Comfort device, system and method with electronic message display

Abstract

A message playing system includes a plurality of comfort devices, each having a soft, huggable body and an electronic circuit in the body. The electronic circuit includes a WiFi or other wireless communication circuit for wireless electronic message communications. Each comfort device includes a display device for displaying messages. A server is connected over a communication network that includes at least one wireless communication link to each comfort device. The server is configured to receive and store messages and identification information for each message. The server is further configured to transmit the plurality of messages from the server to the comfort devices associated with the messages.

1 . A message accessing system for providing electronic messages to a plurality of comfort devices to play to users of the comfort devices, the system comprising:
 a server wirelessly connected to communicate one or more messages to the comfort devices, the server configured to:
 store at least one message for playing on at least one of the comfort devices; 
 provide a user interface; 
 receive instructions pertaining to the at least one message through the user interface; and 
 execute the instructions pertaining to the at least one message. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprise providing the at least one message to the at least one comfort device, and wherein the at least one message is not stored at the at least one comfort device prior to the providing. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one comfort device is at maximum storage capacity for messages prior to the providing. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one message was available at the at least one comfort device but was subsequently replaced by a new message prior to the providing. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprise deleting the at least one message from the server. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprise viewing information related to the at least one message. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprise making the at least one message always available at the at least one comfort device. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one message comprises a plurality of messages and the instructions comprise organizing the messages into a sequence. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sequence comprises an order in which the messages are to be transmitted by the server to the at least one comfort device. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the sequence comprises an order in which the messages are to be played by the at least one comfort device. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the server is further configured to receive the instructions from a user of the at least one comfort device. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprise editing the at least one message. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one message is a prerecorded message. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the instructions comprise selecting the prerecorded message and designating the prerecorded message for the at least one comfort device. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the prerecorded message is a message recorded by an entity managing or running the server. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the prerecorded message is a message recorded by a celebrity, sports figure, actor, politician, animated character, or impersonator thereof 
     
     
         17 . A method of accessing electronic messages in a system for providing the electronic messages to a plurality of comfort devices to play to users of the comfort devices, the method comprising:
 storing at least one message for playing on at least one of the comfort devices;   providing a user interface;   receiving instructions pertaining to the at least one message through the user interface; and   executing the instructions pertaining to the at least one message.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions comprise making the at least one message always available at the at least one comfort device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one message comprises a plurality of messages and the instructions comprise organizing the messages into a sequence. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the sequence comprises an order in which the messages are to be played by the at least one comfort device.