Patents Assigned to Tomy Kogyo, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4717364
    Abstract: A voice actuated toy robot receives commands via a radio transmitter and receiver, and in response to receipt of these commands propogates a signal through a CPU. Initially the toy is programmed by storing records of commands in a memory which is associated with the CPU. Upon further receipt of identical commands, the CPU scans the memory and upon finding a match between a record in the memory and a new command, the CPU activates a switch associated with the record in the memory so as to set the switch. A mechanical interogator is capable of cycicly interogating a plurality of switches each of which corresponds to one of the records in the memory. Upon interogation of the switches, if it is determined a signal is present at one of the switches, the interogator ceases interogation and a mechanism is set so as to propogate motion from a motor to an appendage driving wheel or the like of the robot to produce an output in response to the audio command which was received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Inc.
    Inventor: Masami Furukawa
  • Patent number: D283634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Kato, Michael W. Nuttall
  • Patent number: D287986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Tomy Kogyo, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomotoshi Matsui