| US 7,553,160 B2 | ||
| Interactive hand held apparatus with stylus | ||
| Michael C. Wood, Orinda, Calif. (US); Alice Chen, Oakland, Calif. (US); David Goldstein, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Mark Flowers, Los Gatos, Calif. (US); Joseph B. Miller, III, San Ramon, Calif. (US); Michelle Fitts, Hayward, Calif. (US); Curtis Cole, Los Altos, Calif. (US); Rick Adolf, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Antonia Kohl, Oakland, Calif. (US); and Carol Thies, San Rafael, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., Emeryville, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/404,961. | ||
| Application 11/404961 is a continuation of application No. 10/775830, filed on Feb. 09, 2004, granted, now 7,083,420. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/446829, filed on Feb. 10, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/512326, filed on Oct. 17, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0188861 A1, Aug. 24, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G09B 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 434—322 [434/323] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An interactive, handheld apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a display screen on the housing, the display screen configured to display a plurality of images;
an electronic position location system, wherein the electronic position location system includes a processor that is capable
of determining a location of a selected region of the display screen;
a stylus for selecting one or more of the plurality of images on the display screen;
a directional control pad on the housing; and
a memory device adapted to store code for a first educational program and code for a second educational program, wherein the
first educational program uses the directional control pad and wherein the second educational program uses the stylus and
the electronic position location system,
wherein the memory device is further adapted to store code for a video program, and
wherein a user is capable of passively viewing the video program without interacting with the interactive, handheld apparatus.
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