Abstract: A screenless smart toy device may be a block made of natural or wooden material and may include a transparent or semi-transparent panel allowing one or more LEDs, from within the smart toy device, to be visible when illuminated. The smart toy device may read RFID values from various objects, such as tiles having objects depicted thereupon and RFID tags embedded within, and play different sounds and/or illuminate its LEDs with different colors based on the RFID tag that was read. The smart toy device may operate in a variety of modes, such as in a play/explore mode, quiz mode, definition mode, etc. The smart toy device may be configured into different modes and/or language settings by use of a mode card or separate application.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 14, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 29, 2023
Assignee:
Kiri, Inc.
Inventors:
Nicholas Porfilio, Jacob Starley, Justin Egbert, Robert Monson