CN1518730A

CN1518730A - Interactive apparatus using print media

Info

Publication number: CN1518730A
Application number: CNA028122860A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M・C・伍德; M·C·伍德; 耶德热杰克; T·H·耶德热杰克; 弗里曼; R·G·弗里曼; 投斯; M·弗劳尔斯; 舒勒; E·T·舒勒; 格鲁纳特; M·E·格鲁纳特; ダ; J·艾弗里
Original assignee: Knowledge Kids Enterprises Inc
Current assignee: Leapfrog Enterprises Inc; Knowledge Kids Enterprises Inc
Priority date: 2001-06-20
Filing date: 2002-06-17
Publication date: 2004-08-04
Also published as: CA2450295A1; WO2003001478A1; CN1518731A; KR20040016891A; EP1415291A1; KR20040023623A; JP2004522205A; EP1402500A1; JP2004531834A; WO2003001475A1; CA2450301A1

Abstract

A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. The method includes placing a sheet (27) comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit (12). A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument (35) . An audio output (18) that corresponds to the print element is generated.

Description

Adopt the interactive apparatus of printed medium

Background technology

Various e-books are arranged now.Wherein a kind of electronic library system can be discerned printing element as being printed on picture, letter and the code on the book lamellar body.This book is installed on the fixed position, and the user can arbitrarily specify a specific place with a specific printing element on the identification lamellar body.Sensor-based system can detect random appointed positions.Position detecting circuit can add that this random appointed positions point determines user-selected printing element by absolute position signal or predetermined reference point.Sensor-based system is suitably searched a ROM (ROM (read-only memory)) so that the out of Memory of this printing element correspondence to be provided.Contain the positional information of selected printing element and the relevant information of this position among this ROM.This relevant information can be extracted for the processing of back and use, for example for computer system use so that sound and video image corresponding to selected printing element are provided.

Though these electron-like books are useful, still have many worth improvement.For example, except selecting a specific picture or letter, this electron-like book system can't make the user participate in other the activity.In order to help the user to remember a specific picture or a letter, the user can also be carried out with other mode and this electronic library system alternately.In addition, these electron-like books preferably also can have other some characteristics to absorb the user.To this, the user can participate in this book system more.Like this, this electronic library system just can become a kind of than legacy system learning tool more effectively.

The present invention is devoted to address these problems and other problem.

Summary of the invention

One embodiment of the present of invention have proposed a kind of method that generates audio frequency output, and this method comprises: a) lamellar body is placed on the surface of pedestal, is printed on printing element on the lamellar body wherein; B) write with near mark writing tools mark this printing element on the lamellar body; And c) generates one and the corresponding audio frequency output of this printing element.

Another embodiment of the present invention has proposed a kind of interactive apparatus, and it comprises: a) pedestal, it comprises i) be used for receiving the surface of a lamellar body, be printed on printing element on this lamellar body, ii) this subsurface electrical device array; Iii) processor, it links to each other with this electrical device array in operation; An iv) storer, it links to each other with processor in operation; V) audio output apparatus, it links to each other with processor in operation; And b) a mark writing tools, it is suitable near this printing element on the lamellar body mark and writes; Wherein when the user marked near printing element with the mark writing tools, audio output apparatus was used to provide audio frequency output, and this audio frequency output is corresponding with this printing element.

Another embodiment of the present invention has proposed a kind of system, and it comprises: an a) server; B) interactive apparatus, it comprises a pedestal, and this pedestal comprises i) be used for receiving the surface of a lamellar body, be printed on printing element on this lamellar body, ii) this subsurface electrical device array, iii) processor, it links to each other with this electrical device array in operation, iv) a storer, it links to each other with processor in operation, storer wherein comprises an output that is associated with printing element, v) output device, and it links to each other with processor in operation; When lamellar body was positioned on the above-mentioned surface, if user and printing element have carried out interactive operation, this output device just produced above-mentioned output; C) client computer, it links to each other with server in operation; And d) printer, it links to each other with client computer in operation.

An alternative embodiment of the invention has proposed a kind of method, and this method comprises: a) code is sent to the client computer of user site from server, code wherein is to be used for printing element is printed to code on the lamellar body; B) print lamellar body at the user site place; C) lamellar body is placed on the pedestal of interactive apparatus, pedestal wherein comprises a surface and this subsurface electrical device array; D) when being placed on lamellar body on the pedestal and printing element carry out alternately; And e) as response, provides an output, wherein should export corresponding with this printing element with the printing element interactive operation.

These and other embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 shows that the planimetric map that installs in one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 shows that the planimetric map of the pedestal of an interactive apparatus; Wherein this pedestal has a movable die plate, and this template is fixed to a lamellar body on the pedestal;

Figure 3 shows that the piece figure that installs in one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 4 shows that the electrical schematics of an electric switch array;

Figure 5 shows that the top view of the bottom of one group of switch in the switch arrays;

Figure 6 shows that when pressure is added on the switch cut-open view of one of them switch part;

Figure 7 shows that the top view of an interactive apparatus, wherein this interactive apparatus comprises a pedestal, and this pedestal has a syndeton and two parts that energy moves around this syndeton;

Fig. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are depicted as the sectional view of embodiment of the invention acceptance of the bid writing tools;

Figure 9 shows that the piece figure of one embodiment of the invention system;

Figure 10 shows that the form of used literal in one embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

In an embodiment of the present invention, a lamellar body such as the scraps of paper can be placed on the pedestal of interactive apparatus.When the scraps of paper were on the pedestal, the user just can carry out with the printing element (as figure, literal, letter) on the lamellar body alternately.

For example can near printing element on the lamellar body, mark with the interactive operation of printing element and to write.Wherein near printing element can be on printing element or printing element around in suitable distance.

For example, the user can come to carry out painted to the figure on printing element such as the pedestal lamellar body with mark writing tools such as crayon.Correspondingly, pedestal can provide one to the corresponding output of this figure to the user.For example, if the user is painted to the letter b on the scraps of paper, the output that offers the user so just can be that the voice that synthesize are as " B, B read and make buh ".In another example, the user can write device with crayon or mark and the animation that prints on the pedestal lamellar body be carried out painted, and correspondingly, the output that offers the user is exactly the sound of this animation.

Interactive apparatus in the embodiment of the invention is write the output that provides suitable in response to the mark on the lamellar body.The user can select for use various suitable colors to mark with various suitable manner and write lamellar body.This can strengthen user's creativeness, self-expression power and the power of imagination, because the user can not only select the printing element on the lamellar body, can also mark on this and write.Therefore, user's creativeness, self-expression power and the power of imagination just can obtain embodying and performance.And, when the user when the enterprising rower of a printing element is write, the user is just actively to participating in this printing element.Write correspondingly with this mark, interactive apparatus can also provide the out of Memory of this printing element.The educational theory that this printing element is passed on can be taught or strengthen to these out of Memory.Except listening, because the user can also participate in the activity, so the user more can remember printing element mutual with it on the lamellar body, and can understand the various theories that this printing element and the various audio-frequency information relevant with this printing element instruct out.In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, this interactive apparatus can adopt the manner that the user is familiar with (as painted, scribble) attracted child.For example, children can write device with crayon and mark and come to carry out painted to the scraps of paper.

This interactive apparatus can allow child select crayon and mark to write device and carry out painted to the printing element on the lamellar body.If it is painted that child is carrying out this printing element,, will offer child with the corresponding output of this printing element as to this painted response.When child finishes when painted, child will create the painted lamellar body of a uniqueness, and understands printing element on the lamellar body at painted procedural learning.

