Text/icon display predictor entertainment device
Patent 6368176 Issued on April 9, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 10, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 10, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3119621 3168315 3675241 3740039 3798833 Crystal ball Sound-producing mirror toy Talking crystal ball toy Toy and method providing audio output representative of message optically sensed by the toy Impact sensitive talking ball InventorsApplicationNo. 393720 filed on 09/10/1999US Classes:446/397, SOUNDING446/169For moving figure or figure portionExaminersPrimary: Rimell, SamAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63H 005/00AbstractA fortune telling entertainment device includes an electronic library of stored text and displayable icons, one of which library entries is selected, preferably at least quasi-randomly, and displayed in apparent response to a user's question. The user preferably shakes the device, which motion initiates a pre-answer period during which optional entertainment display and sound may be output. After initiation is completed, a circuit selects, at least quasi-randomly, a response that is then displayed as an answer to the user's question. | |
