Patents by Inventor Eric Thomas Shuler
Eric Thomas Shuler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8952887Abstract: A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glenn Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Patent number: 7916124Abstract: A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glenn Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Publication number: 20080145823Abstract: An apparatus and method of interacting with a user is described. The method includes identifying a structure coupled to a base unit, wherein the structure includes a visual identifier. A sound is generated using a speaker of the base unit, wherein the sound is associated with the visual identifier of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Thomas Shuler, Jorge Soto, Petra Ute Trimmel
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Patent number: 7106309Abstract: A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2003Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glen Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Patent number: 6905391Abstract: An interactive shopping role-play toy comprises a toy item bin, a first set of toy items replicating shopping items, an input device adapted to uniquely identify each of the toy items; and an audio playback device adapted to play an audio acknowledgment associated with the identified toy item. The audio acknowledgement is uniquely associated with the identified toy item. The input device is configured to uniquely identify a toy item when the toy item is within physical proximity of the input device. Each toy item includes an RF identification tag corresponding to a unique electronic identification, and the input device includes an RF identification tag reader.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Jorge Gabriel Soto, Kathleen Campisano, Richard Glen Freeman, Eric Thomas Shuler
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Publication number: 20040104890Abstract: Interactive books are disclosed. An example includes a front cover and a rear cover. At least one page is between the front and rear covers. A binder couples the front cover, the rear cover, and the at least one page together. An antenna is in the rear cover. A stylus is coupled to either the front or the rear cover, and an output device such as a speaker is coupled to the front or the rear cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: John Caldwell, Larry Lynch, L. James Marggraff, Eric Thomas Shuler
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Publication number: 20030218604Abstract: A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glen Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Patent number: 6641401Abstract: An interactive apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the interactive apparatus includes a base unit. The base unit can has a surface and an array of electrical elements under the surface. A removable template is placed on the base unit and is positioned over the surface. The removable template has a movable element that the user can move and a speaker in the apparatus can produce an audio output in response to the movement of the movable element.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glen Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Publication number: 20030171063Abstract: An interactive shopping role-play toy comprises a toy item bin, a first set of toy items replicating shopping items, an input device adapted to uniquely identify each of the toy items; and an audio playback device adapted to play an audio acknowledgment associated with the identified toy item. The audio acknowledgement is uniquely associated with the identified toy item. The input device is configured to uniquely identify a toy item when the toy item is within physical proximity of the input device. Each toy item includes an RF identification tag corresponding to a unique electronic identification, and the input device includes an RF identification tag reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Jorge Gabriel Soto, Kathleen Campisano, Richard Glen Freeman, Eric Thomas Shuler
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Patent number: 6608618Abstract: A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glen Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Publication number: 20030153413Abstract: The present invention provides a sports toy with multiple instructional modalities which combine auditory, visual, and kinesthetic stimulation to teach and reinforce language skills. In one embodiment, a sports toy comprises a goal defining an aperture and a switch associated with the goal for indicating that a goal has been scored. A memory is operatively associated with the switch. A voice synthesizer is operatively associated with the memory and a speaker is in turn operatively associated with the voice synthesizer. Code stored in the memory causes sounds associated with language to sound from the speaker after the switch is activated. The sounds associated with the language include letter names, letter sounds, words, or phonics. The sports toy may also comprise an electronic visual display operatively associated with the memory for displaying stored images, such as letters or words, after the switch is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2003Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Eric Thomas Shuler, Jorge Gabriel Soto
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Publication number: 20030129572Abstract: Infants and toddlers are introduced to learning through musical sounds and visual stimulation related to different fields of experience. A learning center table includes a hinged book moveable to display a first or a second page. Turning the page selects between a first and a second mode of operation. In one embodiment, the first page illustrates learning indicia such as letters or numbers, with child/toy interaction giving rise to stimulus related primarily to the concepts to be learned. In a second mode, the second page illustrates musical indicia such as instruments and notes, and child/toy interaction gives rise to stimulus related primarily to musical concepts such as timbre, melody, and rhythm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Eric Thomas Shuler, Kathleen Campisano, Stephanie Elias, Christa McClintock
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Publication number: 20020197587Abstract: An interactive apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the interactive apparatus includes a base unit. The base unit can has a surface and an array of electrical elements under the surface. A removable template is placed on the base unit and is positioned over the surface. The removable template has a movable element that the user can move and a speaker in the apparatus can produce an audio output in response to the movement of the movable element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2001Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glen Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Publication number: 20020197588Abstract: A method for producing an output in response to an interaction with a print element on a sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a sheet comprising a print element on a surface of a base unit. A user can then mark on the sheet in the vicinity of the print element with a marking instrument. An audio output that corresponds to the print element is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2001Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Michael C. Wood, Tracey Hope Jedrzejek, Richard Glen Freeman, Mark Flowers, Eric Thomas Shuler, Margaret E. Grunert, Jason Avery
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Patent number: D489367Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Larry Lynch, Eric Thomas Shuler, George Heropoulos
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Patent number: D500316Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Larry Lynch, Eric Thomas Shuler, George Heropoulos