CA2030360A1 - Interrelational audio kinetic entertainment system - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract Movable and audible toys and other animated devices spaced apart from a television screen are provided with program synchronized audio and control data to interreact with the program viewer in relationship to its programming. A kinetic device actuating signal, sampling keyboard based encoder is coupled via an audio mixer to an audiovisual programming source and television transmitter carrying an audio based kinetic and audio signal complex. At a remotely location, coded audio and kinetic device signals along with audiovisual programming is received and the audiovisual programming content is displayed for viewing and listening. Stereo sound band based program audio signals are decoded and separated from the stereo sound band based device audio and kinetic signals. The device audio and kinetic signals are retransmitted to a spaced apart toy causing the device to be audible and move in synchronization with the spaced apart audiovisual programming. A single band low powered FM transmitter carries the audio kinetic signal complex in proximity yet spaced apart from a receiver coupled to an audio cassette configured magnetic head transducer disposed in the kinetic device to communicate audio and kinetic information to a device speaker and motors to cause the device to move and be audible.

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Backaround o~ the Invention 1. Field o~ the Invention ~hia invention pertain6 to entertainment systems in which audiovisual progra~ming is associated with movable devlces located remote from a primary audiovlsual display. In particular, the invention pertains to programming sy~tem~ and receiving system~ for causing audible ~ounda and movements o~
articulatable toys and dolls in synchronization with audlovisual programming.
2. Description o~ the ~rior Axt Various interactive devices have been proposed in which the viewer o~ a telQvi6ion or video cassett~ recorder iB ~ble to interact with the programmlng to modi~y or alter the mannor in whlch the programming 1~ completed. Other lnterActlve arrangements have proposed some co~munlcation with toy dolls, vehicles or other device~. Some o~ these devlce~ may permit the viewer to gee similar movements of the device and th~ television screen, but may limit the interest of the viewer by relatlng the viewer only to the program~ing and the davice ~lmply a~ a thre~
dimensional Qxtension of the Qxlsting on nir or recorded programming. Certain proposed iy~tem~ use the video blanXing 3 ~ ~ 1 interval to communicate sounds and kinetlc movement. Those which have used video bands for tran~mitting sound or motion to a toy are limited to time shifted reactions of toys, the programming preventing real time simultaneous reactions of toys S while actions are occurring on ~creen. Thus sequencing i~
required, making it difficult to achieve their original qualitie~ in complete synchronization with the no~mal program.
It would be desirable to enhance the interaction and interreactions with the viewer by permitting programmlng which creates the ambiance of another llve character able to interreact with both the viewer and the program~ing appearing on ~` the television screen. In particular, it would be desirable to be able to allow a live character or device to carry es~entially all the original qualities o~ the per~ormance integrity o~ the lS actor and voice 6pecialists at a remote location in complete synchronization with the normal program. qhose ~eatures would include maintainlng the subtle though essentlal attributes o~
tonal in~lection, volume, accent, timing, emotion and energy originally intended by the author of the progra3ming and portrayed by the actor.
oreover, ~t would be desirable to have a system and method for creating and generating kinetic device control data slgnals i` ln synchronizatlQn to new and exi~tlng program~ing.
~ Thers are presently in existence a large nu~ber o~ dolle 1 2S with built in cassette players and it would be advantageou~ to be able to combine the programming proposed by thi~ invention with the existing talking and actuatable dolls having cassette . .~
; players which presently are available to the public.
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Summarv of the Invention A ~ystem i~ descr~bed ln which a device audio and a kinetic signal are coded for synchronizatlon with audiovisual programming. The audio visual programming can be exi~ting S programming or can be specially created ~or use with the system.
The audio and kinetic ~ignals are combined and carriled along vith the audlo portion of the audiovisual signal to a transmitter, which can either be A broadca6t sy6tem sent out on electromagnetic waves, or a hardwired closed circult sy~tem.
local transceiver receiving end ia provided ln which tho signal~, lncluding the additional audio and klnetic ~ignals are received and decoded. A secondary transmitter couples the dev~ce audio and Xlnetic signal~ to the device or doll. The ~ device audio signal drives an audio tran~ducer or speaker in the ;~ 15 k~netic device or toy, and the ~inetic signal drivee the moving parts of the kinetic device or toy. The programming ia such ~ that the toy becomes movable and audible in real time ; ~imultaneously and in synchronization to the programmlng appearing nearby but 6paced apart from the face of the ; 20 television or vldeo ~creen. The audio and klnetic ~ignal ~ay operate simultaneously in real time in 6ynchronization, yet ~- separate from the audio portion Or the audiovlsual dlsplay.
; In ~ome conflgurationa, the audio-klnetl¢ eignal oomplex iB
carried by a single band low powered FM transcelvQr system to thQ kinetlc device, while ln other configuration~, separate remote control frequency transceiver ~ystema are used to communlcate the audio and kinetlc ln~ormation to the kinetic device.
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Other examples describe an audio cassette conflgured modular adapter for receiving the aud~o-klnetic ~ignal complex and communtcating it to the device. This permits the use of the sy6tem with a aubstantial existing installed base o~
artlculatable toys.
Examples of programming sy6tems associated at the front end of the entertainment 6ystem include a MIDI 6equencer and a signal mixing and conditioning console for establishing motion control codea and audio signal~ for the articulata~le device. A
sa~pling and sequenclng keyboard provlde~ the lnput signal~ to - the kinetlc code modulator. Rinetic code~ are used to ~elect control paths, direction and duration of device movement~.
Whlle means for generating separate audio and klnetlc siignals ln some examples may appear at a broadca~t transmitter, in other example~, the audio and kinetic ~ignal generatlng means ~ay be a more localized origination of programming. For example, the programmlng may be in the ~orm o~ a consumer video ~, cassette or compact disc player environment-or other ~udiovisual program player, rather than being remotely broadcast into the consumer's home.
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, ;.~ The nature o~ the lnventlon described hereln may be be~t `~ understood and appreclated by the ~ollowing descrlptlon taken ln :., ( ;~ 25 connection with the accompanying drawlng~ ln whlch:
Fig. 1 le a schematic block dingram o~ an lnterrelational ~ystem in accordance wlth thi~ invention~
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interrelational audlo kinetic enterta1nment system depicted ~n : Fig. 1 in accordance with this lnvention:
Fig. 3 1B a 6chematic block diagram of the receiv~ng end of an interrelational audio kinetic entertainment system depicted in Fig. 1 in accordance with this invention;
Fig. 4 is a schematic of a different example of a receiving end of an interrelational audio kinetlc entertalnment system in - accordance with this invention;
Fig. 5 i8 a achematic of a still differant example of a : lO receiving end of an interre}ational audio kinetlc entertainment ;; system in accordanc~ with thi~ invention:
... Fig. 6 is a schematic of a etill different example o~ ?
~`~ lnterrelational aud~o kinstic ~ntertainment ~yste~ ln accordance with thie invention;
Fig. 7 ls a schematlc dlagra~ of a an audlo and kinetic : information decoder of an lnterrslational audio kinetic ~ entertainment sy6tem in accordance wlth this lnvention;
.. Fig. 8 le a block dlaqram of an encoder syetem of an interrelatlonal audio kinetic entertainment eystem in accordance with this lnvsntion;
Fig. 9 le a ~chematic diagra~ o~ an encoder ~ixer of an . ~
interrelatlonal audlo klnetlc entertalnment sy~te~ ln accordance wlth this lnventlon; and Flg. lO i8 a modl~led ~chematlc blocX dlagram of the ` 25 interrelational audlo Xinetlc entertalnment eyetem deplcted ln .,j Flg. l ln accordance wlth thi~ lnventlon.
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Deta~led Descrimtlon With particular reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 10, an interrelational audio ~inetic entertainment system lO generally comprises a front end lO0 which includes a kinetic code S generator or encoder 12 for generating kinetic code~ in synchronization with programming and a conditioning mixer 13 : coupled to the encoder 12. The kinetic code generator 12 creates 6ignals equivalent to kinetlc codes and audlo signals for a kinetic device 14 such a3 a doll along with the existing or 6pecially created programming 6ignals and are commun~tcated through a television transmitter 16 or other di~tributlon ~ system. The television transmitter 16 i5 an ordlnary televlsion ; transmission system and enhanced programming provided by the ~ystem 10 appears essentially traneparent to the tran~mitter 16.
. 15 Th~ programmlng may be exiettlng entertalnment programminq or , speclally created programming for the system lO. Thuatt, the ;.;~ exlsting theatrical or television programming may be enhanced by adding additlonal material in the form of program synchronized control data for an animated or kinetic device or doll, and a , ~i . 20 separate synchroni2ed audio which can be played ~y the kinetlc , ..
devlce 14 or doll.
~ The condltioning mixer ~ystem 13 combines the device audio '~ and kinetl¢ signale 80 that they are combined with the ordinary t stereo audlo signal~ of the televislon transmitter lC. The !r ~
