Patent ID: 8973182
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A47G,A63H

Abstract:
1. A hand-held controller unit for providing comfort to a frightened child, said hand-held controller unit comprising: a housing constructed at least in part of a compressible material; a user interface integrated with said housing and configured to respond to a user initiated action; a user interface control circuit integrated within said housing and operatively connected to said user interface; walkie-talkie circuit integrated within said housing and operatively connected to said user interface control circuit, wherein said walkie-talkie circuit is configured to facilitate two-way communication between the child and a parent; at least one activating transmitter circuit integrated within said housing and operatively connected to said user interface control circuit and configured to wirelessly activate at least one external device located remotely from said hand-held controller unit, wherein activation of said at least one external device results in said at least one external device producing one or more of an audible sound or a pulsating visible light, and wherein the external device is automatically deactivated based on one or more conditions; wherein the one or more conditions includes an amount of light detected by a light sensor and at least one energy-emitting device integrated with said housing and operatively connected to said user interface control circuit.