US 11,853,513 B2
Toys with capacitive touch features
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, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed by KIDS II HAPE JOINT VENTURE LIMITED, Kowloon (HK)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,757.
Application 17/504,757 is a continuation of application No. 16/906,485, filed on Jun. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,182,030.
Application 16/906,485 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/241,601, filed on Jan. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,901,560.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,985, filed on Jun. 21, 2019.
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 2022/0035471 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G09B 15/00 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); A63H 5/00 (2006.01); A63H 33/22 (2006.01); A63H 33/26 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (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 interface panel comprising a natural wood material and a plurality of separate user input areas arranged in an array. the user interface panel comprising a continuous unitary component incorporating the plurality of separate user input areas and continuous interconnecting webs of material extending between the separate user input areas:
a capacitive touch sensor system comprising a plurality of separate capacitive touch sensors. each of the plurality of separate capacitive touch sensors being operatively associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of separate user input areas of the user interface panel: and
an electronic input-output system configured to receive input signals from each of the plurality of capacitive touch sensors and to output different audible sounds responsive to input signals received from each of the capacitive touch sensors.
wherein the user interface panel comprises a first material thickness in the user input areas, and a second material thickness outside of the user input areas, the second material thickness being substantially greater than the first material thickness, whereby at least one recess is formed in a bottom surface of the user interface panel beneath the user input areas, and wherein the capacitive touch sensors are positioned within the at least one recess formed in the bottom surface of the user interface panel beneath the user input areas.