This interactive apparatus can adopt various suitable lamellar bodies.These lamellar bodies can adopt plastics, paper, cardboard etc. to make, they can be going up color, but also do not coat color.In certain embodiments, this lamellar body can adopt in many lamellar bodies in the book.These writing materials have suitable number of pages, and can have an attachment means, as the attachment means of spirality attachment means or annular.The size of this lamellar body should be suitable, as adopting the size of standard: 5 * 7,8.S * 11,8 * 14 or the size of A4.

Lamellar body can have quantity or the suitable printing element of type.

These printing elements comprise for example: the part of figure and figure, the part of the part of literal, paragraph, literal, phonogram, shape, picture (as photo) and picture, symbol, map, letter, numeral etc.

In certain embodiments, these printing elements can be incoming symbols, as are used for line, the square of pointing out the user to respond input.This class incoming symbol appears in test and the enquirement usually.With the correct or incorrect corresponding output of response (as the output of, audio frequency) or help the audio frequency output (as the audio-frequency information of help property) of user's response can offer the user.For example, these printing elements can be printed on square, thereby these squares can be write by user mark and specify a specific selection.For example, these squares can be multinomial selections, these select respectively with alphabetical a), b), c) and three different answers link.The user can be therein checks mark or " X " mark on square subscript to select one of them answer.Corresponding with this mark, for the user provides an acoustic frequency response.For example, if what the user selected is and alphabetical b) square that is associated, and with the corresponding correct option of this problem that interactive apparatus is proposed be and the alphabetical square that a) is associated, so device will to the user provide an output " let down, b) incorrect." in addition, perhaps as selection, this interactive mode can be noted user's response.In these embodiments, user's response can be recorded on the storer and lamellar body of interactive apparatus pedestal.User's response can be recorded in lamellar body, also can be recorded in the pedestal of interactive apparatus by electronic form simultaneously.

The pedestal of this interactive apparatus can have various suitable feature.In certain embodiments, this pedestal can include a main surface.This main surface can be uneven, but is preferably a plane, and the user can scribble on this surface like this.This main surface can be smooth, flushable, so just can easily mark be removed as the mark of putting on crayon.

The main surface underneath of this pedestal has one group of electrical device array.In certain embodiments, each electrical equipment is pressure-activated pressure sensitive switch.Suitable pressure sensitive switch for example can comprise a plurality of each other with air gap separately and over against conductive region.Thereby be added to pressure on the conductive region can make these each other over against the conductive region contact close this switch.

Another kind of electrical equipment can be the piezoelectric type element.Pressure is added to its resistance is changed.Under above-mentioned any situation, pressure all can be applied by mark writing tools such as the crayon on the electrical equipment for example.

In other embodiments, this electrical equipment can be an antenna, as american documentation literature US5,877,458 or US5,686,705 and U.S. Patent application file 09/574,599 and 60/200,725 described in antenna.Assigning of all these patent documentations and patented claim document is identical with the application per capita, and its form with reference is incorporated the application in full into here.This antenna can send out signal, and this signal can be received by a recording pointer that links to each other with pedestal.This recording pointer is as receiving antenna.When recording pointer was placed on the main surface, this recording pointer can receive the signal of an electrical equipment under the recording pointer.Then, just can determine the position of recording pointer with respect to main surface.This recording pointer can be used to the pedestal lamellar body in the printing element reciprocation.Electrical equipment can be an emitting antenna, and this antenna is periodically launched signal, and signal is received by recording pointer, and this electric element also can be the signal that receiving antenna sends with the receiving record pen.In these embodiments, user's de-energisation electrical equipment optionally.As described below, this recording pointer is mark writing tools also.

In an embodiment of the present invention, can be allocated in advance to be used for be that the user searches and provide specific output to some or all electrical equipment in the electrical device array.As preferably, these electrical equipments can be searched predetermined output after startup.In addition, some electrical equipments wherein can be scheduled to be used to refer to the different lamellar bodies that have the different printing element on the pedestal when starting.For example, when starting with electrical equipment that a new lamellar body links to each other, processor can be to this interactive device reprogramming, thereby thereby these electrical equipments in the array are distributed again extracts the output that those link to each other with printing element in this new lamellar body.

The output that offers the user by interactive apparatus can be the output on visual output and/or the sound.Preferred output is the output on the sound, because the output on the sound can replenish and strengthen visual information such as character, picture and numeral etc. on the lamellar body.

The combination of Voice ﹠ Video output can be strengthened the theory that this interactive apparatus is instructed.As an example, this output can comprise letter, story, numeral, word, paragraph, joke, music, enquirement, answer, prompting, audio, thing etc.As preferably, this audio frequency output can be used as the user to be provided out in the response of the enterprising rower write operation of lamellar body.

In certain embodiments, this output can be one and is used for the prompting that requires the user to respond.For example, interactive apparatus can propose a problem with the inquiry user " you can find alphabetical P? "In response, the user can mark the alphabetical P on the lamellar body and write.After user's response, can provide user's response to mistake whether output to the user.For example, if user's response is correct, so just to the user provide an incentive output (as, " right ").If user's response is not right, then can repeat this problem, inform that perhaps its response of user is incorrect.

In other embodiments, the output that this interactive apparatus provided comprises the prompting clue that can help the user to answer the previous problem that this device proposes.For example, the user can be placed into a colored lamellar body that has numeral 1 to 10 on the pedestal.The original prompting of pedestal for example can be " you can carry out painted to numeral 10? "If it is painted that the user does not carry out numeral 10 within the predetermined time, this interactive apparatus can point out the user to select another printing element or by next button (for example on the pedestal or the movable die plate in the pedestal) to obtain a prompting clue.After user's selector button or printing element, device can be the user provides a clue as " numeral 10 is just after numeral 9 ".Give a clue to the user and can help the user to understand given object.

As mentioned above, in an embodiment of the present invention, offering user's output can be corresponding and specific and printing element user interactions.Like this, for example, when the user carries out when painted to alphabetical D and the user carries out can not forming identical output when painted to alphabetical F.In addition, the output that offers the user is also specific to different printing elements and difference.For example, the user respectively alphabetical D and F are carried out painted after, offering user voice is respectively " dee " and " efff ".

The information that these outputs can be provided with printing element or exist some to get in touch with the feature of printing element.For example, these outputs can be associated with sign, form, color, shape or the quality of printing element on the lamellar body.For example, with crayon the frog pattern on the pedestal scraps of paper is carried out painted after, can from storer, propose paragraph " feed, I am beating ", and send this paragraph to the user with the loudspeaker in the pedestal.In addition, perhaps as selection, this output also can provide the out of Memory of a specific printing element.For example, printing element can adopt the shape of California, USA, after user and this printing element are mutual, just information such as population, history and/or the area etc. in relevant this state can be offered the user.

In certain embodiments, an available movable die plate is fixed on lamellar body on the pedestal.As preferably, this movable die plate can have bright color and/or bidimensional or 3-D character (as, animation).Feature such as this class can allow child exchange with this interactive apparatus formation.Each movable die plate all can be made of plastics and can adopt rigidity or flexible material.What preferably adopt is the movable die plate of rigidity, operated because this class template is easily child, and alignment easily.In certain embodiments, to include one deck be the molded plastics on plane to movable die plate substantially.In addition, this movable die plate can adopt any one suitable planar dimension or thickness.For example, the thickness of common movable die plate is less than 1.27 inches, and planar dimension is then greater than 21.59 * 27.94 inches.In other embodiments, pedestal can use non-disconnectable template.This non-disconnectable template and above-mentioned movable die plate can be identical also can be different.