t~i 25 Xinetic and audio signal6 for the kinetlc device 14 are later t~t separated by use of the second audio signal a~t in commonly now used ~or stereo televl~lon ~roadcastEt.
The conditioning mixer 13 is coupled to the televi~ion `~.'`
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transmitter 16 which then broadcasts signal6 which carry both ~he normal television audio and video signals, with that of the second audio channel contalning both time varying klnetic movement information and an audio signal for the kinetic device 14.
The transmitter 16 is coupled to a broadca~t antenna 18 which broadcasts the compos~te 6ignals in the normal manner in which television signals are broadca~t. At remote locations in ; the manner that television is normally received, a local transm~tter 6ection 200 receives the televislon signal~ from the broadcast antenna 18, 6eparates the kinetic devlce audio and Xinetic 6ignals and rebroadcasts the separated Xinetic device audio and kinetic informatlon to be applied to the klnetlc device 14. The local transmitter 6ection 200 conprises a television antenna 21 to communicate the broadca~t eignals from the front end. The receiving antenna 21 i~ an ordinary televi~lon antenna ~or rece$vlng ordinary televi~ion broadcast 'i slgnals or ns generally shown in Flg. 1, the ordlnary cabl-inlet or other consumer televi6ion delivery system. ~hus, the antenna 18, 21 are used primarily to diagraDmatically and ~ generally deplct some form o~ broadcast or transmlssion, whether ,~ by way of electromagnetlc radlation, cable or ot~er means. ~he cable slgnal~ ~rom the antenna 21 are ~ed to a cable box 22.
Alternatively, the signal~ may ~e ~ed to a cable converter, cable decoder, satellite receiver or ~cable ready~ lnput o~ a video cassette recorder (VCR). The signals are also applied to J
'~ a television receiver 24 whlch is coupled to the cable box 22 to receive the signals in parallel with the c~ble box 22.
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Both the television transmitter, broadcast antenna, cable box 22 and television receiv~r 24 are the same as are commonly in use. A decoder/transmitter 26 coupled to the cable box 22/TV
receiver 24 separates the ~econd audio signal contain~ng both S the ~lnetic signal informatlon and the audio signal for the doll 34. That information i~ then broadcast via a local antenn~ 28 coupled to the decoder transmitter 26. A stereo televi~ion frequency demodulator by itself or more commonly as part of a television receiver 24 or cable decoder 22 may provide the two channel stereo ~ignals for further eignal proce6sing of device audlo and kinetlc signals.
I~ the etereo klnetic signal is broadca~t directly through the ~econd audlo channel o~ a televi6ion broadca~t statlon, the . ., ~inetic and device audlo infor~ation can be received directly ; 15 without the necesslty of the cable box 22. A~ ~hown in Fig. 2, .:
the audio and kinetlc ~ignal may exi~t within the etereo audio track~ o~ a v~deo cassette or a laser disk or analogous devlce.
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The front end lO0 may terminate with some-form of audiovideo recorder lS such a~ a video cassette recorder or video la~er recording system in which a master recording 17 i~ created. A
consumer copy of the media 21 on which the programming i~
recorded is played by an audiovideo player 23. In ~uch event, rather than remote televi~ion transmiss10n, the program~lng contalning the kinetic and audio device control data i8 located as part of the ~tereo audio signal~ of the ~edia generated ; ~ound, in which case the audio output of t~e la~er dis~ player ,~..... -,; .
or VCR or other audiovideo player 23 i8 coupled directly to the decoder/transmitter 26.
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A recelv~ng ~e¢tlon 300 18 loaated in proxlmate yet spaced apart: rQl~tlonchlp to th~ local trans~lt~er ~ectlon 200 And lnol-lde~ A looal re~e~ving antenna 30 coupled to ~ ~evice reoelver 32. ~h~ receiving ~eo~1on pro~rides for r~c~lvlng ~ho devic:e Audlo And lcine~c ~nal4 and inolude~ the ~ 3tlc d~vloe 14 it8~1r. T~le loaal rece~lng an~enna 30 recel~s ~B kln~tic and audlo elgnal8 intended ~o~ tne doll 34. The r-celv~r 3a dQ~odul~tes ~he slgnal~ fo~ thc dol~, and appli~o t?~e ~u~ o ~lgn~l to a speaXer 34 withln th~ ~oli or ~cinet~a de~loo 14 ~or ~mittinSt ~o~nd~, ~/oice or musio, ~nd appllos th~ ltin~tia slgnal~
to ~ decod~r drive~ 3~ ~or c~using variouo ~ovemen~ Or ~h~
~c1n~tlc~ d~vl~e 14. Depending On the partlcu~ar d~vlc~ u~ed, th~
- eyes~ mouth, ~ or legs could mo~ to ~e ext~nt ~rtlcu~at~blo, ln rel~t~onship to tho ~udio~l~ual pro~r~m~lng.
lS 8$noe the lc$~ c and ~udlo ohannels arQ ~epAra~ ~roDI th~ audlo ol~annQ~ o~ thq tel~vi~lon, it 15 poe61ble for the doll ~o emlt eou~ds or ~peaX ~i~ultaneously, b~t with dlfferont wo~d~ and 1~
real tlme while the proqram~lng ~ ible on t~e televlsion eoreen !i ~nd audlbls f~o~ t~e televlslon ~pe~Xer i8 6p~ak~ng or ~Aylng ~o~ethlng di~f~rent. qhe re~ult 1B t]lA~ t1~e toy 34 c~n appe~lr :: ~
. to be A completely autono~oue ~h~rActer whl~h ie ~le to ,.. j, .
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... U~o of lnband audio transmisslon o~ ~ ty~loal ~elevlelon .'~ 25 broadcae'c 6y~t~ allowe a su~tan~lally ~ore compl~x ~u~lo :
.. pro~ra~ to bo 11n~ced to th~ normAl broadoa6t than wlth vldao D~o~ul~tlon ~ahe~s. Thl~ pro~ es th~ ty to Allow ultanaous eeoond~ hUdiO progra~s ~long with t~ no~l ,;
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W~ th part~cular referenoe to ~ig~ . 1 and 2, ~ ~ront en~ 100 o~ the ~ystem s E shown ~a.rlng ~ ~clne~lo o~e gen~r~tor/encoder ~12. ~he Xlnetic ood~ are des1gned ~o c~u~e ~ovem~nt o~ ~he Xin~tlc devloe 14 ~ a reS~Sote looation. The en~od~r 112 ~ay inalude tho standard MIPI ~tyle ~eguSencer wh$c:h i~ u~ed ln aonn~ctlon w~th music synthesizers. The codslng 1~ ~odi~e~ ~or g~nerating ~ode~ oorre&ponding to kinetic ~ovements of the doll 14 .
A ~odu~stor 114 l~.coupled to th~ ~nooder 12 osnd pro~iae3 a carrler ~lgnal for tho c:oded ~lgnal pro~ ed by the encc~der.
~: Typic~l~y, the c~rrler f~equency 1B ln th~ ~2 S~Hz to 20 ~Hz ;
il rcSnge.
1S A~ 18 the exlst~ng 81t~latlon ln the ord~nary tele~lsion ~J' broadcast trans~S~tter 16, th~ translo_tter gener~eB A Illi~nas wlth ts vldeo component and an a~dto oomponent. ~e aùdlo ; co~ponent may ~e 6pllt into ~ep~rate ~ignRle. Curr~ntly~ tho Beipar~te elgn~l8 may b~ u~ed to oarr~f separate rlght an~l le2t ~teroo channelo ln oo~e ln~tanc~s. ~n accordAn~e wlth tho in~en~lon, thoi 6econd chann~il le ueed to ~arry two ~epAr~
;~ a~ponento . One co~ponent 1B tho )clnet lc e ~ gn~l, w~ich io ultlmately communlcated to ~n articulatable doll 1~. The ~econd ~: ~omponent i6 a s~parate audio ol~nal whl~h ls a~so com~unlaated ~S to the doll 14 eo tha~ tho to~ o~n tal~ or emlte eound~ ontlrely Beparate from the progr~m~tlng whio~l appear~ ~nd 18 heard at the televlslon recelv~r ~4. Yet bot~ the k~not~a movQmonto o~ tl~e i.~ dev~ae 14 ~-na the ~u~lo sound~ eman~tlng ~rom the toy Ara .,;
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synchronized, separately movable, ln 6eparate real time relationship to the programming appearing and emanat~ng from the television receiver 24.
Shown in Fig. 2 i8 the channel A source 116, the channel B
source 118 and the channel C compos~te signal 60urce 120. The channel A sourcQ 116 provides the normal program audlo ~ignal in the range of SoHz to 5 Khz. The channel B 60urce 118 provides the audio program for use partlcularly in accordance wlth thl~i invention ln the audio frequency range of 50Hz. to 3 ~hz. This ; 10 audio range is narrow enough to conserve 7 - 10 Rhz of the available bandwidth for additional data, yet the fidelity i8 still ade~uate for reasonable commercial listening purposes. It is thi~ channel B that carries the 60und ~ignal that ultimately ie audible from the remotely located doll or device 14. The channel ~ source generate6 sounds which are eynchronized with the programming and the audio of the channel A and of the video programming.
~, The channel C compo6ite signal 120 receives a modulated signal from the modulator 114. That signal carrying the kinetic ,:`i data i6 then avallable from the composite signal 120.
A rirst phase 6hifter 122 ie coupled to the second program audio to provlde an equivalent signal 18~ out o~ pha~e with the second program audlo elgnal. A 6eoond phase shi~ter 12~ 1-~'' coupled to th~ composlto Xlnetlc data aourca 120 to provldo an equivalent ~ignal 18~ out of phase wlth the conpoeite ~inetic data slgnal.
The etereo mlxlng control 126 provld~s ~eparated left and ~,~ right signal~. The left ~lgnal represent~ a composlto of both ,. . .
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the device audlo and kinetic 6ignals and the normal programming audio signal. The right signal represents a composite of both the device audio and klnetic signals 18~ phase shifted. The purpose of the stereo mixing control 126 is to blend and balance the 6ignale ln the left and right channels to thelr respective outputs in a form compatible for direct transm~6sion or tape recording.
The first and second phase 6hifters 122, 124 along with the ~ ~ixing control 126 provide a means of phase cancellation of T~ 10 unwanted left channel audio/kinetic information from the rlght channel normal program which i8 the result of the following ~' equatlon:
(Rch) + (Lcomposite) (Rcomposlte) + ( Lcompo~ite) Xch ( Lkin) + ~ Laud) ( Lcompo~ite) ' Lch where RCh repre6ents the right channel ~ignal, thus, the ~,j normal television audio signal, LXin repre~ents the left channel ~; kinetic signal, LaUd represents the left channel audio and represents the device audio signal, ~c~ represent~ the left channel which contains the device audio signal and the kinetic signal~ RCompo8ite represents the original audio signal plus ~ the added klnetic slgnal and the devlce audio signal. The ,-~ ~compo8ite 18 fed through the broadca6t statlon as the right audio channel of a stereo television broadcaat slgnal.
s LCompo~lte represents the kinetic signal and the device audio slqnal. ~he lnverted ~compoglte is fed to tha broadcast statlon ~, `
as the left a~dlo channel of the stereo televl~lon broadcast ~;j signal. The mlnus signs within the parQntheses repre~ent phase shlfted slqnal~.

