Motion activated toy for sensorimotor assessment and intervention

Abstract

A toy system includes a camera that captures an image of an infant, a processing circuit, and a toy component. The processing circuit is configured to detect a body position of the infant in the image of the infant, and based on a detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position, generate an activation signal. The toy component is activated to provide a stimulus to the infant, based on the activation signal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toy system, comprising:
 a camera that captures an image of an infant;   a processing circuit configured to:
 detect a body position of the infant in the image of the infant, and 
 based on a detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position, generate an activation signal; and 
   a toy component that is activated to provide a stimulus to the infant, based on the activation signal.   
     
     
         2 . The toy system of  claim 1 , wherein the stimulus comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a light stimulus, an acoustic stimulus, and a motion. 
     
     
         3 . The toy system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the toy component comprises a base section attached to or proximate to the toy component, the base section housing the camera and the processing circuit.   
     
     
         4 . The toy system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the detection that the infant is in the head-raised-prone-body position comprises a detection of the infant being in the head-raised-prone-body position for at least a predetermined time.   
     
     
         5 . The toy system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the detection that the infant is in the head-raised-prone-body position comprises a detection of the infant being in the head-raised-prone-body position with a head of the infant being raised at least a certain distance.   
     
     
         6 . The toy system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to, prior to detecting that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position:
 determine a baseline for an ability of the infant to be in the head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         7 . The toy system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
 track a proficiency of the infant reaching the head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         8 . The toy system of  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
 based on determining that the proficiency has increased, adjust parameters used for the detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         9 . The toy system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit comprises an external device interface configured to communicatively interface with an external computing device. 
     
     
         10 . The toy system of  claim 9 , wherein the external device interface enables at least one of a configuration of the toy system using the external computing device and monitoring of a performance of the infant. 
     
     
         11 . A method for training tummy time, the method comprising:
 capturing an image of an infant using a camera of a toy system;   detecting, by a detection engine executing on a processing circuit, a body position of the infant in the image of the infant;   based on a detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position, generate an activation signal; and   activating a toy component of the toy system to provide a stimulus to the infant, based on the activation signal.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the detection that the infant is in the head-raised-prone-body position comprises a detection of the infant being in the head-raised-prone-body position for at least a predetermined time.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the detection that the infant is in the head-raised-prone-body position comprises a detection of the infant being in the head-raised-prone-body position with a head of the infant being raised at least a certain distance.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising, prior to detecting that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position:
 determining a baseline for an ability of the infant to be in the head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 tracking a proficiency of the infant reaching the head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 based on determining that the proficiency has increased, adjust parameters used for the detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing computer readable program code for operating a toy system, wherein the computer readable program code causes a computer system of the toy system to:
 capturing an image of an infant using a camera of a toy system;   detect, in an image of an infant obtained by a camera of the toy system, a body position of the infant in the image of the infant;   based on a detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position, generate an activation signal; and   activate a toy component of the toy system to provide a stimulus to the infant, based on the activation signal.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory CRM of  claim 17 , wherein the computer readable program code further causes the computer system of the toy system to:
 prior to detecting that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position:
 determine a baseline for an ability of the infant to be in the head-raised-prone-body position. 
   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory CRM of  claim 17 , wherein the computer readable program code further causes the computer system of the toy system to:
 track a proficiency of the infant reaching the head-raised-prone-body position.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory CRM of  claim 19 , wherein the computer readable program code further causes the computer system of the toy system to:
 based on determining that the proficiency has increased, adjust parameters used for the detection that the infant is in a head-raised-prone-body position.