Movable die plate all has a stationary part and a plurality of moving element that is independent of stationary part substantially.These moving elements can be moved and a electrical equipment below moving element carries out alternately by the user.For example, the user can be added to power on the main surface of pedestal with a moving element.Added power can make the pressure sensitive switch below the moving element start.The result who starts provides suitable audio output to the user exactly.

Each moving element in the movable die plate all has a kind of structure and outward appearance that is different from stationary part.For example, in certain embodiments, moving element can be that some are arranged in the button in the hole of stationary part.

Thereby this this button adopts gentle flexible jumper to be connected to be made button can be independent of stationary part basically to move on the hole wall.In certain embodiments, these moving elements also can be arranged in the slotted hole of movable die plate the plane of movable die plate (that is, with respect to).Displaceable element can move in slotted hole, also can move along the direction that is parallel to movable die plate.

If the lamellar body with a movable die plate is fixed on the pedestal, this movable die plate should be able to remove from pedestal easily so.The user needn't use what special instrument or step to come mobile movable die plate and movable die plate is removed from pedestal.As preferably, can movable die plate be placed on the main surface of pedestal in situation without clip or glue.For this reason, the movable die plate that moving element type, pattern or size are different can exchange on the main surface that is installed to pedestal without difficulty.Show users' interfaces to change easily.When movable die plate changed, the outward appearance of interactive device, sensation and function also changed.Compare with many traditional electronic toys, child not necessarily leaves no choice but use same group of button and same group of corresponding sound at every turn when using interactive apparatus of the present invention.Therefore compare with traditional electronic toy, children can not lose interest to embodiments of the invention easily.

About other details of the used movable die plate of the embodiment of the invention can referring to submit on the same day with the application, name is called " Interactive Apparatus with Templates (interactive apparatus that has template) " and applies for (reel number (Attorney-Docket) No.020824-001300US) on the same day with the application.The assignee of this patented claim is identical with the application, and the form of this application reference is here incorporated the application in full into.

This interactive apparatus can be used for many purposes.For example, it can be used to amusement and/or education user.In certain embodiments, lamellar body also can make the user play in design.For example, be fixed on the lamellar body on the pedestal and can stamp a labyrinth.The user can pass this labyrinth with pencil or other mark writing tools track that draws.With pencil certain pressure is added on the main surface below the lamellar body.Electrical equipment below the pencil will start, and the interior processor of pedestal this moment just can the electric track of following the trail of pencil.If the user has departed from correct track in the labyrinth, will to the user provide the output of audio frequency (as, " having gone to the wrong way ").In another example, this interactive apparatus can be taught the specific printing element of user learning.For example, can on lamellar body, print out specific letter or number.The output that offers the user can be relevant with the title or the sound of these letter or numbers.In addition, perhaps as selection, this output can be used to explanation numeral or alphabetical usage.Yet in another example, embodiments of the invention can be used to train user's muscle function.For example, this interactive apparatus can be used to help user learning how to remove to write these letter or numbers.For example, the electric element of the main surface underneath of pedestal can be electric the track of track user mark writing tools.Therefore, this interactive apparatus can be determined the user and whether finish writing a letter or number on lamellar body.This moment, this device can provide a suitable feedback to the user, and this feedback depends on whether the user has correctly write out this letter or number on lamellar body.After having write, the user can take off lamellar body and preserve, or gives another person (as teacher or father and mother) with sheet.Therefore, embodiments of the invention have more function, and not merely are to provide tell-tale instruction to the user.The for example available embodiments of the invention exercise of user writing skill.

In another embodiment, but this lamellar body specialized designs becomes the predetermined theme of education user learning.For example, this interactive apparatus and movable die plate can be used to teach user learning color, character, shape, numeral, word pronunciation, pronunciation, practical work, song, arithmetic, algebraically, subtraction, multiplication, division, mark, decimal, how much, science, geography, history, spelling, grammer, musical instrument title and sound, humanity, place, nature, music, motion, letter, numeral, counting, sociology, creative expression, language such as English, Chinese etc. in design.The technical ability that this interactive apparatus is instructed comprises identification technical ability (as the identification of numeral and letter) and logic technical ability.Therefore, in certain embodiments, this interactive apparatus can be used as educational toy.

Although in certain embodiments, this interactive apparatus can be used as Educational toy, and in other embodiments, it is not must be children's toy, and it also can be for becoming people to use.For example, in certain embodiments, the different lamellar bodies that use in the pedestal can be used to teach Adults learning's second language in design.In another example, the lamellar body on the pedestal can be a preprinted form of being filled in by the user.This interactive apparatus can provide output to fill in this form to help the user, and provides suitable feedback corresponding to user's selection, with and/or note the selection of user on form automatically with electronic form.

The user of this interactive apparatus can be any suitable age groups (as, adult or child).For example, this user can be the age less than 10 years old child (as preschool 3 to 5 years old children).In an embodiment of the present invention, this interactive apparatus child participated in read, listen to the music, in sound and the activity of amusing.Therefore can many important technical ability (as, preceding technical ability) teach child, encourage their creativeness, self-expression power and power of imagination etc. simultaneously.

An embodiment of interactive apparatus is described below with reference to accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the pedestal 12 and the mark writing tools 35 of the interactive apparatus of one embodiment of the invention.Pedestal 12 comprises a fringe region 17, and it is holding main surperficial 29 of pedestal 12.The other parts of fringe region 17 and pedestal 17 can be made by molded plastics.The following of pedestal 12 has a storage recess so that store no one or more movable die plate (not shown) and/or lamellar body.

Handle 16 links to each other with fringe region 17.Handle 16 can be accepted or can remove from the main body of pedestal.Use handle 16, the user can carry pedestal and used movable die plate or the lamellar body (not shown) of pedestal easily.Therefore, this interactive apparatus can be portable and can be carried by child.For this reason, the planar dimension of this interactive apparatus is less than 7.62 * 7.62 feet.For example, the size of pedestal 12 is approximately 33.02 * 47.625 * 7.62 (wide * length * height).

The fringe region 17 of pedestal 12 can have other suitable structure.As, a storage space 11 that seal up or that do not seal up can be arranged in the fringe region 17.This storage space can be used to store user's personal belongings and mark writing tools such as pencil or crayon.

In addition, in the fringe region 17 of pedestal a loudspeaker 18 is arranged.That note in advance or synthetic sound can offer the user by loudspeaker 18.This sound can be music, synthetic literal, paragraph, field, audio etc.Also can there be (shown in the dotted line) groove 23 to use in the fringe region 17 for portable information storage medium (not shown).Groove 23 structurally can be used to hold portable information storage medium.For example when data capsule was inserted in the groove 23, the spring cup (not shown) can cover groove 23 and inwardly push.

Also has a selecting arrangement 20 in the fringe region 17 so that the user selects specific operator scheme.As shown in Figure 1, selecting arrangement 20 can adopt the form of feather key.The user can come the switch interactive apparatus with this selecting arrangement 20.When interactive apparatus was opened, the user also can further select mode of learning, game mode and music pattern.Under mode of learning, the main output that interactive apparatus provides all is the output that is used for instructing the predetermined theme of user learning.For example, when interactive device was in mode of learning, the user can exchange with the printing element of particular color or shape.In response, interactive apparatus can be shape and the color that the user determines moving element or printing element.In game mode, the user can play games, and perhaps interactive apparatus also can be putd question to the user.For example, can be alphabetical A with button be arranged on the pedestal to the lamellar body of Z.This interactive device can by the question " you can be painted to alphabetical D? " point out the user, wrong alphabetical painted if the user gives, so this interactive apparatus can tell title that the user should letter and pronunciation (as, " B, B reads buh. ").If the user has selected correct letter, this interactive apparatus can be rewarded the user.For example, if the user has carried out correct shading operations to alphabetical D, device can provide the sound of a congratulation property as " well-done " or other award to the user so.Therefore, whether this interactive apparatus can provide dissimilar output to the user according to the mistake that user mark is write printing element.In music pattern, when the user marks when writing different printing elements, device can produce different snatch of musics.For example, if a lamellar body that has printing element is arranged on the pedestal, different printing elements is being carried out when painted so, device can be presented to the user with different snatch of musics.The enjoyment that brings the user thus can make it constantly participate among this interactive apparatus.

