Patent ID: 7234941

Claim:
An interactive educational toy apparatus comprising: an indicium containing structure including an indicium, a back structure, and a first attachment element, the indicium containing structure shaped for placement in a single orientation; and a base unit capable of being attached to a vertical surface, wherein the base unit includes: a housing, a receiving region comprising a window and adapted to receive the indicium containing structure, wherein the window is adapted to receive the indicium containing structure in the single orientation, a processor unit in the housing, a speaker coupled to the processor unit, a reader coupled to the processor unit, and a second attachment element coupled to the housing, wherein the indicium containing structure is capable of being attached to the base unit using the first attachment element and the base unit is capable of being attached to the vertical surface using the second attachment element and wherein the reader is capable of identifying the indicium containing structure based on the back structure in response to the receiving region having received the indicium containing structure.