My Best Friend Doll

Abstract

An architecture is presented that provides a programmable doll that can be programmed to speak the name of the child using the doll and the name the child assigns to that doll, as well as other audible messages and sounds. The programmable doll comprises a housing in the form of a human infant body comprising a head having human facial features. The housing comprises two arms, two legs and a body section, and a storage means for storing embedded electronics and a memory card. The memory card comprises a plurality of speech messages. Further, a sound generation means is mounted within the housing for playing the speech messages stored on the memory card. The sound generation means comprises a speaker mechanism for generating the speech messages. Typically, the speech messages are pre-recorded in a life-like child's voice and comprise a user's name and the name the user gives the doll.

1 . A programmable doll, comprising:
 a housing in form of a human body comprising a head having human facial features; and   a storage means mounted within the housing for storing embedded electronics and a memory card; and   wherein the programmable doll emits personalized speech messages.   
     
     
         2 . The programmable doll of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises two arms, two legs and a body section. 
     
     
         3 . The programmable doll of  claim 1 , wherein the embedded electronics comprise an internal hard drive. 
     
     
         4 . The programmable doll of  claim 1 , wherein the memory card comprises a plurality of speech messages. 
     
     
         5 . The programmable doll of  claim 1 , wherein the memory card is inserted into a computer to download programmable speech messages from a website. 
     
     
         6 . The programmable doll of  claim 1 , wherein a manufacturer programs selected speech messages into the memory card. 
     
     
         7 . The programmable doll of  claim 4 , further comprising a sound generation means mounted within the housing for playing the speech messages. 
     
     
         8 . The programmable doll of  claim 7 , wherein the sound generation means comprises a speaker mechanism for playing the speech messages. 
     
     
         9 . The programmable doll of  claim 7 , wherein the speech messages comprise a user's name and name the user gives the doll. 
     
     
         10 . The programmable doll of  claim 8 , wherein the speech messages are pre-recorded in a life-like child's voice. 
     
     
         11 . The programmable doll of  claim 9 , wherein the speech messages are recorded in more than one language. 
     
     
         12 . The programmable doll of  claim 1 , wherein the doll is designed with coloring, facial features, hair and other specific characteristics to resemble a particular ethnicity. 
     
     
         13 . The programmable doll of  claim 2 , wherein the two arms, two legs, body section and head are comprised of polyurethane. 
     
     
         14 . A programmable doll, comprising:
 a housing in form of a human infant body comprising a head, two arms, two legs and a body section; and   a storage means mounted within the housing; and   wherein the programmable doll emits personalized speech messages.   
     
     
         15 . The programmable doll of  claim 14 , wherein the storage means stores a memory card and embedded electronics. 
     
     
         16 . The programmable doll of  claim 15 , further comprising a sound generation means for playing speech messages stored on the memory card. 
     
     
         17 . The programmable doll of  claim 16 , wherein the sound generation means comprises a battery powered speaker mechanism for playing the speech messages. 
     
     
         18 . A programmable doll, comprising:
 a housing;   a storage means mounted within the housing for storing a memory card and embedded electronics; and   a sound generation means for emitting personalized speech messages stored on the memory card.   
     
     
         19 . The programmable doll of  claim 18 , wherein the housing comprises a head, two arms, two legs and a body section. 
     
     
         20 . The programmable doll of  claim 18 , wherein the sound generation means comprises a speaker mechanism for playing the speech messages.