US 11,726,619 B2
Children's toys with capacitive touch interactivity
Bradford Reese, Decatur, GA (US); Henrik Johansson, Dagang Industrial (CN); Adam Shillito, Dagang Industrial (CN); Tsz Kin Ho, Hong Kong (CN); Neil Ni, Dagang Industrial (CN); Chun Chung Yeung, Hong Kong (CN); and Qi He, ZhongShan (CN)
Assigned to KIDS II HAPE JOINT VENTURE LIMITED, Central (HK)
Filed by KIDS II HAPE JOINT VENTURE LIMITED, Central (HK)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/106,899.
Application 17/106,899 is a continuation of application No. 16/241,601, filed on Jan. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,901,560.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/722,082, filed on Aug. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/614,683, filed on Jan. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0081062 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); G09B 15/00 (2006.01); A63H 5/00 (2006.01); A63H 33/22 (2006.01); A63H 33/26 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/044 (2013.01) [A63H 5/00 (2013.01); A63H 33/22 (2013.01); A63H 33/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/0202 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G09B 5/06 (2013.01); G09B 15/00 (2013.01); A63H 2200/00 (2013.01); G10H 2220/165 (2013.01); G10H 2220/221 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A children's toy comprising:
a user input panel in the form of a simulated keyboard, the user input panel comprising a wood material and having a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein the simulated keyboard comprises a plurality of user input areas on the first surface configured to resemble piano keys, and wherein at least one recess is formed in the second surface beneath the plurality of user input areas whereby the user input panel has a first material thickness in the plurality of user input areas and a second material thickness outside of the plurality of user input areas, the second material thickness being substantially greater than the first material thickness;
at least one capacitive touch sensor associated with the plurality of user input areas and positioned within the at least one recess formed in the second surface of the user input panel;
at least one song card sensor configured for interaction with an interchangeable song card; and
a sound output device for generating a first sound output responsive to user contact with the user input areas and generating a second sound output responsive to interaction between the interchangeable song card and the at least one song card sensor.