Main surperficial 29 of pedestal 12 can have various features or size.Should can adopt polyvinyl acetate or adopt other suitable polyester material by main surperficial 29 upper surface.Main surface 29 is preferably made by a kind of easy material that lip-deep for example crayon seal is washed.In certain embodiments, the planar dimension on main surface 29 can be greater than the scraps of paper of a standard page.For example, the planar dimension on main surface 29 can be greater than or less than 21.59 * 35.56 square centimeters.So big size can be held movable die plate, and wherein this movable die plate can be fixed to the scraps of paper of a normal size on the pedestal 12.

Fringe region 17 in present embodiment and other embodiment structurally can hold movable die plate or lamellar body (not shown).In this example, fringe region 17 can raise to some extent with respect to the main surface of pedestal 12, and main surface is held.When movable die plate or lamellar body are placed on the main surface of pedestal 12, thereby fringe region 17 can guide movable die plate or lamellar body to make on its main surface that correctly is positioned pedestal 12.Printing element in the lamellar body also can be properly positioned on the electrical equipment of pedestal 12 main surface underneath.Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, movable die plate or lamellar body can align automatically with respect to the main surface of pedestal 12, just can use this interactive apparatus at an easy rate such as the such user of child like this and movable die plate or lamellar body are placed on the surface of pedestal 12.The user needn't worry whether movable die plate or lamellar body align, and like this, printing element just can just align with the electrical equipment of main surface underneath.

Pedestal 12 also can use mark writing tools 35.This mark writing tools 35 can separate with pedestal 12 or be connected on the pedestal 12.

For example, mark writing tools 35 can be connected on the pedestal 12 by the cable that maybe can not receive that can receive.Suitable mark writing tools for example can comprise crayon, mark and write device, pencil, pen etc.

Figure 2 shows that an interactive apparatus, it comprises a removable template, and this template can be fixed to a lamellar body on the pedestal.This movable die plate 14 comprises an articulated elements that first 22 and second portion (not shown) are coupled together.First and second parts can adopt the form of framework, and are planar structure basically.Second portion is below first 22.Second portion can have a window (or flexible diaphragm), and its size is basic identical with the window of first, so just can pressure be added on the following main surface of movable die plate 14 by this window.First and second portion form a clam shell design altogether.

First 22 has a frame that is used for forming window.The user can mention first 22 by catching the upper fin part 22 (a) in the first 22.Mentioning topworks's (not shown) that first can make movable die plate 14 bottoms is added to power on the electrical equipment (as switch) below the movable die plate 14.Can sound in the loudspeaker 18 then: " putting into a new color page ".At this moment, some electrical equipment can be lockable (promptly can not respond) up to pack into lamellar body and push an indicator (as, green circle " go ") notice pedestal and be placed with a lamellar body on it of user.The user is put into lamellar body 27 between first and second parts then.And with first 22 and second portion altogether with closed movable die plate.Just can watch lamellar body 27 thus by the window in the first 22.Simultaneously, can sound in the loudspeaker 18: " let us is learnt ABC and painted to them ".

The user can it go up to have lamellar body 27 with the notice pedestal by the circle " Go " 24 (perhaps other concentrator marker) of seal on the lower piece 27.This moment loudspeaker can sound the prompting user " press on the color page circle Go! ".The user presses circle " Go " with crayon or finger then.Pressing circle " Go " can make the electrical equipment of main surface underneath start.Start the following electrical equipment of circle " Go " and just can notify pedestal: lamellar body 27 shown in Figure 2 is on pedestal 12.If the user has pushed the error section on the lamellar body 27 and started the electrical equipment of another lamellar body, but user's press push button reset button 15.After pressing, this interactive apparatus can reset and point out the user " to press green circle Go " to continue operation.

Lamellar body 27 comprises a plurality of printing elements.Printed element on the lamellar body 27 comprises: very big alphabetical P, a speech PIE and the frog that is eating pie.

The user can or scribble device and come these printing elements painted with crayon.When the user carries out when painted printing element, pressure can be added on the main surface below lamellar body 27 and the lamellar body 27.The pressure that adds can start the one or more electrical equipment (not shown)s that are colored below the printing element.After one or more electrical equipments start, just just offer the user by loudspeaker 18 at the corresponding sound of painted printing element with the user.For example, carry out when painted when the user is giving speech " PIE ", the synthetic speech that is come out by loudspeaker will send " pie, pie piece together be P-I-E ".In another example, if the user is painted to this frog that is eating pie, the sound that offers the user so is exactly the sound of eating the thing of pie.

Figure 10 shows that the form of a routine word content relevant with lamellar body 27.As shown in figure 10, the printing element of selecting as the user not simultaneously, the output of the audio frequency of device is also different.In Figure 10, " dt " expression " down by " is to printing element for example, and " drag " expression user was dragging an apparatus for example printing element, " sfx " expression " audio " simultaneously.

After user and lamellar body 27 mutual finishing, can change the different lamellar body of another printing element.For example, an available lamellar body that is printed on very big letter " A " and ant pattern replaces this lamellar body 27.It has been a different lamellar body on it that the user can notify pedestal, or the own notice of pedestal has been changed a different lamellar body.Then, thus the processor in the pedestal can distribute electrical equipment and makes the output of generation corresponding to the printing element on the new lamellar body.For example, the user can carry out painted to the ant pattern on the new lamellar body, and this moment, loudspeaker can send synthetic sound: " it is A-N-T that ant is pieced together ".

Figure 3 shows that the piece figure of used some element in the interactive apparatus of one embodiment of the invention.Each element shown in Fig. 3 all is enclosed in the pedestal.Some element wherein (as portable information storage medium 80) can separate with pedestal physically.

This interactive apparatus comprises a processor 86.This processor 86 can be one or more interactive apparatus microprocessor operating that are used for making things convenient for.In an embodiment of the present invention, these one or more microprocessors can comprise an ASIC (special-purpose integrated circuit).

Processor 86 can link to each other with various suitable electronic components.In Fig. 3, processor 86 links to each other with storer 90, input equipment 92 and electrical device array 88.Voice operation demonstrator 82 and audio output apparatus 84 provide synthetic speech or the output of other audio frequency for the user.Portable information storage medium 80 detachably links to each other with processor 86.In certain embodiments, portable information storage medium 80 can be inserted in the interior slot of pedestal.Data can extract from pedestal by this movable type information storage medium, or offer this pedestal.

Voice operation demonstrator 82 can be a kind of chipspeech, and it is independent of this and is controlling the interactive microprocessor of various interelements in the interactive apparatus.As selection, voice operation demonstrator 82 can control that the interactive logical circuit of various elements is integrated on the computer chip in the interactive apparatus with this.

Audio output apparatus 84 provides audio frequency output for the user.This audio output apparatus comprises loudspeaker and earphone etc.Except audio output apparatus 84, perhaps, also can use other output device such as picture output device (not shown) as selecting.This class picture output device comprises VGA (video graphics array) display, LCD (LCD).And LED (light emitting diode).

