Animated interactive sound generating toy and speaker

Abstract

An animated interactive sound generating toy and speaker is provided and includes a plurality of stored musical beats, rhythms, and melodies, as well as other sound effects that can be interactively played back by activation of various switches that are located on the body of the creature-like toy. In addition, the toy's speaker can be utilized as a standard speaker for connecting to an external audio source so that a radio, CD player, or MP3 player, etc. can be played through the toy's speaker. The toy has a multi-color LED that is pre-programmed to flash synchronously with the stored sound data as well as moving eyes that can move synchronously with the stored sound data.

1 . An animated interactive toy, comprising: 
 a body portion;    a head portion connected to said body portion, said head portion including two eyes thereon;    a speaker disposed in said body portion;    a control system connected to said speaker for providing signals thereto, said control system including stored data representing different sounds;    a first control switch disposed on one of said head portion and said body portion for interactively providing a first input to said control system; and    a second control switch disposed on one of said head portion and said body portion for interactively providing a second input to said control system.    
   
   
       2 . The toy according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of support legs connected to said body portion.  
   
   
       3 . The toy according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said legs is pivotally mounted to said body portion.  
   
   
       4 . The toy according to  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of legs includes three legs, wherein each of said legs is pivotable to a position for each independently supporting said body portion on a flat horizontal surface.  
   
   
       5 . The toy according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third control switch disposed on one of said head portion and said body portion for interactively providing a third input to said control system.  
   
   
       6 . The toy according to  claim 1 , further comprising a volume control switch.  
   
   
       7 . The toy according to  claim 1 , further comprising a tempo switch in communication with said control system for adjusting a tempo of said sounds.  
   
   
       8 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein said second control switch is disposed on a belly portion of said body.  
   
   
       9 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein said pair of eyes are connected to a drive system for moving said eyes, said drive system being controlled by said control system.  
   
   
       10 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein said first control switch is connected to an ear portion extending from said head portion.  
   
   
       11 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein one of said head portion and said body portion includes an LED light thereon that is controlled by said control system.  
   
   
       12 . The toy according to  claim 1 , further comprising a terminal connected to said control system and adapted for providing an input signal from an external audio source.  
   
   
       13 . An animated speaker, comprising: 
 a body portion;    a head portion connected to said body portion, said head portion including two eyes thereon;    a speaker disposed in said body portion; and    a plurality of legs pivotally mounted to said body portion.    
   
   
       14 . The speaker according to  claim 13 , further comprising an LED light disposed on one of said head portion and said body portion.  
   
   
       15 . The speaker according to  claim 13 , wherein each of said legs is pivotable to a position for each independently supporting said body portion on a flat horizontal surface.  
   
   
       16 . The speaker according to  claim 13 , wherein said pair of eyes are connected to a drive system for moving said eyes.  
   
   
       17 . The speaker according to  claim 13 , further comprising a terminal connected to said speaker and adapted for providing an input signal from an external audio source.