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The 6tereo mixlng control 126 has an inputs 128 coupled to and responsi~e to the channel A signal source 116, an input 130 respons~ve to and co~pled to the f~rot phase 6hifter 122, and an input 132 responsive and coupled to tha channel B sourcQ 118.
In addition, the 6tereo mixing control also has an input 134 coupled to and respon61ve to the second phase shifter 124 and an input 136 responsive and coupled to the left channel composite ~cinetic data generator 120. T~e resulting original stereo program i~ made available at the outputs 138, 140 of the stereo ~:ixing control 126 for existing broadcast ~ystems 142 or recording systems. As ls well known ~n the art, the broadca~t sy6tem 142 lnclude3 a 6tereo matrix 144 for generat~ng E~ignals related to the 6um and difference o~ right ~nd left channel input slgnal~. The output signals of the stereo matrlx 144 are applied to ~lgnal conditioning and control circuitry 146. Ilhe output of the ~ignal conditioning and control circuitry then i6 applied to the transmltter 148 which broadcasts the audlovisual signals.
W~th particular re~erence to Fig. 3, one example of a recelving end le shown hav~ng the antenna 20 coupled to the cable decoder/VC~/MTS etereo decoder 22 and the televi~ion recelver 24 which 18 ~et to channel 3. The audio le~t and right cignal~ are then applied to the decoder transuitter 26. The decoder 26 lncludes an audlo demodulator and ~llter eeparator ~ 25 210 to 6eparate the klnetlc slgnal~ froD~ the devlce audlo ,J signalo. qhe audio demodulator and fllter ~eparator separateo the channel B audlo and channel C klnetic slgnal~ as well a8 channel A normal progra~ l~udio at outputo 312, 313. The output , . ~ '; -, , ~

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312 is appl1ed to an audio m~xer 318 and the output 313 i8 applied to a channel C kinetic demodulator 316. Although the channel A audio is demodulated, it i8 unused in this system as the telev~sion audio has already been made available ~or use at the television receiver 24.
~he output of the channel ~ audio 312 i5 applied to the audio mixer 318 which receives a 18~ phase ~hifted signal from output 320 o~ a phase ~hifter 322. The phase shifter 322 receives a signal from output 324 of the channel C ~inetlc demodulator 316. A stereo FM stereo transmitter 326 15 shown in Fig. 3 which receive at input 328, a channel B compositlon input of the device audlo and 18~ phase ~hi~ted kinetic data from the audio mixer 318. The audio input i3 at 50Hz to 3 Khz.
range. The trans~ltter 326 Also receives kinetic data ~t a left channel input 330. ~he ster20 FM transmltter 326, ~uch ~8 a BA1404 stereo broadcaster lntegrated circuit o~ Rohm Corporation of Irvine, California, ls preferably ad~ustable along the standard 88 Mhz to 108 Mhz. band and ig typically a low power transmitter powered within appllcable regulations. Out~ide o~
the United State~, the frequency and output power rango can be 6u~tably ad~usted and set at an appropriate power levol. The output of the transmltter i8 trangmlttod ~y a local antenna 28.
As 6hown ln Flg. 3, an FM modular cassette recelver 340 1~
shown ln the ~orm of a bloc~ dlagram. Tho recalver 18 housed ln a standard audio cassette case. The ca~sette recelver 344 has an antenna 342, schematically shown and coupled to the recelver 344. The receiver 344 provldes an audlo ~ignal to a stereo magnetic head 346 through output 348, and a klnetlc data signal :. ; . .. : . :
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The cassette receiver 340 is dis,posed in engagement with a stereo cassette player 350 which i~ disposed within the doll or kinetic devlce 14. The stereo cassette player 350 i8 typlcal of existing players ln audio/kinetic device3 140. The cassette player 350 has a stereo magnetic head 352 for recelving the signal from the cassette receiver 340. The output of the 6tereo ~agnetic head 3S2 is applied so that one channel of the head 352 is applied to an audio amplifier 354 through lead 256, while the other channel o~ the head 352 is applled to a kinetic decoder and motor dr~vers circuit 358 through lead 360. The output of the audio amplifier 354 is applied to a 6peaker 362, equivalent to the speaker 34 in Fig. 1. The kinetlc decoder motor driver circuit 258 i8 coupled via separate outputs to a plurality of lS motors 264 which control the movement of various portion~ o~ the doll 14.
Another example of the local tran6ceiver arrangement, essentially blocXs 200 and 300 o~ Flg. 1, ls shown in Fig. 4. A
; channel 3 audio demodulator and rilter separator ~10 iB coupled to the ca~le decoder/vcr/cable converter 22, and th~ televi~lon receiver 24. The demodulator and filter 6eparator 410 have ; outputs 412, 414. The demodulator and ~ilter fieparator 410 demodulates the le~t channel audlo and klnetic carrier whlch 1~
fllter 6eparated to the outputs 412 and 414 respectlvely. The : 25 output 414 1B applled to a channel klnetic deuodul~tor 418. The output 412 le applled to a channol B audlo trans~itter 424, while the output o~ the left channel C klnetic demodulator 418 ic applied through an output 420 to a channel C klnetic data :', lS
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transmitter 426. The channel B audio transmitter 424 here has a C9 Mhz. carrler ~ignal for the aud~o in a band range o~ S0 Hz.
to 3 Khz. and is applied to a freguency matched antenna 428. The channel C kinetic data transmitter 426 has a carrler frequency of 27 Mhz. for the kinetlc data and iB coupled to a frequency ~atched antenna 430. The frequencies of 49 ~hz. and 27 Mhz. are normal freguencies used in the United State~ ~or radio controlled and remote control applicatlons.
A ~odular receiver 440, then requlree separate freguency receivers or receiver clrcu~t~ wlth matched antennas. Rece~vlng antennas 442, 444 are shown for receiving the 49 Mhz. and 27 Mhz signals respectively. The antennas 442, 444 are coupled to respect~ve 49 Mhz receiver 346 and 27 Mhz. recelver 448. Each of the recelver~ 446, 448 have audio prea~pli~iers. The 49 Mhz.
receiver 446 receives the channel B audio ln the S0 hz. to 3 Rhz range. The 27 Mhz. receiver 448 receive~ the data. The outputs 450, 452 o~ the receiver preamplifiers 446, 448 ~re applied to a stereo magnetlc head 454. The matchlng stereo cas~ette player 460 u6ed in oonnection wlth thl~ exa~ple then i8 the 6a~e a~
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With partlcular rsference to Flgs. 1, 2, 4 and 5, a different example of the recelver 300 io ~hown ln whlch the local tran~celver 6ystem 200 lo the 6ame as ~hown ln Flg. 4, and thu~, the element~ 6hown are elmllarly numbered. The recelver 510, however 1B a recelver that dlrectly recelve~ the le~t audlo channel sound and the klnetlc data, wlthout feedlng through the ~odular cassette adapter 440 whlch i8 ~hown ln Flg. ~. It l~
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equipped with a stereo cassette player for exlsting audio/klnetic dolls.
The receiver 510 has two local antennas 520, 522, each ~atchlng their respective 49 Mhz. and 27 Mhz. signals. The S antenna 520 is coupled to a 49 Mhz. channel B audio receiver 524 and the antenna 522 i~ coupled to a 27 Mhz. channel C klnetic data receiver 526. An output 528 of the channel B audio receiver 524 couples the receiver 524 to an audlo amplif~er 532, and an output 530 of the channel C kinetic data receiver 526 ~0 couples the receiver to a ~inetic decoder motor driver 334. The kinetic decoder motor driver 334 i8 80 deslgned as to be compatible with existing device mechan~cal designs as well as incorporating additional control output~ for expansion o~ device capabilit~e~ as in Fig. 3. outputs from the kinetlc decoder lS notor driver are then coupled to motor~ 364 which cause the doll 14 to move synchronized wlth the progr~mming.
With particular reference to Flg. 6, a di~ferent example of the receiver 300 i~ shown in which the local transceiver system 200 1~ the 6ame a~ 6hown ln Flg. 3, and thu~, the elements 6hown are similarly nu~bered. Thus the transceiver in lts transmission 6ection uses a 6tereo FM transmltter broadcastlng at a frequency in the normal FM band o~ 88 - 108 Mhz.
The recelver 610, how~ver i8 a receiver that dlrectly recelves the audio channel B 60und and the channel C ~lnetic data, without feedlng through a modular cass6tte adapter. A
receiving antenna 612 i8 coupled to a 6tereo FM receiver 614.
The output o~ the receiver 614 ha~ tWo channel~, the channel ~
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audio amplifier 620 i8 coupled to the output 616 of the receiver, and the output of the kinetic decoder and motor drivers 622 are coupled to the motors 364 of the doll 14.
With particular reference to Fig. 7, an an~matlon code source 710, such as a time varying audio track provides electronically generated audio pulses and/or frequency 6hift Xeying ~ignals. The anlmat~on code sourcQ 710 i~ coupl~d to a sampling keyboard 720 at an input 722. The sampling keyboard 720 receives the 6ignal pul6es and perforns an analog to digital conversion at approximately 30 Khz. The resulting digitized signal ls then ~tored with the sampling keyboard 720 for later retrieval and editing. The sampling keyboard 720 is coupled by musical instrument interface, such as a MIDI interface (Musical Instrument Data Interface) 724 to a personal computer 730. The MIDI coded control signals are then stored to RAM on the personal computer 730 or sent to floppy or hard disk 6torage in the computer 730. The sampling keyboard 720, i~ for example, ; a Roland W-30 avallable from Roland Corporation, o~ Lo~ Angeles, i .
Californ~a. A 4-track tape and mixer console 740 such as a Tascam 644 tape mlxer fro~ ~eac America, Inc. o~ Monte~ello, California, is coupled to the sampling keyboard 720. The tape ~ixer 740 i8 typlcally a multitrack ~ound on sound ~tyle tape ~ixer o~ the type used for produclng orlginal audlo tape~.
The tape mixer has an channel A lnput 750 and a channel B
2S input 752. ~hQ channel A and B inputa 750, 752 typically represent the audlo channels of 6tereo audiovl~ual programming and are typically coupled to a vldeo cassett~ recorder 754, here operating as a vldeo cassettQ player, or equivalent source.