Storer 90 can be various suitable information storing devices temporarily or permanently.Storer 90 can comprise optical storage, magnetic storage or electric storage medium such as CD, disk, band or rod etc.Also can adopt the combination of information storing device to constitute the storer 90 of interactive apparatus.In certain embodiments, storer 90 can comprise one or more RAM (random access device), ROM (read-only memory access) and EPROM chips such as (erasable programmatic method storeies).For example, storer 90 can comprise that a memory capacity is about 2MB or more rom chip.

Storer 90 can be preserved various appropriate information.For example, storer 90 can be preserved the electronic chart of the used movable die plate of pedestal and the code of lamellar body.Each is opened electronic chart and all is associated with a particular electrical component in the electrical device array as a specific output.This specific output can be relevant with specific printing element on the printing lamellar body.This storer 90 also can be preserved the code of user's name or be used for extracting the code of user's name from portable information storage medium for example.The name of this device available subscribers is greeted the user, and user's sensation can be personalized like this.The output code of interactive apparatus also can be kept in the storer 90.

In certain embodiments, some information such as problem, literal, picture, music, application etc. can be kept in code library, source file storehouse and the application library.These library files can extract in the storer 90.In a single day this category information is kept in the storer 90, just can read according to the instruction group of processor 86.Service data but not the instruction of data file can be sent to this interactive apparatus soon, and send from interactive apparatus.Bigger data file such as sound and graphic file needn't be kept in the pedestal, also needn't and pedestal between transmit repeatedly.Less command file can transmit back and forth, thereby it is faster that data are transmitted, and storage capacity requirement is lower.Music data can be according to the agreement of MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) or MIDI one class and is sent to this interactive apparatus fast and sends from this interactive apparatus.For example, in certain embodiments, actual voice data needn't be sent to pedestal or send from pedestal, as long as move instruction just can play out this voice data.The tonic train of preserving in the pedestal is repeatedly used, but do not need more audio frequency shelf space.

The instruction of playing audio-fequency data comprises universal audio sequence (GASs).

GASs is a kind of also brief instruction in audio plays source that is used for specifying.A GAS instruction sequence can be specified the tonic train of a complexity.As an example, this GAS instruction can comprise these following contents:

GAS?commands?forhGAS～Hello?There?PlayhCAHello

Wait?0.1second

PlayhCAThere

In this example, the actual audio data of literal " Hello " and " There " needn't be sent to pedestal and send from pedestal.These paragraphs can be kept in the storer of pedestal once, and extract and play according to the instruction that is sent to pedestal and from the instruction that pedestal sends.Command file is less than actual audio file usually, therefore compares with the audio file of reality, and command file can be sent to pedestal quickly and send from pedestal.Therefore, the interactive apparatus of the embodiment of the invention upgrade more easy.

Universal audio sequence (GAS) can be transferred various audio-source of preserving with CA, SYN and RAW audio-source.Although also have other various suitable signs, SYN here is the abbreviated form of speech " synthesized ", and it can use with used chip compositors such as musical instrument, bugle, animal crys." SYN " file can be obtained by musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) class file." RAW " can be the original audio sound file that did not compress.They normally just use when high quality sound." CA " can be expressed as " compressedaudio (audio compression) " file.

Each CA audio-source file all is a binary file that is used for representing speech, paragraph or sound of having compressed.Each SYN audio-source file is one group of instruction of representing musical instrument and explanation then.In certain embodiments, actual musical instrument sound file is not preserved with the form of SYN audio-source file, but preserves with the form of instruction.This just makes the instruction group of music specify complicated but high-quality music clip with very little space.Instrumental music sound and explanation are kept in the RAW audio-source file, and this document can be not compressed, as to represent a sound binary file.It is used for high-quality audio frequency output.

This interactive apparatus can have one or more input equipments 92.

This input equipment can comprise recording pointer, knob, button and push rod.They can be arranged in the fringe region of pedestal.For example, the selection equipment described of front a kind of input equipment just.The input equipment such as the fader that also can have other in the pedestal.

Can adopt various suitable portable information storage mediums 80 in this interactive apparatus.For example, portable information storage medium 80 can be box, dish, band or memory stick etc.Preferably data capsule grasps and handles because they are easily children.In certain embodiments, portable information storage medium 80 includes a flash memory box.

Portable information storage medium 80 can be used to new computer code is offered interactive apparatus.Suitable computer code comprises the code that upgrades interactive apparatus, and it is used for making interactive apparatus to be applicable to new lamellar body.In addition, thus this code also can be used to upgrade interactive apparatus makes it be applicable to other lamellar body.Therefore, by portable information storage medium 80, thereby this interactive apparatus again coding make it be applicable to the lamellar body that is printed on the different printing element on new its.It also can be used to audio frequency or graph data and is used for the instruction of audio plays or graph data be sent to interactive apparatus.

Portable information storage medium 80 also can be used to extract computer code from interactive apparatus, thereby uses for other purposes.For example, user's achievement information can be recorded in the user log files of preserving in the portable information storage medium 80.User's achievement information can register in user's the journal file, simultaneously with this achievement information uploading in computer server.By achievement information and optional personal information, computer server can be selected suitable content for the user.This achievement information can be recorded in the user journal in the portable information storage medium 80, and uploads to computer server.Thus, this interactive apparatus can be adapted to user's learning ability along with the variation of time, and provides different and new challenge to the user.Describe adaptability learning program and system in detail in the U.S. Patent application of submitting on August 4th, 2,000 09/632,424, this application is assigned to assignee of the present invention, and its form with reference is incorporated the application in full into here.

In certain embodiments, portable information storage medium will computer code be sent to pedestal and transmits from pedestal.For example, this pedestal has or is connected with this transceiver of a transceiver (as, RF transceiver) computer code is received or send to a computing machine that separates with pedestal.In another example, this pedestal can have a data port such as USB (USB (universal serial bus)) mouth, so that the user is sent to pedestal by physical connection with data and transmits from pedestal.This physical connection can be a data line that links to each other with computing machine.

Available battery or cable come to be the interactive apparatus power supply.The preferred battery that adopts to be the power supply of the electron device in the pedestal 12.In addition, when interactive apparatus (as 1 or 3 minute or longer) not use in the given time, pedestal 12 can be cut off the electricity supply automatically.Do the electric power that when the user forgets the shutoff interactive apparatus, to preserve battery like this.

Child particularly, they forget after using up possibly and close electronic toy.

As mentioned above, electrical device array 88 can be positioned under the main surface of pedestal.Electrical equipment in this array can regularly arrangedly also can be arranged brokenly.For example, these electrical equipments can be arranged in the array of being made up of several row and columns.Each electrical equipment can be corresponding to a specific row and the specific row in the electrical device array 88.Figure 4 shows that the array electric diagram of a schematic routine electric switch.8 row, 14 row totally 112 switches are arranged in the figure, and it is marking 1 to 112 respectively.Each switch is all corresponding to a specific row and specific row.In the array of electrical equipment, a part of electrical equipment in the array can be corresponding to the printing element in the lamellar body, and other electrical equipment in the array can be corresponding to the printing element in another lamellar body simultaneously.For example, referring to Fig. 4, the printing element in first lamellar body can be used to starting switch 47,60 and 69 in design, and provide with first lamellar body on the relevant output of printing element.Second lamellar body can be used to starting switch 71,74 and 80 in design, and provide with second lamellar body on the relevant output of printing element.Switches different in the array is designated as and different lamellar bodies is collaborative uses, the electrical equipment in just will electrical device array distributes again so that be that different lamellar bodies extracts different output in the pedestal.

