Interactive Doll

Abstract

A baby doll has a head, a body, and a display on the surface of the body. The display controllably displays a plurality of different images. Each image depicts an action to be taken with the baby doll. A plurality of sensors are located in the head or body. The sensors detect when a depicted action is taken with the baby doll, and the subsequent display or sounds of the baby doll depends on whether or not the sensors sense that the action depicted by the image displayed on the display is taken within a period of time after the image is displayed on the display.

1 . A baby doll comprising:
 a head,   a body,   a display on the surface of the body, the display controllably displaying a plurality of different images, each one of said images depicting an action to be taken with the baby doll;   a speaker controllably producing sounds; and   a plurality of sensors located in the head or body, said sensors detecting when a depicted action is taken with the baby doll, the subsequent display or sounds of the baby doll depending on whether or not one of said plurality of sensors senses that an action depicted by an image displayed on said display is taken within a period of time after said image is displayed on said display.   
   
   
       2 . The baby doll recited in  claim 1 , wherein the display is shaped like a heart and located at the heart on the body. 
   
   
       3 . The baby doll recited in  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors include at least one contact sensor which senses when an object associated with a depicted action comes into contact with the baby doll. 
   
   
       4 . The baby doll recited in  claim 3 , wherein said at least one contact sensor comprises a reed switch and the object associated with the depicted action includes a magnet. 
   
   
       5 . The baby doll recited in  claim 4 , wherein said at least one contact sensor is located in a hand of the baby doll and the object is a toy. 
   
   
       6 . The baby doll recited in  claim 4 , wherein said at least one contact sensor is located in the head, near the mouth of said baby doll, and the object is a bottle. 
   
   
       7 . The baby doll recited in  claim 4 , wherein said at least one contact sensor is located near the baby's bottom, and the object is a diaper. 
   
   
       8 . The baby doll recited in  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors include a sensor which detects sound and a sensor which detects light. 
   
   
       9 . The baby doll recited in  claim 1 , wherein the amount of time is predetermined. 
   
   
       10 . The baby doll recited in  claim 1 , wherein, if the action depicted by an image displayed on said display is not taken within a period of time after said image is displayed on said display, then the speaker produces a crying sound and the baby doll goes into sleep mode. 
   
   
       11 . The baby doll recited in  claim 1 , wherein the doll further includes a plurality of buttons associated the play routine of the baby doll. 
   
   
       12 . The baby doll recited in  claim 11 , wherein one of said plurality of buttons, when selected, bypasses a depicted action displayed on the display. 
   
   
       13 . A baby doll kit comprising:
 a baby doll, said baby doll having,
 a body, 
 a display on the surface of the body, the display controllably displaying a plurality of different images, each one of said images depicting an action to be taken with the baby doll, and 
 at least one contact sensor located in the head or body; and 
   at least one object associated with the baby doll and with the action depicted by the image displayed on said display of said baby doll, said at least one contact sensor detecting when said at least one object comes into contact with a part of the baby doll near said at least one contact sensor,   wherein the baby doll makes a display or sound depending on whether or not said at least one object comes into contact with a part of the baby doll near said at least one sensor within a period of time after said image is displayed on said display.   
   
   
       14 . The baby doll kit recited in  claim 13 , wherein said at least one contact sensor comprises a reed switch and the object associated with the depicted action includes a magnet. 
   
   
       15 . The baby doll kit recited in  claim 14 , wherein said at least one contact sensor is located in a hand of the baby doll and the object is a toy. 
   
   
       16 . The baby doll kit recited in  claim 14 , wherein said at least one contact sensor is located in the head, near the mouth of said baby doll, and the object is a bottle. 
   
   
       17 . The baby doll kit recited in  claim 14 , wherein said at least one contact sensor is located near the baby's bottom, and the object is a diaper. 
   
   
       18 . The baby doll kit recited in  claim 13 , wherein the amount of time is predetermined. 
   
   
       19 . The baby doll kit recited in  claim 13 , wherein, if the action depicted by an image displayed on said display is not taken within a period of time after said image is displayed on said display, then the baby doll produces a crying sound and then goes into sleep mode. 
   
   
       20 . A software program recorded on a tangible medium, said software program, when executed by a processing element, causing a baby doll to operate a game play routine, said game play routine comprising:
 displaying a plurality of different images on a display of said baby doll, each one of said plurality of different images depicting one of a respectively corresponding plurality of actions to be taken with the baby doll;   sensing whether the plurality of depicted actions are taken with the baby doll;   making a display or sound after each respective image is displayed depending on whether or not the respectively corresponding action is taken with the baby doll within a period of time after said respective image is displayed on said display.   
   
   
       21 . The software program recited in  claim 20 , wherein said tangible medium is a memory removable from said baby doll. 
   
   
       22 . The software program recited in  claim 21 , wherein the amount of time is predetermined by the software program. 
   
   
       23 . The software program recited in  claim 20 , wherein, if the action depicted by an image displayed on said display is not taken within the period of time after said image is displayed on said display, then the software program causes a speaker of the baby doll to produce a crying sound and then the baby doll goes into a sleep mode.