System and method for a motion sensing device which provides a visual or audible indication
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-021/00
A63B-043/00
A63H-033/18
A63B-043/06
A63B-069/00
G01P-001/08
H02J-007/00
H02J-007/02
H02J-007/32
G10H-001/26
A63B-021/005
G08B-005/36
G08B-021/18
A63H-005/00
A63H-029/22
A63H-029/24
A63H-033/26
G01P-015/18
H02J-050/10
A01K-015/02
H02J-050/20
A63B-071/06
H02J-005/00
출원번호
US-0378235
(2016-12-14)
등록번호
US-9878214
(2018-01-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Binder, Yehuda
출원인 / 주소
May Patents Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov
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초록▼
A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a batt
A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.
대표청구항▼
1. A toy device for using a received wireless Radio Frequency (RF) signal for amusement of a person or a pet, the device comprising: an electric motor for affecting physical movement of the device;a visible light emitter for emitting a visible light indicating a first status to the person or the pet
1. A toy device for using a received wireless Radio Frequency (RF) signal for amusement of a person or a pet, the device comprising: an electric motor for affecting physical movement of the device;a visible light emitter for emitting a visible light indicating a first status to the person or the pet;a wireless receiver for receiving the wireless RF signal;a rechargeable battery for powering the device;a battery charger connected for induction-based contactless charging of the rechargeable battery; anda ball-shaped enclosure housing the battery, the electric motor, and the visible light emitter,wherein the battery charger comprises, or consists of, an induction coil for inductively receiving AC power carried in an electromagnetic field of the wireless Radio Frequency (RF) signal, and for charging the rechargeable battery from the received AC power, andwherein the electric motor and the visible light emitter are controlled or activated in response to the received wireless RF signal. 2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a software and a processor for executing the software, the processor coupled to the electric motor, the visible light emitter, and the wireless receiver for activating or controlling the electric motor and the visible light emitter in response to the received wireless RF signal. 3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an accelerometer attached to the enclosure for producing an output signal responsive to an acceleration of the device, and wherein the accelerometer is coupled for activating or controlling the electric motor or the visible light emitter in response to the output signal. 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the accelerometer comprises, consists of, uses, or is based on, a piezoelectric, piezoresistive, capacitive, Micro-mechanical Electrical Systems (MEMS), or electromechanical accelerometer. 5. The device according to claim 3, wherein the output signal is responsive to the magnitude or the direction of the device acceleration, and the accelerometer is a single-axis, two-axis, or a three-axis accelerometer. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the visible light emitter comprises a semiconductor component, an incandescent lamp, or a fluorescent lamp. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the visible light emitter comprises a Light Emitting Diode (LED). 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the LED is a multi-color LED operative to illuminate in multiple colors, and wherein the first status is indicated by changing between colors. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the visible light emitter is operative to indicate a second status, wherein the visible light emitter is operative to illuminate in multiple colors, and wherein the first status is indicated by a first color and the second status is indicated by a second color different from the first color. 10. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first status is indicated by steadiness, blinking, intensity level, duty-cycle, or flashing, of the illumination of the visible light emitter. 11. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an audible signaling component for emitting an audible sound indicating a first status to the person or the pet in response to the received wireless RF signal. 12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the audible signaling component comprises, or uses, an electro-mechanical transducer, an electro-acoustical transducer, or a piezoelectric sounder. 13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the audible signaling component comprises, or uses, a loudspeaker, and the device further comprises a memory storing the audible sound in a digital form, and a digital to analog converter coupled between the memory and the loudspeaker for reproducing, by the loudspeaker, the stored audible sound. 14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the audible signaling component consists of, comprises, or uses, a buzzer, a chime, a whistler, or a ringer, and wherein the emitted audible sound comprises a single tone, multiple tones, a melody, or music. 15. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a random number generator coupled to the processor and operative to output a random number, wherein the signaling or the physical movement is activated or controlled in response to the random number, and wherein the random number generator is a hardware based generator that is based on a physical process, or a software-based generator, and wherein the processor executes random number generator software that includes an algorithm for generating pseudo-random numbers. 16. The device according to claim 1, further for use with a portable electronic device, the device further comprising a modem coupled to the processor for communicating with, and for being controlled by, the portable electronic device using the wireless RF signal. 17. The device according to claim 16, in combination with the portable electronic device. 18. The device according to claim 16, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a notebook computer, a laptop computer, a media player, a cellular telephone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a digital camera, a video recorder, or any combination thereof. 19. The device according to claim 1, wherein the enclosure is configured, dimensioned, formed, or structured as a game ball that is a cricket ball, baseball, basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, rugby ball, golf ball, or volleyball ball. 20. The device according to claim 1, for use with a wireless network, wherein the device is further operative for communicating over the wireless network. 21. The device according to claim 20, wherein the wireless RF signal is carried over the wireless network. 22. The device according to claim 20, wherein the wireless network is a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), that uses Bluetooth protocol according to IEEE 802.15.1 standard. 23. The device according to claim 20, wherein the wireless network is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), that uses Bluetooth protocol according to IEEE 802.11 standard. 24. The device according to claim 1, further comprising an electric sensor coupled to the processor and having an output responsive to a physical phenomenon. 25. The device according to claim 24, wherein the sensor is a light sensor, force sensor, or pressure sensor. 26. The device according to claim 24, wherein the sensor is a light sensor that comprises one or more photocells.
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