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Thus, original programming such as microphone~ might be substituted for the VCR 754. Al60, the source might be a video laser dlsc player or other analogous aud~ovi6ual device. The recorder 754 has right channel outputs 756 ~nd left channel outputs 758 representlng respect~vely the right and left channel audio signal associated with the programming associated wlth a cassette 760 in the VCR 754.
The MIDI interface between a computer keyboard 732 and the sampling keyboard 720 is bidirectional. The sampling keyboard can come under control of the computer 730 and the computer 730 can receive information from the keyboard 720 ~nd store it in its as60ciated ~ile. Each key 1B typically assigned to a particular movement of the kinet~c device 14. The use of the sampling keyboard 720 permit~ precise visual synchronization o~
~ovements of the klnetic device with the programming.
The coupling of the computer with the keyboard 720 ls accomplished with music eequenclng software such as Music-X, available from Micro Illusions o~ Chatcworth, California. The software permits the assignment of various ~nformation to the various key~ o2 the keyboard. For example, the computer when runnlng 6equencing software can define the ~attack" or how fast lt takes to achieve maximum ~mplltude o~ the signal representod by a key, th~ ~6ustaln" or how long the sign~l lasts, the ~decay" or how fast ~t takes to return to O, and the amplltude o~ the signal.
m e mlxer 740 has a MIDI input 762 that i8 coupled to the ~sampllnq keyboard 720, and a lnput 764 that i8 coupled to the ~ampling keyboard 720. The HIDI input 762 controls the .
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synchronization of existing audio progrAm~ing, device audio programming and kinetlc signal~.
The output of the sampling keyboard 720 i8 applled via the input 764 to the mixer 740 to rece$ve the device kinetic information to ~Q mixed with the exi6ting programming of the cassette 760 and device audio progra~ming.
The encoder tape m~xer 740 is coupled to an encoder mixer 770 of the type shown in greater detail, by way o~ example, in Fi~. 8. The tape mixer 740 has a television audio output 772 coupled to the encoder mixer 770 for applying the existing programming audio from the cassette 760 to the mixer 770. The tape mixer 740 ha~ a device aud$o output 774 coupled to the encoder mixer 770 for applying the newiy created device audio sounds to the encoder mixer 770. The device audio i~ the ~ound lS which i~ ultimately applied to and heard from the doll or kinetic device 14, and are separ~tely added to the existing programming of the cassette 761 in a destlnation video cassette recorder 755. Thus the 60unds or voices emanating ~rom the toy ~ or devlce 14 can be entirely different progra~ming from that of ; 20 the televi~ion audio, but can be synchronized ln time, wlth re6pect to that o~ the existing audio programming. This permits the viewer to interrelate to the toy or devico, and, the programming which 18 ~imultaneously appearing on a televi~ion screen which play6 or represent6 the existlng televi~ion images.
The tape mixer 740 al~o ha~ a kinetlc code output 776 coupled to tho encoder/mlxer 770. The Xinetic code output ; repre~ents the klnetlc in~ormatlon code~ ~hlch were created wlth the sampllng keyboard. The ~ampling keyboard ~20 provides . . . .

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kinetic coding to be synchronized with the device audio programming and ln synchronizatlon with that programming. A
~netic device 14 is coupled to the k~netic code output 776 eo that the person adding the enhanced kinetic program~ing to the S exiting audiovlsual material i5 able to have visual feedback as to the manner in which the sequenclng of the keyboard is results in specific motions of the kinetic device 14.
It should be recognized that there ~8 the possibillty o~
llve interaction 50 that the input to the tape mixer could be simply a microphone input and the right channel output and left channel output could be connected directly to a typical television transmission system 16 of Fig. 1.
With particular reference to Fig. 8, an encoder 12 aa depicted in Flg. 1 is shown ~n greater det~il schematically. As in Fig. 1, the inputs to the encoder 12 are the channel A audio input 810, the channel B audio input 812 and a channel C kinetic input 814. The channel A aud~o input 814 represente the audio eignale from the televieion 6eurce or VCR or other programming fiource. Channel ~ represents the audlo eignal which carriea the audio information for the doll 14. Channel C input 814 represente the animatlon signals.
Also repreeented a6 lnpute are a elgnal ground 816 and an auxlllary power Gupply 817.
-.. The audlo input 810 ie coupled to 1/4 o~ a MC 3403 quad operatlonal ampll~ler, con~i~ured as a unity gain bu~er ampll~ler 818 for leolatlng the chann~l A audlo slgnal ~or later ~ixing downstrean. A 100 K resietor 820 (R01) ie couplad ~rom the channal A audlo input 810 and elgnal ground 816. A 39K