In certain embodiments, the one or more electrical equipments in the electrical device array 88 are designated is used for discerning a used specific lamellar body that has one or more different printing elements of user.All have a printing element in each lamellar body so that start a specific electrical equipment.This electrical equipment can be specified to be used for notifying pedestal in advance: be a different lamellar body on the pedestal.After the startup, the particular electrical component in the electrical device array 88 can be specified to extract output once more, wherein should export corresponding to the new lamellar body on the pedestal.

In order to clearly demonstrate, refer again to Fig. 4, the first lamellar body (not shown) is arranged on the switch arrays.Can press " going " button (or other indication) in the first lamellar body upper right corner with starting switch 14 this moment.The synthesized voice that loudspeaker sends in the pedestal can point out the user to supress " going " button.By starting switch 14, it is first lamellar body on pedestal that processor is just determined now.Switch 85,87 and 89 is designated as the output that is used for extracting the printing element on first lamellar body.After the printing element with first lamellar body carries out alternately, second lamellar body can be placed on the switch arrays.This second lamellar body has " a going " button in the lower right corner.

" going " button in second lamellar body can be arranged on the switch 112.Other printing element in second lamellar body can be arranged on switch 85,87 and 89.In case press " going " button in second lamellar body, switch 112 just starts, and processor is just determined second lamellar body and is on the pedestal.Thereby processor is redistributed switch 85,87 subsequently and is activated extraction in the season output relevant with second lamellar body with 89 at them, rather than the output relevant with first lamellar body.

As mentioned above, this electrical equipment can be a pressure sensitive switch.In certain embodiments, each switch all has one and goes up conductive region and a following conductive region, does not contact when not adding upward pressure between the two.Last conductive region can be lined up specific delegation, and conductive region can be lined up specific row (or conversely) at present together.When pressure was added to conductive region, last conductive region contacted with following conductive region, thereby makes the closing of circuit starting switch.Processor is determined down the row and column that compresses switch.From storer, extract the output of distributing to this starting switch then, then this output is offered the user.

Figure 5 shows that the planimetric map of a part of switch arrays in one embodiment of the invention.Following conductive region 42 (a), 42 (b) are corresponding to the row in the switch arrays.Following conductive region 42 (a), 42 (b) for example can be the conductive ink that is imprinted on the dielectric base.Each row is isolated by insulating regions 46 electricity between conductive region 42 (a), 42 (b) down.On following conductive region 42 (a), 42 (b) a plurality of insulation spacers 44 are arranged.

Insulation spacer 44 separates its corresponding conductive region (not shown) that goes up of following conductive region 42 (a), 42 (b) of switch.Last conductive region separates with following conductive region 42 (a), 42 (b) by air gap.Do not having under the situation of pressure, thereby this air gap separately makes switch be in open mode the conductive region up and down of switch.

When pressure is added on the switch, thereby last conductive region contacts the formation closed circuit with following conductive region.Referring to Fig. 6, pressure can be added to pedestal main surperficial 29 on.The user can be added to pressure on main surperficial 29 with for example finger or mark writing tools.

Main surface 29 can be on the insulation course 52, is printed on conductive region 54 on this on the insulation course 52.Last insulation course 52 can be made by for example mylar MylarTM or other suitable flexible insulating material.Insulation spacer 44 is used for preventing that the following conductive region 42 on conductive region 54 and the following insulation course 60 from contacting with each other.Yet, when pressure is added on main surperficial 29,

last insulation course

52 and 54 distortion of last conductive region.Then, last conductive region 54 just contacts with following conductive region 42, so just starts this switch.The conductive material that constitutes conductive region can be an also configuration material of solid material.Thereby conductive profile can reduce conductive material used in the interactive apparatus saves cost.

Can not start this switch thereby can regulate the palm that makes the user to the maximum sideshake between the adjacent insulation spacer 44, and the user can come starting switch with finger or mark writing tools, insulation spacer 44 wherein separates the conductive region up and down of switch.For example, in certain embodiments, the maximum sideshake of adjacent insulation spacer 44 approximately can be between 0.3175 inch to 1.27 centimetres (or still less).Thus, the user can be placed on palm on the main surface of pedestal, and needn't worry the unexpected switch that starts main surface underneath of meeting.

The position of contact can be corresponding to the pattern that marks or indicate on interactive lamellar body or the template on the main surface 29 between the last conductive region 54 and 42.In the embodiment of this interactive apparatus, include pair of conductive zone 42 and 54 in the pattern of expression block " A ".Below the block " A " of movable lamellar body, 10 pairs of contacts for example can be arranged.When coming that with crayon the block on the movable lamellar body " A " is carried out when painted, 10 pairs of contacts start in order repeatedly, and interactive apparatus response simultaneously is with sound signal.For example, sound can be " this is alphabetical A, reads " aaeee " among " aeh " or apple apple or the April april ".This interactive apparatus can continue to play other sound as long as letter " A " still is being colored.For example, can continue played songs " flower in April " or bright ode speech " one day apple need not be seen the doctor ".If child is giving block " A " painted, so painted behavior may not can be finished continuously, and child may stop several seconds and crayon taken away from lamellar body.When child continues when painted, sound needn't start anew, and only is all the more so when temporarily stopping a few second child particularly.Because traditional " knock-on " technology is symmetrical, therefore suspends the back and continue to adopt when painted also restarting of inhibit signal of affirmation action that traditional knock-on technology can inhibit signal child.(traditional knock-on technology truly count down to predetermined numeral as needing before the non-vacation with repeating to contact at confirmation signal, and will wait for the contact of missing predetermined number in the delegation before confirming this signal terminating.) when child began to scribble, the startup of sound had better not postpone, therefore known knock-on technology and not being suitable for addresses this problem, voice initiated problem when promptly each child suspends several seconds.Therefore interactive apparatus of the present invention has creatively adopted asymmetric knock-on technology in design.Begin to be called " negative edge " with what contact in the set of contact below, the termination that contacts in the set of contact is called " rising edge ".In this creationary asymmetric knock-on technology, for the electric signal of given sampling rate, negative edge only needs just can demonstrate electric signal and confirmation signal correct (or " well ") to the contact sets once sampling.In contrast, rising edge needs to miss in the delegation 39 samplings could confirm that action stops, and this situation is actually and appears at when not detecting electric signal.If before 39 samplings, detect any one electric signal, it just looks like not take place at all to interrupt that the same (when above-mentioned numerical value 1 and 39 selection only is in order to illustrate that sound recovers, asymmetric knock-on technology preferably adopts the very big numerical value of difference usually, therefore can use various suitable numerical value.) like this, just can avoid sound unexpectedly to jump to head.Therefore in an embodiment of the present invention, if the user does not carry out alternately with lamellar body within the predetermined time, sound can start anew, rather than has played to user's place from the front.

In the above-described embodiments, pedestal is generally a single integral body.Yet in other embodiments, pedestal can have an articulated structure, thereby the different piece of pedestal is amounted to together.Figure 7 shows that a pedestal 800 that has articulated structure 810.

The book 815 that has printing element 817 can be arranged on the pedestal 800.Loudspeaker 802 is positioned at pedestal 800, and box 804 is arranged in the notch (not shown) of pedestal 800 sides.The recess 806 in the outside, sideline is at the fashionable put pen 808 that is used for of this planar closed.As selection, this device can have a record pen clip 812 to clamp recording pointer 808.Recording pointer 808 can be write at book 815 enterprising rowers.In this example, book 815 comprises a plurality of printing elements 817, i.e.

numeral

1,2,3.

