US 11,776,418 B2
Interactive phonics game system and method
Andrew Butler, Sunnyvale, CA (US); F Brian Iannce, San Jose, CA (US); Carey Lee, Redwood City, CA (US); and Hector Javier Farias, Castro Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Learning Squared, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Learning Squared, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/152,032.
Application 17/152,032 is a continuation of application No. 16/794,591, filed on Feb. 19, 2020, granted, now 10,922,994.
Application 16/794,591 is a continuation of application No. 16/451,756, filed on Jun. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,607,501.
Application 16/451,756 is a continuation of application No. 15/428,154, filed on Feb. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,380,909.
Application 15/428,154 is a continuation of application No. 14/838,307, filed on Aug. 27, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/044,310, filed on Aug. 31, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0248919 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09B 17/00 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); A63H 3/36 (2006.01); A63H 17/26 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01)
CPC G09B 17/003 (2013.01) [A63H 3/36 (2013.01); A63H 17/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G09B 5/065 (2013.01); A63H 2200/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
detecting, by one or more processors in communication with a sensor, at least two figurines;
determining, by the one or more processors, a word that corresponds to an action performable by the at least two figurines;
determining, by the one or more processors, that the word is correlated by a database to an animation, the correlated animation depicting the action performable by the at least two detected figurines; and
initiating, by the one or more processors, display of the animation that depicts the action that corresponds to the word and is performable by the at least two figurines.