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resistor 822 (Rll) is coupled between the signal ground 816 and the ~upply ground 819. The resistor 820 (Rl) provides a ~ignal reference point to the ~ignal ground 816, of about 4 VDC.
S~milarly, the Channel B audlo input 812 ia coupled to 1/4 of a MC 3403 quad operation amplifler, also configured a~ a unity galn bu~fer amplifier 824 for lsolating the Channel B
audio for mixing downstream.
~ lOOR resistor 826 (R03) i8 coupled between the channel B
input and the slgnal ground 816. A 47~ resistor a28 (R02) is coupled between the signal ground 816 and a nine volt voltage supply 830. A 1~ F filter capacitor 832 C9 ~8 coupled between the 9 volt supply voltage 830 and 6upply ground ~19. A 2.2 ~F
filter capacitor 834 (C2) i8 coupled between the ~ignal ground and 6Upply ground 819-The combination of resistors 822, 828 and the capacitors 832, 834 are used to establlsh and stabilize the signal ground 816 and the positive 6upply voltage 836 at approximately +4V and +9V (Vcc), respectively.
A k~netlc ~odulator 840 receives the Channel C kinetic input 814. A ~ F capacitor 842 (C6), i~ coupled to the kinetic input 814, which decouples the DC slgnal and is then applied to an NPNi transistor 6witch circuit. The transistor swltch clrcuit comprlses a 2N3904 tran~istor 844 (Ql), a lOR reslstor 846 ~R21) and a lOOK resl~tor 848 (R22). Reslstor 846 1B the base drlve resistor for translstor 844 and resistor 848 le a reverse bla~
reslstor to turn translstor 844 (Ql) ofr. ThQ emltter ot the translstor 844 18 grounded. ~he reslstors 8~6, 848 are coupled at one end to the base Or translstor 844. ~he other end Or the - 2~3~3~

res~stor 846 ~ 8 coupled to the capac~tor a42 and the other end o~ reslstor 848 is grounded. A lN4001 zener dlode 850 (Dl3 ~av~ng the cathode coupled to the other end of res~stor 846 and the capacitor 842, and the anode grounded. Effectively, the diode 850 llmits the voltage swlng when d~pping below V- to .6 volt~.
A 22R resi~tor 852 (Rl9) i~ a pullup resi6tor and i8 coupled at one end to the collector of transistor 844 and at the other end to a pln 16 of a phase lock loop 854 ~uch as an RCA or ~otorola 4046. When transistor 844 (Ql) turns on pulling the VCO input towards ground, a VC0 inhibit pulse is fed to pin 9 of the phase lock loop, a 4046, such as by Motorola or ~CA. ~he phase lock loop has a voltage control oscillator (VCO) set to 20 Khz, but can be set from 12Khz to 20Rhz dependlng on the lS ~peci~lc result desired.
A lR resistor 856 (Rl8) i5 a supply resi~tor for the zener dlode ln the phase lock loop 854. A lOOR resistor 858 (R20) sets up an lmpedance to llmlt current during the on condltlon of transistor 844 ~Ql).
; 20 A 680K reslstor 860 (R23) 1~ coupled betw-een pln ll o~ the phase lock loop 854 and ground 819. A 47K reslstor 862 (R24) i8 coupled ln ~eries wlth a lOOK trim~lng pot 864 (R25) to ground.
A .001 pF capacltor 866 ~C4) i8 coupled ~etween plne 6 and 7 of the phase lock loop. The comblnatlon of the phase lock loop 854, resi6tor~ 860, 862, 864 and capacltor 866 genQrates a 20Xhz CarriQr. Reslstor~ 860, 862 set up the ~ree osclllator ~requency and symmetry. ~he pot 864 ad~uists the ~requency to trim lt to th~ value o~ approxlmately 20Khz.

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A transistor 868 (Ql) lnterrupt~ the 20Xhz slgnal, ~hunting the VC0 input and turning off the VC0. This glve~ a pulse strea~ which is the combination of the data and ths carrier, thu~ modulating the signal by the animation 6ignal.
Capacitor 866 (C4) ls the charge and di6charge capacitor for the device which sets up the time constant for the VC0.
The combination of resistors 860, 862, 864 set up uniform, square wave pulses for balancing the pulse duration. A .~ F
capacitor 870 (C3) is a filter coupled between pins 15 and 16 of the phase lock loop 854 at one end and ground at the other end.
A .002 ~F capacitor 872 (CS) ls a filter that controls voltage rise and fall time and noise within the VC0 input.
A resistor 873 (R26) provides a voltage drop for an auxiliary supply if it ls utilized, 6uch as an external auxiliary supply. A 10 ~F capacitor 874 coupled from a 9 volt supply to supply ground, and a 2.2 pF capacltor 875 ~C2) coupled ~n parallel to a 39K resistor 876, coupled between slgnal ground 816 and supply ground fllter and the ~upply.
The lnhibit output 878 of the 4046 pha~e lock loop 854 i8 brought to ground which inhlbits the VC0 output. The VC0 output is applied as a d$vider, re~er~nced to the signal ground for input to a resistor lOg resistor 879 (R06) as well as lnput to a lOK re~i~tor 880 ~R13). A lOK resistor 881 provlde~ the channel A audio ~lgnal, a lOX resistor 882 provldes the channel B audio signal, and re~i~tor 879 provides the kinetlc signal.
Thu~, all the ~lgnals are now present at resistor~ 879, 881 and 882, and one end of each of the three re~i~tors are ~oined. The other end of the re~istor 881 is coupled to the output of the ': ` ~ ' ' '' `: , ' ' ~ , 2~ $~

operatlonal amplifier 818, and the other end of the resistor 882 is coupled to the output of the operational amplifier 824. This results in a combined signal at the node following re~istors 879, 881, 882 representing channel A plu8 channel B plu8 channel S C. The comblnation of the slgnalfi are decoupled through a .1 ~F
decoupling capacitor 883 (Cl), the other side of which i~
coupled throuqh the positlve input an oparational amplifier 884 ~hich is another 1/4 of the MC 3403. Thls 6ignal 1~ referenced through a resistor 865 ~R7) coupled to 6ignal ground and fed into the plu8 input of the operational amplifier 884 coupled as another buffer or unity galn amplifier. The output 886 of the operational amplifier 884 is the composite of channel A plu9 channel 3 plu~ channel C. This output become~ one of the audlo inputs to the destinatlon VCR.
A lOOX null ad~ustment potentiometer 887 (R10), level shifts the channel A normal audio from televislon and through a 330X resistor 888 (R9) and a .1 pF capacltor 889 (C8), applies to the non 1nverting lnput o~ an operatlonal ampll~ler 890 the last 1/4 of the MC 3403 IC pac~age. ThUB, the output a~ applied from channel A become~ the nulled referenced input to thls last 1/4 of the MC 3403 operatlonal ampllfier.
The channel B audlo goes through a lOX re~istor 891 and ls ~oined with the klnetlc carrl~r through a lOR roslstor 880 (R13). A lOX reslstor 892 (R14) pas~e~ the comblned ~lgnal~ of channel B and channel C through a 1 pF decoupllng capacltor 893 (C7), which 1~ then applled through ~ 2X potentlometer 894 ~16) to the lnvertlng lnput of the operatlonal ampll~ler 890 (ICl-3).
A ~OK re~lstor ~95 (~17) set~ the galn ~or th~ operatlonal .
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The resulting composite slgnals at output3 886, 896 precondit~or~s and phase 6hifts the ~ignal~ ~o provide accepta~le outputs for recording or transmlssion.
With partlcular reference to Fig. 9, a schematlc of the audio and ~cinetic decoder is shown. Typically, this is part of the apparatu~ present at the home after transmission. The decoder demodulates and separates the pri~ary television audio program, the device audio and the devi~e kinetlc ~ignals.
Inputs to the decoder are the channel CH A signal at input 912 and a CH B signal at input 912. These lnputs generally represent the rlght and left stereo audio channel outputs from lS the television receiver, video cassette recorder or comparablQ devlce.
The comblnation of a lOK resistor 914 (Rl) and a lOX
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q~lQ capacitor 919 ls a supply rllter for the 81gl1al ground and .. ~ 25 i~ also coupled to 1/2 of the posltlve voltage supply V+. A 10 1~ re~lstor 920 (R7) also provlde~ the function of a galn control to the operatlonal ampll~ler 918 (IC 1-~).
A lOX resistor 921 ~R3) recelves 8iqn~ rom tho channel B