User's usable record pen 808 is write at these printing element subscripts, can offer the user with these

numeral

1,2,3 corresponding audio outputs respectively simultaneously.Other detailed content of relevant articulated type pedestal can be referring to the U.S. Patent application 09/777,262 that proposes February 5 calendar year 2001.This patented claim is incorporated the application into the form of reference here, and its assignee is identical with the application.

As mentioned above, in certain embodiments, can comprise the electrical device array of one group of antenna form in the pedestal.In these embodiments, the used recording pointer of pedestal can comprise a receiving antenna, and it links to each other with pedestal with a wire.

This recording pointer can be a kind of mark writing tools that is used for fixing pencil for example or crayon.When the user marks near a specific printing element when writing with this recording pointer, the antenna in the recording pointer can receive a signal, wherein the antenna of this signal under the recording pointer internal antenna.Fig. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are depicted as two routine recording pointers.In Fig. 8 (a) and 8 (b), do not show the electric wire of recording pointer.Recording pointer comprises a housing 78 shown in Fig. 8 (a).Be packaged with an antenna and an ink reservoir 72 in the recording pointer housing 78.Ink in the ink reservoir 72 can be fed to the top 76 of recording pointer.Recording pointer shown in Fig. 8 (b) has a recording pointer housing 78 and an antenna 74.In the present embodiment, this recording pointer can be fixed such as crayon or the such mark writing tools 80 of pencil-lead.Different with the embodiment of Fig. 8 (a), the mark writing tools 80 that can separately use can insert and be fixed in the recording pointer housing 78.

Interactive system

In certain embodiments, can send (as downloading) from the server of the far-end computer code that interactive apparatus is used to the user.The output of different printing element on different lamellar bodies and/or the different lamellar body of this code instruction of output (or be used for playing).The code that also some can be used for processing the lamellar body that has the different printing element sends to the user.The code of these lamellar bodies can adopt standard graphics file layout such as bitmap file or jpeg file.In case the code of these lamellar bodies is downloaded to user site, the user just can be printed these lamellar bodies at customer location with printer.After printing lamellar body, the sheet physical efficiency is used for this interactive apparatus.

Also the electronic chart of downloading lamellar body can be downloaded to user's website in addition.

In certain embodiments, the code of any or whole code of lamellar body, electronic chart and the output relevant with printing element on the lamellar body can be included in one and sends to the content bag of user site from remote server.

Referring now to Fig. 9, the system of one embodiment of the invention is described.This system comprises home site 109 and user site 120.User site 120 for example can family, school or work place.Home site 109 can link to each other by a communication media 107 with user site 120.Many user site are arranged now.

Yet, only show a user site for making explanation concise and to the point.

Home site 109 can comprise a server 105 by service provider's operation.In this example, home site 109 has a station server 105, and it can content data storehouse 103 and Profile database 101.

Server 105 is a powerful computing machine normally, and it is computer cluster also.For example, large scale computer, a microcomputer group or of this server as one group of server of a unit.In a kind of situation, this server can be a database server that links to each other with the webserver.This server can be treated as a computing machine that is used for handling one or more client server requests.For example, one or more client computer machine 109 at the different user website can link to each other with this server by communication media 107 and one or more ISP (ISPs) (not shown).Usually, client computer is littler than the internal memory of server 105, and computing power is poor.As a rule, server 105 is arranged in the remote location of client computer 109.

Server 105 can have the computer code of carrying out various proper function.For example, the code that is used for upgrading files on each of customers in the subscriber profile data storehouse be can have in the server 105, the code of data and the code that is used for sending the data to each personnel are used for extracting from any suitable data storehouse.Also can provide following these codes: be used for to the code of content bag chosen content, be used for gathering the code of content bag and be used for the content bag is sent to user's code.This content bag can comprise: audio frequency output code, figure output code, be used for audio plays or figure code instruction code, have each lamellar body of printing element code, be used for the code of customized information, the code of electronic chart that printing element and specific output are associated etc.

Server 105 and client computer 109 can by communication media such as internet particularly world wide web (www) carry out communication.The used communications protocol of server 105 and client computer can comprise HTTP (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)), TCP/IP (the terminal called agreement/net joins agreement mutually) or other agreement.

Server 105 can have the data of representing the website.It is preferably the user's of amusement under-18s webpage can to have the suitable while of number in the website.On the website, user (or other people such as user father and mother) for example can generate a files on each of customers, setting hobby, game replaying and be content bag chosen content.

Profile database 101 can comprise the data and the user profile of individual subscriber hobby.User Profile information can comprise user's essential information.This class essential information comprises age, hobby, address, phone, e-mail address, school, relatives, teacher, father and mother of user etc.User Profile information also can comprise the information of user preferences.User preferences can comprise Cup of tea thing, relatives, teacher, song, motion, food and cartoon.

Information in the Profile database 101 can be used to identify the information that downloads in the user site 120 and be sent to interactive apparatus 113.Thus, user's use feeling can be personalized more.For example, files on each of customers shows that the user likes motion.Can thus be the user and select some mathematical problems relevant or the code of sentence with motion, and by being used for this interactive apparatus after the user's download.

Content data base 103 can comprise various suitable contents.This content can comprise information used in the interactive apparatus.This category information for example can comprise: problem (as, enquirement, a difficult problem, riddle, test) and song, recreation, hint, music, the fact, greeting and message (as, seek help, encourage, prompting or error message).Content data base 103 also can comprise the code of the electronic chart that is used for different lamellar bodies.In addition, also can be the computer code that has the printing element lamellar body in the content data base 103.This code can download to user site 120, then in user site 120 here with the printer prints lamellar body that comes out.

Content in the content data base 103 also can adopt various suitable forms to preserve.For example, this content can be preserved with compression or unpressed form, also can preserve, can also preserve with graphic file such as video file, image file (as the position as file) and the form of text with the form of audio files such as mp3 file, wav file and MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) file.

In user site 120 here, client computer 109 can link to each other with a printer 115 with a connection device 111 in operation.Connection device 111 and printer 115 can link to each other with client computer 109 in wireless or wired mode (as cable).This interactive apparatus 113 can and pass through client computer 109 from server 105 there receiving computer codes by means of connection device 111.

Client computer 109 and printer 115 can have various suitable characteristics.For example, client computer 109 can be the logical personal computer based on Windows operating system of a Daepori.It can have a kind of suitable network browser such as Microsoft Explorer.Printer 115 can be any suitable printing device.Here comprise for example: thermal printer, laser printer, ink-jet printer, dot-matrix printer etc.

Connection device 111 can be various suitable device, as long as it can transmit data between client computer 109 and interactive apparatus 113.Connection device 111 for example can be a transceiver such as wireless RF (radio frequency) transceiver or an infrared transceiver.Yet in a preferred embodiment, connection device 111 can read information and information can be write the mobile message storage medium from portable information storage medium.In a typical embodiment, this movable type information storage medium can be a kind of storage box that can be inserted in connection device 111 and interactive apparatus 113 pedestals.Data can directly or indirectly be sent to interactive apparatus by connection device 111.

System shown in Figure 9 show with in, the user can contact server 105 by communication media 107 usefulness client computers 109.

When the website on the server 105 was conducted interviews, the specific lamellar body that the user can select to have specific printing element was downloaded.In addition, perhaps as selection, the individual subscriber document in the individual document database 101 of server 105 usefulness extracts specific content for the user from content data base 103.Then all contents are formed altogether a content bag.This content bag for example comprises: the code of printing new lamellar body with standard printer; The electronic chart that ad-hoc location on printing element in the lamellar body and the pedestal and specific output are associated; Make interactive apparatus form the code of specific output.

