Patents by Inventor Rebecca S. Barclay

Rebecca S. Barclay 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).

  • Digital arts and crafts computer peripheral toy device
    Patent number: 8187051
    Abstract: A computer peripheral toy device is provided that connects to a personal computer and enables a child user to create drawings, animated figures, cards, posters, and other projects and items. The device includes a housing having a drawing tablet and a stylus that connects to the housing for use on the drawing tablet. There a plurality of buttons on the top surface of the housing that a user depresses when engaging in a drawing activity. Computer software is provided for installation on the personal computer in order to display data associated with a drawing activity. When executed by the computer, the computer software causes the computer to respond to the messages received from the controller to engage in a drawing activity using drawing style parameters based on which of the drawing style buttons, color palette buttons and design tool buttons are selected by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Miller, George A. Inashvili, John W. Taylor, Bruce R. Cordier, Rachel A. Wiatrowski, Rebecca S. Barclay, Diane M. Gambino
  • Digital Arts and Crafts Computer Peripheral Toy Device
    Publication number: 20090113091
    Abstract: A computer peripheral toy device is provided that connects to a personal computer and enables a child user to create drawings, animated figures, cards, posters, and other projects and items. The device includes a housing having a drawing tablet and a stylus that connects to the housing for use on the drawing tablet. There a plurality of buttons on the top surface of the housing that a user depresses when engaging in a drawing activity. Computer software is provided for installation on the personal computer in order to display data associated with a drawing activity. When executed by the computer, the computer software causes the computer to respond to the messages received from the controller to engage in a drawing activity using drawing style parameters based on which of the drawing style buttons, color palette buttons and design tool buttons are selected by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Miller, George A. Inashvili, John W. Taylor, Bruce R. Cordier, Rachel A. Wiatrowski, Rebecca S. Barclay, Diane M. Gambino