Interactive toy

Abstract

A device comprising an outer material substantially encompassing an inner material and a cavity in the inner material. The device further comprises an opening in the outer material providing access to the cavity. The opening and the cavity are adapted to receive a computing device. The computing device comprises a computing device screen and a speaker. A bore is located in the outer material and inner material, with the computing device screen adapted to be viewed through the bore.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device comprising,
 an outer material substantially encompassing an inner material;   a cavity in the inner material;   an opening in the outer material providing access to the cavity, wherein,
 the cavity is adapted to receive a computing device, 
 the computing device comprises a computing device screen; and 
   a bore in the outer material and inner material, wherein the computing device screen is adapted to be viewed through the bore.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein, the outer material, inner material, and computing device screen provide at least one of a shape and one or more contours of a face. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein, the computing device is adapted to request a response from a user upon determining that the computing device is properly inserted into the cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3  further comprising,
 a gyroscope and a camera in communication with the computing device; and wherein,
 the gyroscope is adapted to determine whether the computing device is properly aligned within the cavity, and 
 the camera is adapted to determine whether the computing device has been inserted into the cavity. 
 
 
     
     
         5 . The device of  4  wherein, the camera is adapted to determine whether the computing device has been inserted into the opening and cavity by determining the brightness in one or more photographs. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 4  further comprising a microphone in communication with the computing device, and wherein,
 the device is adapted to respond to verbal communications from a user through the microphone by at least one of,
 modifying a display on the computing device screen, and 
 emitting a sound through a computing device speaker. 
 
 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein,
 the gyroscope and a camera further determine that the computing device speaker is located near the opening; 
 the outer material substantially covers the inner material within the cavity; 
 the opening is a resealable opening. 
 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a plush, stuffed toy. 
     
     
         9 . A method of operating a computing device comprising,
 inserting the computing device into a pocket, wherein,
 the computing device comprises a computing device screen, 
 the pocket comprises,
 a portion of an entertainment device, and 
 a bore in an outer pocket wall; 
 
   using a gyroscope and a camera to determine whether the computing device is properly aligned within the pocket; and   viewing the computing device screen through the bore.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9   wherein,
 the entertainment device comprises a children's toy having an outer material comprising a plush and soft material substantially encompassing an inner elastomeric polymer; and 
   further comprising,
 requesting one of a verbal and a motion response from a user of the entertainment device, 
 providing one of a verbal and a motion response from the user, 
 audibly issuing a reply to the response from the computing device. 
   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein, viewing the computing device screen through a bore comprises viewing an animated graphic on the computing device screen. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein, the animated graphic comprises, a graphic adapted for display through the bore and related to a device design. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein,
 inserting the computing device into a pocket comprises inserting the computing device upside down; and 
 viewing the computing device screen through the bore comprising viewing an animated graphical display in a proper orientation relative to a user and an orientation of the entertainment device. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9  wherein, using a gyroscope and a camera to determine whether the computing device is properly aligned within the pocket comprises, determining whether the computing device is vertically-aligned;
 taking one or more pictures; and 
 using a brightness threshold in the one or more pictures. 
 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising,
 an administrative computing device adapted to provide mobile computing device application updates;   a media server adapted to,
 receive the mobile computing device application updates, 
 modify the mobile computing device application updates, and 
 push the mobile computing device application updates; and 
   a plurality of mobile computing devices, wherein each of the plurality of mobile computing device is adapted to,
 provide usage data for each of the plurality of mobile computing devices to the media server, and 
 receive the mobile computing device application updates, wherein each of the computing device application updates and are created based at least in part on the usage data. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15  wherein, the updates comprise audio updates. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein, the audio updates are adapted to be modified to a predetermined pitch. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15  wherein, the modifying the computer application updates comprises modifying the computing application updates for each individual user. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  wherein, modifying the computing application updates for each individual user comprises by using the individual user's pervious use of the application. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17  wherein, the system further comprises a stuffed plush toy.