Patents by Inventor Jacob Gabai
Jacob Gabai 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: 6959166Abstract: The present invention relates to computer systems and methods generally and more particularly to development of interactive constructs, to techniques for teaching such development, and to verbally interactive toys.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6773322Abstract: A programmable assembly toy including a multiplicity of toy elements which are joinable to define a player selectable structure including a plurality of controllable toy elements which are joinable by a player with the selectable structure, and a player programmable control system for controlling the operation of the plurality of controllable toy elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6773344Abstract: Methods and apparatus for integrating interactive toys with interactive television and cellular communication systems are described. Interactive toys have real time conversations with users, preferably employing speech recognition. Interactive toys are preferably connected to at least one interactive toy server which is preferably connected to entertainment, education, sales promotion and other content providers possibly via Internet communication systems. Such a connection may utilize, for example, telephone lines, cellular communication systems, coaxial cables, satellite, DSL or other broadband systems. Interactive toys may be connected, via a wireless link, to a computing device such as a home computer, an Interactive Television set-top box or a base unit which provides Internet connectivity for the toy. Interactive toys may support mobile cellular or satellite communication. These toys are able to provide entertainment, education, sales promotion and other content to a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2000Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sanlerman, Nathan Weiss
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Publication number: 20020107591Abstract: A controllable toy system operative in conjunction with a household audio entertainment player, the system including a controllable toy, and an audio entertainment signal analyzer operative to analyze an audio entertainment signal so as to recognize therewithin predetermined audio entertainment elements and to command the controllable toy to perform at least one action according to the predetermined audio entertainment elements at a time corresponding to a time at which the audio entertainment elements are played by the household audio entertainment player.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 1998Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventors: OZ GABAI, JACOB GABAI, NIMROD SANDLERMAN
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Publication number: 20020068500Abstract: An adaptive toy system including a multiplicity of interactive toys, each of which is connected to a computer network and adaptive toy operation software which is supplied to the multiplicity of interactive toys via the computer network, the adaptive toy operation software being operative to provide feedback, based on play experience with at least some of the multiplicity of interactive toys, via the computer network and to employ the feedback in adapting itself so as to change the play experience provided thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2000Publication date: June 6, 2002Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6368177Abstract: There is provided a method for using a toy for effecting sales over a public network, the method comprising: providing a toy having interactive speaking and listening functionality; connecting the toy via a public network to at least one server having transactional functionality; and effecting sales by employing the transactional functionality via the interactive speaking and listening functionality of said toy.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1999Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Creator, Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6356867Abstract: A system for generating scripts having verbal content. The system includes a computer having a user input receiver operative to receive a user's definition of a script for at least one computer-controllable animated physical figure. The script includes a plurality of interconnected script elements each representing an action performable by the computer-controllable animated figure. The script comprises at least one verbal script element representing a verbal action performable by the computer-controllable animated figure. A graphics interface is operative to generate a pictorial image of the script as the script is generated by the user. The graphics interface including a drag and drop facility and a flowchart generating facility.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1999Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6352478Abstract: Amusement park apparatus including a first plurality of entertainment providing nodes playing a second plurality of games with a third plurality of players who are simultaneously playing the second plurality of games, a node controller operative to assign each player from among the third plurality of players to an individual game from among the second plurality of games and operative to control each individual node from among the first plurality of nodes such that when the individual node enters into an interaction with an individual player, the node plays, with the individual player, the game assigned to the individual player, and a communication network operative to associate each of the first plurality of nodes with the node controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1998Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Creator, Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Moshe Cohen, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Publication number: 20020005787Abstract: A wireless computer controlled household appliance system including a computer system including a first wireless transmitter and a first wireless receiver and operative to transmit a first transmission via the first wireless transmitter, and at least one household appliance including a second wireless transmitter and a second wireless receiver, the household appliance receiving the first transmission via the second wireless receiver and operative to carry out at least one action based on the first transmission, the household appliance being operative to transmit a second transmission via the second wireless transmitter and the computer system is operative to receive the second transmission via the first wireless receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 1998Publication date: January 17, 2002Inventors: OZ GABAI, JACOB GABAI, NIMROD SANDLERMAN
