Moveable toy with corresponding audio and visual outputs
View Patent ↗A toy having a motion detector that detects motion of the toy and generates a signal indicative of the motion. There is a visual display that is capable of selectively producing a visual output and an audio system capable of producing an audible output corresponding to, and descriptive of, the visual output.
1. A toy, comprising:
a body adapted to be grasped by a user to propel the toy along a support surface;
a motion detector coupled to said body;
said motion detector configured to detect motion of said body relative to the support surface;
a visual display configured to selectively produce a visual output, the visual display including
an enclosure mounted on said body;
an actuator configured to actuate in response to the motion; and
an object in said enclosure configured to be agitated by said actuator; and
an audio system configured to selectively produce a first audible output associated with said visual output, said first audible output being a spoken pronunciation of a number of times said object has been agitated,
said motion detector configured to output a first signal associated with a first speed of said body, and a second signal associated with a second speed of said body different from said first speed, the second signal operative to cause said audio system to produce a second audible output that is a musical composition.
2. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the object is one object from a plurality of objects.
3. The toy of claim 1 , further comprising a roller coupled to said body for rotation with respect to said body, said roller including a first wheel and a second wheel coupled by an axle.
4. The toy of claim 3 , wherein said actuator is a spring-loaded actuator configured to cyclically actuate in response to the motion of the roller.
5. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the audio system outputs the spoken pronunciation in response to actuation of a switch.
6. The toy of claim 1 , wherein the audio system outputs the spoken pronunciation in response to actuation of a switch, the switch configured to be contacted by an element disposed on an axle of a roller adjacent to the switch.
7. The toy of claim 1 , further comprising a roller coupled to said body, the roller configured to rotate with respect to said body; and
a light source coupled to said body, the light source configured to illuminate based on rotation of the roller.