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input 912 and is coupled to a 2K potentiometer 922 having ~ts oppo~ité lead connected to resistor 920. The combination of resistors 920 and 921 and potentiometer 922 prov~des a signal dlvider. ~hat 6~gnal at resistor 920 is fed to the noninverting input of the operational amplifier 918 (ICl-l). The operational amplifier 918 i8 configured as a differential ampli~ier and 18 there to extract the composite left channel information from the right channel information.
A 39K resistor 923 i~ coupled from the output o~ the operational amplifier 918 to another 39K resistor 924, which in turn i6 coupled to the input of a dlfferent operational ampli~ier 925. The operational amplifier 92S i~ l/4 o~ a MC3403 integrated circuit package.
The resultant signal at the output of operational amplifier 918 i8 fed through resistors 923, then 924 and to the noninverting lnput o~ operatlonal amplifier 925 (ICl-3).
A .01 ~F capacitor 927 (C02) is between resistor~ 923 and 924 at one end, and the output of the operational amplifier 925 at the other end. A .001 ~F capacitor 928 (C03) i~ coupled at one end to the noninvertlng lnput of the operation~l ampl~ier 925 and at the other end to ground. The co~bination o~
resistor~ 923, 924 and capacitors 927, 928 and the operatlonal ampllfier 925 ~ICl-3) ~or~ a low pa~s ~llter ~ectlon ~or separatlng out the doll or devlce audlo slgnal~ Thus, the output at pin 7 o~ the operatlonal ampll~ler 925 1~ the devicQ
or doll audlo.
The output o~ operational ampll~ler 925 ls ~ed to a 49mhz transmitter 930 o~ exlsting deslgn. The result 1~ that doll~

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At the composite left channel input 912, a resistor 932 (R8) takea the resultant ~ignal from the different~al ampllfier 925 (ICl-l) which i8 coupled to the noninverting input of an operational amplifier 934 (ICl-2), again a different l/4 of the ~C3403 quad operational amplifier package. A .OOl~F capacitor 935 (C5) connected between the resistor 932 and the noninverting input, acts as a decoupling capacitor for the signal applied to the noninverting input. A .001 ~F capacitor 933 (C4) i8 coupled from the output of the operational amplifier 934 to re~i~tor 32.
A lOOK resistor 936 tR9) ls coupled from the output of the operational amplifier 934 to the noninverting lnput o~ the ~orm a feedback loop to de~ine the gain of the operational ampli~ier.
A 680 ohm res~stor 937 (~10) iB coupled ~rom re~istor 932 to a lOR resistor 938 (Rl~) and i8 at that ~unctlon coupled to l/2 V+. The resi~tor 938 is coupled at t~e oppo~$te end to ground and ha~ a .22 pF capacitor 939 ~C6) connected to lt in parallel, whlch provldes a ~llter ~or 1/2 o~ V+. The co~blnatlon o~ reslstors 937, 938 as re~erenced to V2 V+ 18 coupled to the lnverting input o~ operational ampll~ler 934. A
lOX resistor 941 (Rl2) 1~ coupled rrom th~ invorting input o~
operational ampll~ier 934 at one end to a test polnt at the ~25 other end, ~or ad~u~tment Or the bandpas~ ~ilter.
A .0047 ~F capacitor 942 (C7) decouples the resultant output and is ~ed into the a PCAin pin 943 o~ the a 4046 phase loc~ loop decoder 9S0. The phase lock loop decoder 950 has a ;, ~:, :' , , , .. ~ ,: : . . ~

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zener regulated power ~upply. A lK reslstor 946 (Rl3~ ls a dropping resistor for a zener regulated supply of the pha~e lock loop decoder 950. A .001 ~F capacitor 947 (Cg) i8 coupled acro~s plns 6 and 7 of the phase lock loop pulse decoder 950 and operate~ as the timing capacitor for the VC0.
A 270K resl6tor 951 (R14) 1~ coupled from pin ll a 4046 integrated clrcuit 949 of the phase locked loop pulse detector 950 to ground. A lOOK trim potent~ometer 952 ~Rl5) is coupled from pin 12 of the integrated circuit 949 to a 47K raslstor 953 (Rl6) in 6eries which in turn ~g connected to ground. The combinations of resistor 951, potentlometer 952 and resi~tor 953 set the VC0 free running output frequency and 6ymmetry. A lOX
resistor 954 (R17) is coupled from pin 10 of the integrated circuit 949 to ground and acts as a pull down reslstor for the output of the difference s1gnal, that is, the demodulated output of the 20kHz carrier. The resultant output 61gnal at pin 10 of the integrated circuit 949 is the original kinet~c data etream stripped of the 20Khz carrLer.
A l5R resi6tor gsS (Rl8) i~ coupled to pin 2, the PCl j 20 output o~ the integrated c~rcu$t 949, and at the other end to a .0} pF capacitor 956 (ClO) which in turn $8 coupled to ground.
Pln 9 o~ the lntegrated clrcult 949 i~ coupled to the ~unc~lon of reslstor 955 and the capacltor 956. The resl~tor 955 and the capacltor 956 form a locklng ~llter loop.
2S ~he output at pin lO o~ the lntegratQd circult 949 1~
coupled to the lnvertlng lnput of an operational ampll~ier 960, agaln a ~eparate l/4 o~ a quad operatlonal amplifier packago. A
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inverting and non~nverting inputs of the operational amplifier 960. The combination of resistors 961, 962 supply the noninverting input of ICl-4. A lM resistor 963 i8 coupled from the noninverting input of operational amplifier 960 to the output ot the operational amplifier 960 which sets the gain of the operational amplifier 960. A 330R resistor 964 (R21) and a .47 ~F capacitor 965 (Cll) are coupled ln parallel and are coupled at one end to the ~unction of resi~ter~ 961, 962, and at the other end to ground.
A 10K reslstor 966 (R22) lg coupled from the output of operational ampllfier 960 to a base of a transistor 968 (Ql), formlng a ~ase drlve to translstor 968 (Ql). A 10R reslstor 967 (R23) reverse biases tran~l6tor 968 (Ql). A lK resistor 969 (~24) ie coupled ~rom the collector o~ transl~tor 968 to a 6 lS volt voltage supply, and acts as a pull up ~eed resl~tor. The emitter of the translstor 968 1~ coupled to ground. The resultlng on of~ pul6es at the collector of transistor 968 are equivalent to ths initial kinetic code stream and then are applied to a 27Mhz transmitter 970 of existing art.
Operational ampli~$er 934 (IC 1-2) which has pln designations 12,--13 and 14, and the combination of a network whlch compri6es capacitors 933, 935, 937, re~i~tors 936, 937 and 938 comprlse a 20 Khz band pa~s ~llter ~or separatlng the 20 XHz carrier, 60 that the output at pln 14 o~ the operatlonal ampll~ier 934 1~ the 20 Khz kinetlc carrier separated out from the audio information re6ulting in a slgnal representlng the klnetic carrler and the Xinetlc ln~ormatlon slgnal.
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carrier and kinetic signal lnformation iq stripped of the carrler and applied to the comparator circuit at operational amplif~er 960. The operatlonal amplifier 960 acts as an average value integrator. This takes the result pulses comlng out of pin lO of the integrated circuit 949 of the phase loc~ looped pulse decoder clrcuit 950 and integrates them into the comparator forming output pulses essentially identlcal to the original kinetic codes. Transistor 968 drives the following 27Mhz transmitter of ex~sting design.
In operatlon, the enhanced programming is created prior to broadcast, or prior to manufacture of the audiovideo medla. The control signals of the audio k~netic device are sampled and are then assigned by the computer 730 specific identifiable ~ovements of the audlo klnetlc device 14 and characteri~tic~
such as duration and amplitude. In order to accurately and creatively engage ln the simultaneous ~ynchronized programmlng, an audlo kinetic devlce is coupled to the mixer during the programming for feedback to the programmer of the actions which are recorded by keystrokes made on the sampl$ng keyboard 720.
Also, the existing pro~ra~ming such a8 rrO~ a cassette 760, 18 l80 Blmultaneously played for audlo and vlsual feedback to the person creating the enhanced program~ing for the audlo klnetic devlce. Devlce audio along with the control ~ignals generated by the keyboard 720 are then recorded on the destlnatlon VCR
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The destinatlon cas6ette 761 18 then applied to the televislon transmltter 16 a8 lndlcated in Flg. 1. where lt 1~
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~emotely located televislon recelvers 24 recelve the programming. The ordinary audiovisual portion of the programming i8 received as usual and i8 displayed on televieion receivers and heard on the loudspeakers of television receivers.
~owever, the stereo audio output~ of the television receiver 24 or other stereo audio demodulator provides first and second audio eignal6 that have embedded both device audio and also kinetic audio signals. Those signals are applied to a decoder/transmitter where the device audlo and klnetic signals are separated. After ~eparation, the devlce audio and kinetlc ~iqnals are transm~tted locally, typ~cally from a system ad~acent the television receiver or cable box, to a opaced apart location ad~acent the viewer where the audio klnetic devlce is located.
The audlo kinetic device, typically, though not necessarlly an animated doll or plush animal, receives the locally transmitted device audio and kinetic slgnals. The Xinetic ~ignals are further decoded ~or application to the motors of the audio kinetic devlce and causing motion of the audio kinetic device. The audlo ~ignal ie demodulated and applled to the loudspeaker ln the audio kinetlc devlce. The re~ult is that in additlon to the programmlng appearlng on the televlsion screen and at the loud~peaker o~ the televl~lon receiver, the audio klnetlc devlce le movlng, speaklng and ma~lng sounde, ~imultaneouely ln real tlme as the programmlng dlsplayed and heard rrOm the televl~lon.
Slnce the character volces orlglnat- ~ro~ actor~ and volce characterlzatlon speclalists, and are recelved at the remote 3~