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Publication number: 20010031603Abstract: A programmable assembly toy including a multiplicity of toy elements which are joinable to define a player selectable structure including a plurality of controllable toy elements which are joinable by a player with the selectable structure, and a player programmable control system for controlling the operation of the plurality of controllable toy elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Publication number: 20010031652Abstract: Apparatus for a wireless computer controlled toy system is disclosed, the apparatus including a computer system operative to transmit a first transmission via a first wireless transmitter and at least one toy including a first wireless receiver, the toy receiving the first transmission via the first wireless receiver and operative to carry out at least one action based on said first transmission. A method for controlling the toy system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2000Publication date: October 18, 2001Applicant: CREATOR LTD.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman, Moshe Cohen
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Patent number: 6290566Abstract: A toy with developing skills, the toy including a fanciful figure having a capacity to perform an action, and action control circuitry operative to control the fanciful figure to perform the action at different levels of skill at different times.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Creator, Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Moshe Cohen, Jacob Gabai, Dov Shlomo Eylath, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Publication number: 20010021669Abstract: Apparatus for a wireless computer controlled toy system is disclosed, the apparatus including a computer system operative to transmit a first transmission via a first wireless transmitter and at least one toy including a first wireless receiver, the toy receiving the first transmission via the first wireless receiver and operative to carry out at least one action based on said first transmission. A method for controlling the toy system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2000Publication date: September 13, 2001Applicant: CREATOR LTD.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman, Moshe Cohen
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Patent number: 6206745Abstract: A programmable assembly toy including a multiplicity of toy elements which are joinable to define a player selectable structure including a plurality of controllable toy elements which are joinable by a player with the selectable structure, and a player programmable control system for controlling the operation of the plurality of controllable toy elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1998Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6160986Abstract: Interactive toy apparatus including:a toy having a fanciful physical appearance and including:at least one audio transducer; anda toy transceiver communicating with the audio transducer; anda computer including:a user input receiver;a user information storage unit storing information relating to a user's preferences received from a user via the user input receiver and relating to a user;a computer transceiver;a speech recognition unit receiving speech inputs from the user; andan interactive content controller employing the information relating to the user's preferences received via the user input receiver and stored in the user information storage unit and also employing the speech recognition output for providing interactive audio content to the user at the toy.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1998Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Creator LTDInventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Nimrod Sandlerman
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Patent number: 6075195Abstract: Apparatus for a wireless computer controlled toy system is disclosed, the apparatus including a computer system operative to transmit a first transmission via a first wireless transmitter and at least one toy including a first wireless receiver, the toy receiving the first transmission via the first wireless receiver and operative to carry out at least one action based on said first transmission. A method for controlling the toy system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1997Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Creator LtdInventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Moshe Cohen
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Patent number: 6022273Abstract: Apparatus for a wireless computer controlled toy system is disclosed, the apparatus including a computer system operative to transmit a first transmission via a first wireless transmitter and at least one toy including a first wireless receiver, the toy receiving the first transmission via the first wireless receiver and operative to carry out at least one action based on said first transmission. A method for controlling the toy system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1997Date of Patent: February 8, 2000Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Moshe Cohen
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Patent number: 5752880Abstract: Apparatus for a wireless computer controlled toy system is disclosed, the apparatus including a computer system operative to transmit a first transmission via a first wireless transmitter and at least one toy including a first wireless receiver, the toy receiving the first transmission via the first wireless receiver and operative to carry out at least one action based on said first transmission. A method for controlling the toy system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1995Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: Creator Ltd.Inventors: Oz Gabai, Jacob Gabai, Moshe Cohen