Abstract: In an interactive environment, a user action may dictate what type of action a base device performs using an entertainment object. In one embodiment, the base device includes a controllable electromagnet that uses magnetism to move one or more permanent magnetics mounted in or on the entertainment object. For example, the entertainment object may be a doll or character that jumps, vibrates, slides, or sways in response to a changing magnetic field generated by the electromagnet. Moreover, the user may wear headphones that determine the location of the base device (and the toy) relative to the user. Using this location, the headphones can output 3D positional audio that the user perceives as originating from the location of the entertainment object on the base device. The 3D positional audio can be outputted synchronously with the action performed by the entertainment object to further immerse the user in the interactive environment.

Abstract: An apparatus that includes a core body, a rotational spring motor and several flexible limbs. One of the flexible limbs is the, “the drive arm” and connects to the motor inside the body. The drive arm has a connection point at the other end (hand) that allows it to connect to other like toys.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an interactive figure with a head, body and waist cavities, arms, legs and two motorized wheelbases. The body and waist cavities include a gear mechanism. The motorized wheelbases control the movements of the interactive figure via a relationship between the gear mechanism and motors housed within the motorized wheelbases by distributing power to the motors based on a user's input or a preprogrammed response.

Abstract: The present invention provides an interactive amusement device and system encompassing a primary robotic unit which performs actions communicated by a remote wireless transmitter and at least one secondary robotic unit which interacts through wireless communication with the primary robotic unit. In some embodiments, the primary and secondary robotic units interact with each other and the user.

Abstract: A pair of toys or novelty devices for moving relative to the surrounding environment comprises a body for each toy. The body of at least one of the toys or devices to be capable of movement over a surface. A switch with the body activates a magnet to react from one state to another state, and in the second state causing at least one of the devices or toys to move relatively closer together in the surrounding environment. A microprocessor circuit with the body is connected with the magnet such that the switch causes the magnet to operate from one state to another state. When there are a pair of toys, which appear as pets, which get together, and when they appear to kiss each other, there is emitted a kissing sound. Then the cheeks of the pets glow and become red color, resembling the human emotion and reaction.

Abstract: An electronic toy with at least one moving part, comprising a pre-programmed integrated circuit and at least one electric motor, is adapted to perform actions. Multiple such toys may be inter-connected in different combinations and programmed to interact in groups of two or more.

Abstract: An animated display includes two or more interconnected animated display items. Each display item includes a base member supporting a motion device. The motion device is driven by an electric motor and is in communication with a flexible display covering. One display item has a sensor operable to provide an activation signal. The display items are interconnected via wiring connecting the sensor to electric motors in other display items. There may be a light inside the flexible display covering, the wiring connecting the sensor to the light in each display item.

Abstract: A pair of toys or novelty devices for moving relative to the surrounding environment comprises a body for each toy. The body of at least one of the toys or devices to be capable of movement over a surface. A switch with the body activates a magnet to react from one state to another state, and in the second state causing at least one of the devices or toys to move relatively closer together in the surrounding environment. A microprocessor circuit with the body is connected with the magnet such that the switch causes the magnet to operate from one state to another state. When there are a pair of toys, which appear as pets, which get together, and when they appear to kiss each other, there is emitted a kissing sound. Then the cheeks of the pets glow and become red color, resembling the human emotion and reaction.

Abstract: A Christmas tree shaped toy structure includes a support base, a first actuating set, a scenic base, a second actuating set, a scenic assembly, a housing, and a top hood. The support base includes a hollow support, a battery, and a circular plate. The first actuating set includes a circular first support plate, a circular second support plate, a gear set, and a circular third support plate. The scenic base is secured on the circular plate of the support base for receiving the first actuating set therein. The second actuating set includes a second motor, a second belt gear, a second belt, a plurality of driven gears, an eccentric wheel, two swing arms, and three planetary gears. The scenic assembly includes an annular rack, a curved rotary doll, an annular decorative plate, a circular platform, and two slidable dolls. The housing includes a semi-conic rear hood, and two front hoods. The top hood is secured on the flange of the rear hood of the housing and includes an embedded lamp, and a lighting decoration.

Abstract: A transmission structure for ornaments, in which the center of the base disk is mounted with a rotative ring, of which the bottom has a driving gear. The upper part of the rotative ring is connected with a round member with a ring-shaped plate; the inside of the round member has an inner gear to be engaged with a small gear of a music generator and driving unit. The outer edge surface of the base disk is furnished with at least a gear train to be engaged with the inner gear of a rotative disk, or with a transmission assembly. Different ornaments are mounted on the ring-shaped plate of round member, the upper side of the still disk, the circular surface of the rotative disk or the round shaft of the transmission assembly respectively. The aforesaid ornaments on the aforesaid parts are driven by means of the music generator and driving unit so as to rotate, to swing or to move back and forth.

Abstract: A water ball structure includes a base defining a cylindrical housing to received therein a music box type driving device and support thereon a water ball. The driving device is fixed on a disk which is received within a bottom opening of the housing and snap-held by resilient paws formed on the housing. A circumferential wall is provided to fix to and concentrically surround the housing. A rotation ring is supported on the circumferential wall by a ball bearing arranged on the top of the wall so as to allow the rotation ring to be rotatable relative to the housing in a concentric manner by being driven by the driving device through a gear train coupling therebetween. A toothed ring is fit over the housing and snap-held by paws provided on the housing.