location wlth essentially all t~elr original quallties in complete sy~chronization with the nor~al program, the performance integrlty, with all the subtlQ though essentlal attributes of tonal inflectlon, volume, accent, timing, emotion and energy orig~nally intended by the author o~ tha programming and portrayed by the actor i8 recreated qiving an entirely different perspective and dimension to the programming.
It should be recognized that other television delivery systems may be used in accordance with this inventlon. Various transmisslon freq~enc~es may be used. A VC~ vldeo playback system or analogous playback sy6tem~, such as laser disk or other 6ystems may be substituted for the front end or televlsion transmitter. Thus, rather than distant broadcastlng, origination of the video, audio and kinetic signals may orig$nate locally, such as at the consumer' 8 home and be broadcast locally directly ~rom ad~acent to a video cassette player or other audiovisual playback device, to an audio kinet~c device. ~ocal transmission may al~o be made, for example, by infrared or ultrasonic devices in place of transmiss$on by 2~ electromagnetic radiation.
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Claims (42)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. An interrelational audio kinetic entertainment system for providing real time simultaneous program synchronized audio-kinetic movements in a remotely located audible kinetic device, the audible kinetic device of the type movable in response to kinetic signals and audible in response to an audible signal, comprising:
means for generating a device driving audio and kinetic signal complex in real time simultaneous synchronization with, yet distinguishable from an audiovisual program signal;
means for transmitting the device driving signal complex to a location whereby the signal complex as utilized by an audible kinetic device maintains real time simultaneous synchronization with the audiovisual program signal; and means for receiving the transmitted signal complex and applying a decoded signal complex responsive to the system audio and kinetic signal complex to an audible kinetic device for causing real time simultaneous program synchronized sound and motion of an audible kinetic device.

2. The invention as set forth in claim 1 and in which the device driving audio and kinetic signal complex generation means comprises sampling keyboard means for generating a program synchronized kinetic signal for an audible kinetic device, the sampling keyboard means responsive to an audible kinetic device compatible coding signal.

3. The invention as set forth in claim 2 and in which the device driving signal complex generating means comprises means for carrying an audible kinetic device responsive audio signal on the second audio channel of a stereo television signal.

4. The invention as set forth in claim 3 and in which the signal complex generating means comprises means for carrying an audible kinetic device responsive kinetic signal on the second audio channel of a stereo television signal.

5. The invention as set forth in claim 1 and comprising a stereo television demodulator means for supplying first and second channel television stereo audio signals and means for decoding the first and second stereo audio signals to obtain a device audio signal and kinetic signal for the audible kinetic device.

6. The invention as set forth in claim 1 and comprising:
stereo television demodulator means having stereo audio output means for providing first and second stereo audio signals;
audio demodulator and separator means responsive to the audio output means of the television receiver for developing separate device audio signals and kinetic signals; and means for applying the separate device audio signal and the kinetic signal to the transmitter means.

7. The invention as set forth in claim 6 and in which the transmitter means comprising:
means for transmitting the device audio signal on a 49 Mhz carrier; and means for transmitting the kinetic signal on a 27 Mhz carrier signal;
and in which the receiver means comprising means for receiving and demodulating the device audio signal at an audible kinetic device; and means for receiving and demodulating and applying the kinetic code to the kinetic device, whereby the kinetic device is articulatable and emits audio sounds simultaneously in real time simultaneous synchronization with the audiovisual device programming.

8. The invention as set forth in claim 6 and in which:
the transmitter means comprising a low power FM broadcast band stereo transmitter having first and second stereo inputs and means for applying the device audio signal to one stereo input and the kinetic signal to the second stereo input;
and in which the receiver means comprising FM broadcast band receiver means for receiving and demodulating the device audio signal and the kinetic signal at an audible kinetic device.

9. An interrelational audio kinetic entertainment signal generating system for use in connection with a television broadcast system for providing a real time simultaneous program synchronized audio-kinetic movements in a remotely located kinetic device, comprising:
means for generating a device driving audio and kinetic signal complex in real time simultaneous synchronization with an audiovisual program signal;
means for applying the device driving signal complex to the audio channel of a television broadcasting system in synchronization with the programming signal;
means for receiving the transmitted device driving signal complex with the audiovisual programming signal at a remote location from the broadcast system and in proximate spaced apart relation from an audible kinetic device;
means for separating the device audio and kinetic signals from audiovisual programming signals;
local transmission means for communicating device audio and kinetic signals to an audible kinetic device located in proximate spaced apart relationship to the local transmission means; and local receiving means for receiving audio and kinetic signals from the local transmission means for coupling to an audio kinetic device;
whereby an audible kinetic device may be made articulatable and audible in real time simultaneous synchronization with audiovisual programming.

10. The invention as set forth in claim 9 and in which the device driving signal complex generation means comprises a sampling keyboard for generating kinetic sequencing codes synchronized with an audiovisual programming signal.

11. The invention as set forth in claim 9 and comprising:
an audible kinetic device of the type having multiple motors for exhibiting plural movements in response to plural coded signals and a speaker for emitting audible sounds from the audible kinetic device;
means for decoding the kinetic signal from the local transmission means and providing means for causing motion to the kinetic device in response to the kinetic signal; and means for communicating the separate audio signal to the kinetic device.

12. The invention as set forth in claim 9 and in which the device driving signal complex generating means having an audio output, the signal complex generating means audio output coupled to the second stereo audio channel of the television broadcasting system.

13. The invention as set forth in claim 9 and in which the device driving signal complex generating means having a kinetic data output, the signal complex generating means kinetic output coupled to the second stereo audio channel of the television broadcasting system.

14. The invention as set forth in claim 13 and in which:
the device driving signal generating means comprising a kinetic code generator encoder;
a modulator having a frequency of between about 12 to 20 Khz coupled to the kinetic code generator encoder;
means coupled to the modulator for providing a kinetic signal phase shifted by 180°; and means responsive to a device audio signal for provided a device audio signal phase shifted by 180°.

15. The invention as set forth in claim 14 and in comprising:
means for developing a first channel audio composite stereo signal comprising the original program audio signal, the kinetic device audio signal and the kinetic signal; and means for developing a second channel stereo signal comprising the device audio signal phase shifted 180° and a kinetic signal phase shifted 180° ; and means for applying a composite stereo signal responsive to the first channel stereo signal and the second channel stereo signal to be transmitted by the television broadcasting system.

16. The invention as set forth in claim 15 and comprising decoder means for separating audio and kinetic device signals from audio program signals, comprising:
difference means for developing a signal responsive to the difference between the first and second audio channels;

low pass filter means responsive to the difference means for passing a audio signal to a transmitter;
phase locked loop decoder means for separating the kinetic signal from a 12 KHz to 20 KHz carrier.

17. An interrelational audio kinetic entertainment system for providing a program synchronized audio-kinetic movements in a remotely located device, in response to an audio and kinetic signal complex synchronized with an audiovisual program signal comprising:
demodulation means for obtaining television audio signals representing first and second stereo audio channels containing embedded device audio and kinetic signals;
means for transmitting a signal complex representing device audio and kinetic signals to proximate spaced apart location whereby the signal complex as ultimately utilized by a kinetic device maintains synchronization with the audiovisual program signal; and means for receiving the transmitted signal complex at the proximate spaced apart location, whereby a decoded signal complex responsive to the system audio and kinetic signal complex is provided for causing program synchronized sound and motion of a device located remote from the transmitter means.

18. The invention as set forth in claim 17 and comprising an audio kinetic device responsive to kinetic signals for causing movement to the device in real time simultaneous synchronization to audio visual programming, and responsive to an audio signal, the audio kinetic device coupled to the receiving means.

19. The invention as set forth in claim 18 and in which the audio kinetic device comprising a cassette player having tape playback head means for communicating audio sounds to a loudspeaker and control data signals for causing various movements to the audio kinetic device;
modular cassette adapter means for communicating kinetic signals and device audio signals to the device through the cassette player of the audio kinetic device, the modular cassette adapter means configured to coact in operable engagement with the cassette player of the audio kinetic device;
the modular adapter means coupled to the receiver means for receiving audio and kinetic signals and communicating the audio and kinetic signals to the device, the modular cassette adapter means having tape head means for coupling the audio and kinetic signals to the playback head means of the cassette player of the audio kinetic device; and means for communicating signals derived from the receiver means to the tape head means of the existing audio cassette playback device.

20. The invention as set forth in claim 17 and comprising;
audio demodulator and separator means responsive to the stereo channels for developing a separate device audio signal and a kinetic signal;
means for applying the device audio signal to the transmitting means; and means for demodulating the kinetic signal and applying the demodulated kinetic signal to the transmitting means.

