wherein the condition sensing means comprises means for visually displaying the pulse condition of the child.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 8, wherein the condition sensing means is adjustable to respond to a pulse condition within a desired range of pulses.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The invention of claim 8, wherein the condition sensing means responds only to a pulse condition of a child within a normal range of pulses of a child, and does not respond to a pulse condition of an adult within a normal range of pulses of an adult.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 11, wherein the condition sensing means senses a pulse condition of an adult after the adult has exercised to increase their pulse rate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 7, further comprising support means for alternatively supporting any one of a plurality of toy figures of diverse outward appearances.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The invention of claim 13, further comprising an additional message producing means located remotely from said support means, and means communicating signals from said support means to said additional message producing means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the condition sensing means senses a physical condition of a child, and further comprising display means connected with the condition sensing means to display the physical condition of a child sensed by the condition sensing means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein the condition sensed is a pulse condition and the condition sensing means senses the pulse condition within a predetermined range of pulses and does not sense the pulse condition outside of the predetermined range of pulses.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 11, wherein the condition sensing means senses a pulse condition of an adult with an abnormally high pulse rate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said clock timer is connected with said activating means so as to actuate said activating means and therefore initiate operation of the message producing means at a predetermined time.
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