Abstract: A toy carrousel comprising a body which is formed by a stationary base part and a top part supported above the base part for rotation about a vertical axis. The base part includes a vertical shaft having an upper end reaching into the top part. The top part supports at least one decorative figure atop. The toy carrousel includes a drive mechanism provided in the base part for rotating the top part, which is formed by a motor and a train of gears to be driven by the motor to rotate the top part. The toy carrousel further includes a drive transmission mechanism provided at the upper end of the shaft for setting the decorative figure into individual motion relative to the top part upon rotation of the top part.

Abstract: A toy with movable figures in a toy scene. The toy includes a housing, a scene board with a hole in it mounted in the housing and a movable figure loosely suspended in the hole. The upper body of the figure is larger than the hole and an end of the figure projects downwardly through the hole below the scene board. A spring driven motor is mounted in the housing below the scene board and has a shaft projecting upwardly. The housing contains a covering or a case and the winding of the spring is activated by the opening and closing of the case. An eccentric cam is connected to the shaft of the motor and a cam follower plate moves back and forth below the scene board in response to rotation of the cam. A projection, which may be a ramp, on the upper surface of the cam follower plate contacts the lower end of the figure, causing it to move up and down in the hole. There may be several figures with respective holes and respective ramps on the cam follower.

Abstract: A holiday action and musical display (10) comprising a plurality of separate display units (40, 42, 44, 46) electrically connected to a central control unit (12). Each display unit contains a figurine (147) resembling a character representation which is capable of being moved from a first position where the figurine is partially blocked from a user's view, to a second position where the figurine is visible to a user. The central control unit accesses several pluralities of stored sounds and phrases which are stored in electronic memory (305), with the sounds of each plurality having a common timbre distinct from the timbres of the other pluralities of sounds, and with each timbre being associated with a particular character representation. The accessed sounds are played on a speaker (12) and the central control unit synchronizes the movements of the figurines with the accessed sounds so that the figurines appear to be jointly singing one of a plurality of stored melodies.

Abstract: A music box having a hollow base within which a power supply and a driving mechanism are installed. A platform is rotatably mounted on the base to be driven by the driving mechanism on which a music playing doll and a dancing doll are movably and rotatably mounted. Each of the dolls has a driving rod secured thereon and the driving rods are guided by an activity generation plate which is disposed under the platform and driven by the driving mechanism to move and rotate the dolls. The activity generation plate has a circumferential groove in a wavy form in a plane parallel with the activity generation plate to receive therein an offset extension of one of the driving rods so as to move the extension portion in a radial direction and thus rotate the driving rod forth and back as the activity generation plate rotates. The activity generation plate further includes several ridge portions thereon to move the other driving rod up and down when the activity generation plate rotates.

Abstract: A multiple graphics selection toy having a plurality of graphics-bearing elements that are individually rotatable between a position in which the graphics are concealed and a position in which the graphics are revealed, and having a manually operable selector control by which an individual graphics-bearing element is moved from either of the positions to the other. The graphics may be two or three-dimensional representations of animals and other characters of interest to children.

Abstract: A sound activated toy includes a casing having a lower receiving space and an upper receiving space, a sound activated control circuit disposed inside the lower receiving space, a motor similarly disposed inside the lower receiving space and actuated by the control circuit, and a spout enclosure provided in and communicated with the upper receiving space. The spout enclosure is disposed adjacent to the lower receiving space and has a top wall with at least one spout hole. A propeller assembly is confined inside the spout enclosure. A toy figure mechanism is disposed above the spout enclosure inside the upper receiving space. Both the propeller assembly and the toy figure mechanism are moved by the motor. When a predetermined amount of water is received in the upper receiving space and the control circuit starts to actuate the motor, movement of the propeller assembly forces water from the upper receiving space into the spout enclosure so as to generate a water spout at each spout hole.

Abstract: Two dancing dolls, termed "keiki" dolls, which in Hawaiian means "child" or "children" include a battery-operated drive mechanism which causes one of the dolls to shake its hips to the left and right, while the other doll simultaneously moves its legs towards and away from each other, pivoted about its heels, thereby also causing the upper torso of the doll to move. A three-position switch controls the movement of the dolls between an off position, a dancing position with musical accompaniment, and a dancing position without musical accompaniment. The single drive mechanism, through a series of gears, drives both dolls.

Abstract: A music box toy comprises a casing (1), a music box (7) housed therein, a stationary toy member (1a) provided on a front surface of the casing, a converting mechanism provided in the casing for converting a rotational driving force derived from a power spring of the music box (7) into a vertical reciprocating driving force, a movable toy member including a head member (4) and a trunk member (3), the trunk member being operatively connected to the converting means to perform a reciprocating movement during an operation of the music box, the head member being rotatably supported by the trunk member.

Abstract: A toy music box including a table having an ornament. The table is journaled in a freely rotatable manner and is rotated by the mechanism of the music box. The toy music box is designed such that a rod is journaled in a freely rotatable manner on the table at a position on the side and apart from a rotational shaft of the table, a free end of the rod is projected outside of the table to mount ornaments. The free end of the rod is constantly energized in the rotational direction of the table by an interposed spring, and a protruded part on the lower side of the rod is abutted against a plurality of projected edges erected on the upper periphery of the platform. The ornaments on the turntable and the rod make interesting movements with each other.