ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,703, issued on June 3.
"Interactive doll assembly" was invented by Claude Barnes (Newark, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interactive doll assembly for entertaining and educating a child includes a doll and a housing. A panel is attached to the doll and defines a pocket, into which the housing is selectively positionable. A battery, a microprocessor, and a receiver are attached to the housing and are positioned in an interior space defined by the housing. A speaker is attached to the housing. The microprocessor is operationally engaged to the battery, the receiver, and the speaker. Oversight programming code, which is selective...