21. The invention as set forth in claim 20 and in which the transmitting means comprising:
49 Mhz carrier transmitting means for carrying the device audio signal to a proximate spaced apart location; and 27 MHz transmitting means for carrying the kinetic signal to the proximate spaced apart location; whereby remote control radio frequency transmitters are used to carry the kinetic and device audio signals to the audio kinetic device.

22. The invention as set forth in claim 20 and in which the receiving means comprising a 49 Mhz receiving means for receiving the device audio signal at the proximate spaced apart location and 27 MHz receiving means for receiving the kinetic signal at the proximate spaced apart location.

23. The invention as set forth in claim 20 and in which the transmitter means comprises a low power broadcast band FM stereo transmitter having a carrier frequency range of between 88 and 108 MHz., the FM stereo transmitter having separate first and second audio input channels;
the device audio signal is applied the first channel the FM stereo transmitter;
the kinetic signal is applied to the second channel of the FM stereo transmitter.

24. The invention as set forth in claim 23 and comprising FM stereo receiving means for receiving the device audio and kinetic signals, the FM stereo receiving means including means for separating the first stereo channel and coupling the signal from the first stereo channel to a loudspeaker in the audio kinetic device, and means for separating the second stereo channel, decoding the signal from the second stereo channel and applying the decided kinetic signal to motor drivers in the audio kinetic device.

25. The invention as set forth in claim 24 and comprising:
difference signal means for obtaining a signal representing the difference of the first and second stereo audio channel signals;
filter means for separating out the device audio signal, the filter means coupled to the difference signal means;
bandpass means for separating out a kinetic signal from a kinetic signal carrier;

phase lock loop pulse decoder means for stripping away the carrier from the kinetic signal, the phase lock loop pulse decoder means coupled to the bandpass means; and integrator means for developing a signal stream comparable to the coded kinetic signal stream for causing specific motion of the audio kinetic device.

26. An encoding system for generating a separate audio and kinetic signal complex in synchronization with yet distinguishable from an audiovisual program signal for an interrelational audio kinetic entertainment system for providing a program synchronized audio-kinetic movements in a remotely located articulatable device, comprising:
sampling keyboard means for generating a real time simultaneous program synchronized kinetic signal for a kinetic device, the sampling keyboard means responsive to an articulatable device compatible source code input, the sampling keyboard means comprising an electronic musical keyboard having an input for receiving a sampling source signal and the keyboard responsive to a source code input;
an audiovisual program source having plural audio outputs;
and mixer means for receiving the normal audio signal of the audiovisual programming from the audio outputs of the audiovisual program source, the device audio signal for the audio kinetic device and the kinetic information codes responsive to the sampling keyboard, the mixer means coupled to the audiovisual program source, the sampling keyboard, the mixer means for generating a complex first and second audio channel codes, the first audio channel codes having kinetic and device audio codes embedded therein.

27. The invention as set forth in claim 26 and comprising:
an audible kinetic device of the type having multiple motors for exhibiting plural movements in response to plural coded signals and a speaker for emitting audible sounds from the audible kinetic device, the audible kinetic device coupled to the mixer means whereby the audible kinetic device is movable in response to keyboarding of the sampling keyboard, so visual and audible feedback during the programming process.

28. The invention as set forth in claim 26 and comprising:
a musical instrument interface coupling the mixer means to the sampling keyboard; and computer means for causing the keyboard means to assign particular keys to define particular movement related signals to a kinetic device and duration of the movement, the computer means coupled to the sampling keyboard by a MIDI based interface.

29. The invention as set forth in claim 26 and comprising encoder means coupled to the mixer means, the encoder means comprising:
means for providing a first composite audio signal bearing signal components equivalent to the combination of normal program audio, device audio and modulated kinetic data signals;
and means for providing a second composite audio signal bearing components equivalent to the combination of the device audio signal phase shifted by 180° and the modulated kinetic data signals phase shifted by 180° .

30. The invention as set forth in claim 29 and comprising:
first operational amplifier means for obtaining a signal at the output equivalent to the audiovisual audio signal;
first load means applied to the output for receiving the audiovisual audio signal;
second operational amplifier means for developing a signal at the output equivalent to the device audio signal;
second load means applied to the output for receiving the device audio signal;
means for modulating the kinetic information signal with a carrier frequency;
third load means applied to the output of the kinetic information signal for receiving the modulated kinetic information signal;
third operational amplifier means for developing a composite signal representing, means for applying a signal representing the audio device signal and the modulated kinetic information signal to an inverting input of the third operational amplifier means.

31. The invention as set forth in claim 26 and in which the mixer means comprising:
means for applying the plural audio outputs of an audiovisual programming source, transferring the output through a musical instrument interface means for coupling to the sampling keyboard, and for receiving the output of the sampling keyboard through a musical instrument interface means and supplying separate outputs for the audiovisual audio, the device audio and the kinetic movement signals.

32. The invention as set forth in claim 31 and comprising computer interactive control means coupled via a musical instrument interface to the sampling keyboard means.

33. The invention as set forth in claim 30 and in which the modulating means comprises:
means for modulating pulse code modulation means;
means for coupling the carrier signal with means location signal, whereby the signal complex as ultimately utilized by a kinetic device maintains synchronization with the audiovisual program signal; and means for receiving the transmitted signal complex at a remote location, whereby a decoded signal complex responsive to the system audio and kinetic signal complex is provided for causing program synchronized sound and motion of a device located remote from the transmitter means.

34. A method for remotely controlling audible kinetic devices in synchronization with audiovisual programming displayed in spaced apart proximity to the devices, comprising the steps of:
generating a signal complex containing a device audio signal and device kinetic signal equivalents synchronized with audiovisual programming signals, the audiovisual programming signals containing both a video and an audio component;
transmitting a television signal containing both the video and audio programming components of the audiovisual signals, the audio programming component comprising two channel stereo, the stereo signal comprising an audio based signal carrying kinetic signal information for the remote kinetic devices;
receiving the broadcast television signal at a remote location;
displaying and making audible the audiovisual programming at the remote location;
transmitting the audio signal and the kinetic signal locally to a proximately spaced apart location;
receiving the device audio signal and the kinetic signal at a proximate spaced apart location to the remote location where the audio visual programming is displayed;

applying the kinetic and audio signal to the kinetic device;
causing the device to move in response to the kinetic signal and to be audible in response to the audio signal, whereby the kinetic device moves and makes audible sounds in real time simultaneous synchronization with the audiovisual programming being displayed.

35. The method as set forth in claim 34 and in which the step of local transmitting comprising the step of transmitting the kinetic signal at a first radio control frequency, and the audio device signal at a second radio control frequency.

36. The method as set forth in claim 35 and in which the first radio control frequency is 49 Mhz and the second radio control frequency is 27 Mhz.

37. The method as set forth in claim 34 and in which the step of local transmitting comprising transmitting the kinetic and device audio signals on separate audio channels of an FM
stereo broadcast signal at a frequency range of 88 Mhz to 108 MHz.

38. The method as set forth in claim 34 and in which the step of generating a signal complex comprises the steps of:
modulating a kinetic code to obtain a modulated kinetic signal;
generating a signal representing the modulated signal shifted in phase by 180°;
generating a signal representing the audio signal shifted in phase by 180°;
generating a first stereo television broadcast signal representing a composite of the normal television audio signal, the device audio signal and the modulated kinetic signal;
generating a separate second broadcast signal representing the device audio signal and the kinetic data signal both phase shifted by 180°; and applying the first and second broadcast signals to a television broadcast transmission system.

39. The method for generating control data for driving remotely located devices in real time simultaneous synchronization with interrelated audiovisual programming comprising the steps of:
sampling a kinetic device code source;
applying source programming via a musical instrument interface to a sampling keyboard;
assigning identifiable kinetic device movements to keys of the sampling keyboard; and generating a sequenced code representative of codes to drive a remotely located device in synchronization with interrelated audiovisual programming.

40. The invention as set forth in claim 39 and comprising the steps of:
modulating a sequenced code to obtain a modulated kinetic signal;
generating a signal representing the modulated kinetic signal shifted in phase by 180° ;
generating a signal representing the audio signal shifted in phase by 180° ;
generating a first channel audio signal complex representing a composite of the normal television audio signal, the device audio signal and the modulated kinetic signal; and generating a second channel audio signal complex representing the device audio signal and the kinetic data signal both phase shifted by 180° .

41. The invention as set forth in claim 40 and comprising the steps of:
applying the first and second channel signal to first and second audio channel inputs of a recorder means along with existing programming, thereby creating enhanced programming with device audio and kinetic codes.

42. The invention as set forth in claim 40 and comprising the steps of:
broadcasting the first and second channel signals on the first and second stereo signal components of a television broadcast transmission.