Bedtime toy

Abstract

A toy, such as a teddy bear, that projects visual images, including moving images and that outputs an audio signal to lull a child to sleep is provided. The toy can project the images and provide the sound or can transmit data to peripheral devices for providing the visual images and the audio signal. A remote control for allowing a parent to monitor the progress of the playback is also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toy for play and for lulling a child to sleep, the toy comprising:
 a toy body having a huggable and soft outer cover and configured to be held by a child while lying in bed;   an audio and video playing system installed inside the toy body, and configured to enable playing audio and video content; and   a control system configured to project video images of said video content unto a ceiling located above or on a wall opposed to the bed of the child when the toy is actuated to play said video content.   
     
     
         2 . The toy of  claim 1 , including an orientation sensor inside the toy body, the orientation sensor being coupled to the control system and being effective to enable projection of said video images only when said toy is oriented in a lying down position. 
     
     
         3 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy comprises a mouth with lips and eyes and said lips and eyes are activatable to move and blink when said video content is playing. 
     
     
         4 . The toy of  claim 1 , including a built in light system, which is configured to project a faint light and serves as a night light for a child to allay a fear of darkness. 
     
     
         5 . The toy of  claim 1 , including a video projector built in to said toy body. 
     
     
         6 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy, in a non-lying down position, is configured to emit an audio message to the child to lie down with the toy. 
     
     
         7 . The toy of  claim 1 , in combination with a video playing system mounted remotely to the toy an actuated by wireless signals from the toy to project the video content. 
     
     
         8 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy is battery powered by a rechargeable battery. 
     
     
         9 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy comprises a two-way audio communication system for a child to communicate with a parent. 
     
     
         10 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy comprises a USB port for loading said audio and video content. 
     
     
         11 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy comprises a Wi-Fi facility for enabling loading of said audio and video content. 
     
     
         12 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy comprises a timer for turning off the playing of said audio and video content after a preset time period. 
     
     
         13 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy comprises an actuating sensor which requires continuous actuation by the grasping of a body portion of said toy and wherein said control system is configured to gradually turn off playing of said video content after said activating sensor has been let go by the child. 
     
     
         14 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy comprises a built in alarm clock. 
     
     
         15 . The toy of  claim 7 , wherein said remote video play system comprises clips by which the projector can be secured to a portion of the bed. 
     
     
         16 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy is configured to communicate with the child in a language which is selectable from a plurality of languages. 
     
     
         17 . The toy of  claim 9 , wherein said two-way audio communication system includes a facility which enables a parent to listen to the sounds from the room where the toy is located. 
     
     
         18 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy includes a facility for coupling the toy with a vehicle's video input so that the video content can be viewed via the vehicle's video monitor. 
     
     
         19 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy body has a shape of a bear. 
     
     
         20 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy is provided together with a wardrobe of different clothing. 
     
     
         21 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy incorporates a built in flashlight configured to enable a child to use the flashlight to guide the child to a bathroom or the like.