Client computer 109 can receive the content bag.Then, the user is inserted into a data capsule in the connection device 111, and the code of electronic chart and the code of the specific output of formation are written into data capsule by connection device 111.Afterwards, the user takes out data capsule from connection device 111, portable information storage medium is inserted in the pedestal of interactive apparatus 113.In this pedestal, thereby the computer code that newly sends can be used to the function of interactive apparatus upgraded and makes it can be applicable to the lamellar body of being downloaded.

Be sent at code before or after the pedestal of interactive apparatus, the user can be at the VGA display device preview lamellar body of display device (not shown) as linking to each other with client computer 109.With display device to the lamellar body preview intact after, available printer 115 prints lamellar body, printer wherein also is connected on the client computer 109.Just can come to use these lamellar bodies then with aforesaid mode with the interactive apparatus after upgrading 113.

System shown in Figure 9 has many advantages.For example, adopt system shown in Figure 9, the different lamellar bodies that have the different printing element can be downloaded to user's website.Also can download some computer codes (as electronic chart) comes the interactive apparatus reprogramming to be adapted to new lamellar body.Therefore, the user is not limited to the obtainable lamellar body in for example local shop.The user can read new different content easily, and this interactive apparatus can constantly attract the user thus.

In certain embodiments, thus this interactive apparatus can use with the equipment of other type and forms the equipment that a cover can be grown up and for example educate one's children along with child.Wherein each equipment (as educational toy) all can be designed to be used for educating the child of certain age level.For example, the interactive apparatus of one embodiment of the invention can be designed to be used for educating 3 to 6 years old child.

Available another equipment, as U.S. Pat 6,142, a described embodiment shown in 784 (its assignee is identical with assignee of the present invention, and its form with reference is incorporated the application in full into here) educates 7 to 12 years old child.Educate 12 to 16 and 1 to 3 years old etc. child with other equipment again.This group equipment can be used as the part of individualized education service and uses together, thereby makes children have different equipment, and these equipment can be complementary, can help child constantly to learn along with child's growth.

Terminology used here and expression-form only are used for illustration purpose rather than a kind of restriction, the equivalents of described feature shown in the use of this class term and expression-form is not got rid of or part.Within protection domain of the present invention, may also have various alter modes.In addition, under the condition that does not break away from inventive concept of the present invention, any one in one embodiment of the invention or a plurality of feature all can combine use with any one or a plurality of feature among other embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of method that generates audio frequency output, this method comprises: a) lamellar body is placed on the surface of a pedestal, is printed on printing element on the lamellar body wherein; B) near this printing element on the lamellar body, mark and write this lamellar body with a mark writing tools; And c) generates one and the corresponding audio frequency output of this printing element.

2, method as claimed in claim 1, printing element wherein comprise that a letter and the output of audio frequency wherein comprise and this letter information corresponding.

3, method as claimed in claim 1, b wherein) comprise with the mark writing tools and writing at the enterprising rower of printing element.

4, method as claimed in claim 1, lamellar body wherein are scraps of paper, and the mark writing tools is a crayon.

5, method as claimed in claim 1, printing element wherein comprise that a letter and the output of audio frequency wherein comprise the explanation of this alphabetical sound, this letter and the speech of starting with this letter.

6, method as claimed in claim 1, c wherein) at b) carry out before.

7, method as claimed in claim 1, pedestal wherein comprise one group of electric array of elements under a surface and this base-plates surface.

8, method as claimed in claim 1, pedestal wherein comprise one group of pressure-active element array under a surface and this base-plates surface, and method wherein further comprises: pressure is added on the pressure-active element in this pressure-active element array.

9, method as claimed in claim 1, pedestal wherein comprise two by an articulated structure joined portions.

10, a kind of interactive apparatus, it comprises: a) pedestal, it comprises i) be used for receiving the surface of a lamellar body, be printed on printing element on this lamellar body, ii) this subsurface electrical device array; Iii) processor, it links to each other with this electrical device array in operation; An iv) storer, it links to each other with processor in operation; V) audio output apparatus, it links to each other with processor in operation; And b) a mark writing tools, it is suitable near this printing element on the lamellar body mark and writes; Wherein when the user marked near printing element with the mark writing tools, audio output apparatus was suitable for providing and the corresponding audio frequency output of this printing element.

11, as the device of claim 10, mark writing tools wherein separates with pedestal.

12, as the device of claim 10, mark writing tools wherein comprises a receiving antenna.

13, as the device of claim 10, printing element wherein comprises letter.

14, as the device of claim 10, pedestal wherein comprises two by an articulated structure joined portions.

15, as the device of claim 10, it comprises that further one is used for lamellar body is fixed to movable die plate on the pedestal.

16, as the device of claim 10, interactive apparatus wherein further comprises a portable information storage medium, and pedestal wherein further comprises a slot for portable information storage medium use.

17, as the device of claim 10, mark writing tools wherein links to each other with pedestal physically.

18, as the device of claim 10, mark writing tools wherein is a crayon.

19, as the device of claim 10, audio output apparatus wherein is a loudspeaker.

20, as the device of claim 10, electrical device array wherein is the pressure sensitive switch array.

21, as the device of claim 10, interactive apparatus wherein adopts asymmetric knock-on technology to determine whether the user carries out with lamellar body within the predetermined time alternately.

22, a kind of system, it comprises: an a) server; B) interactive apparatus, it comprises a pedestal, wherein this pedestal comprises i) be used for receiving the surface of a lamellar body, be printed on printing element on the lamellar body wherein, ii) this subsurface electrical device array, iii) processor, it links to each other with this electrical device array in operation, an iv) storer, and it links to each other with processor on operating, storer wherein comprises an output that is associated with this printing element, and v) output device, it links to each other with this processor in operation, when lamellar body is positioned on the above-mentioned surface, carried out after the interactive operation user and printing element, this output device just produces above-mentioned output; C) client computer, it links to each other with server in operation; And d) printer, it links to each other with this client computer in operation.

23, as the system of claim 22, it further is included in a communication media between server and the client computer, and communication media wherein is the internet.

24, as the system of claim 22, electrical device array wherein is one group of pressure sensitive switch array.

25, as the system of claim 22, it further comprises this lamellar body, and lamellar body wherein is a color page.

26, as the system of claim 22, interactive apparatus wherein further comprises a mark writing tools.

27, as the system of claim 22, interactive apparatus wherein further comprises a mark writing tools that links to each other with this pedestal.

28, a kind of method, this method comprises: a) code is sent to the client computer of user site from server, code wherein is the lamellar body that is used for being printed on printing element thereon; B) print lamellar body at the user site place; C) lamellar body is placed on the pedestal of interactive apparatus, pedestal wherein comprises a surface and this subsurface electrical device array; D) when lamellar body is placed on the pedestal, carry out alternately with printing element; And e), provides one and the corresponding output of this printing element as response with the printing element interactive operation.

29,, wherein comprise pressure is added on this printing element with the interactive operation of printing element as the method for claim 28.

30, as the method for claim 28, electrical device array wherein comprises one group of pressure-sensitive electrical device array.

31, as the method for claim 28, electrical device array wherein comprises an aerial array.

32, as the method for claim 28, wherein with the interactive operation of this printing element be included in printing element on this lamellar body near mark and write.

33, as the method for claim 28, printing element wherein is letter, numeral or a symbol.

34,, wherein be output as audio frequency output as the method for claim 28.

35, as the method for claim 28, interactive operation wherein is included in the enterprising rower of printing element and writes.