Interactive animate luggage

Abstract

A suitcase that, in certain embodiments, allow for animate and interactive zoolocomotion and zoomimicry of luggage. Importantly, such output may occur without the need for a user to press buttons; instead, such output may be triggered by natural interactions with embodiments described herein, such as when a child strokes a cat causing the cat to purr in enjoyment.

1 . A container including:
 a plurality of wheels,   an extendable handle, coupled to said container;   a processor coupled to the container said processor coupled to a memory device, a motion detector and an actuator;   said memory device operable to hold program instructions directing the processor to perform a method including:   detecting motion and moving an appendage in response to the motion.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the moving the appendage includes zoolocomotion. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the appendage is substantially in the form of cat ears. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the container is a suitcase. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 4  further including:
 a wireless communication system, said wireless communications system coupled to the processor; 
 wherein the processor and wireless communications system are operable to send and receive information to alter the program instructions. 
 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 5  wherein the wireless communications system is either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1  further including a tactile sensor, said tactile sensor coupled to the processor. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the motion detector is an accelerometer. 
     
     
         9 . A suitcase including:
 at least one wheel, said wheel including a rotation sensor;   a processor coupled to the suitcase said processor coupled to a memory device, a tactile sensor, a motion detector, and actuator and the rotation sensor;   said memory device operable to hold program instructions directing the processor to perform a method including one or more of the following:   detecting motion and moving an appendage in response to the motion,   detecting rotation and moving an appendage in response to the rotation,   detecting touch and moving an appendage in response to the touch;   wherein said appendage substantially represents an animal ear;   wherein the moving the appendage includes movement of the animal ear in a substantially zoomical motion.   
     
     
         10 . The suitcase of  claim 9  further including:
 a second appendage, 
 wherein said moving the appendage includes moving both appendages. 
 
     
     
         11 . A suitcase including:
 at least one wheel, said wheel including a rotation sensor;   a substantially transparent handle, said handle dispose on a first surface of the suitcase;   a light source, said light source disposed to illuminate at least a portion of the handle;   a processor coupled to the suitcase said processor coupled to a memory device, a tactile sensor, a motion detector, the light source and the rotation sensor;   said memory device operable to hold program instructions directing the processor to perform a method including one or more of the following:   detecting motion and illuminating the light source in response to the motion,   detecting rotation and illuminating the light source in response to the rotation, or   detecting touch and illuminating the light source in response to the touch.   
     
     
         12 . The suitcase of  claim 11  wherein the light source includes multi-colored LEDs.