An interactive play device, method and apparatus, is disclosed which includes
means to generate a plurality of interactions, entry control means, means to store
responses to interactions and control means to select the next interaction based
on memorized responses. One object of this invention is to provide a new class
of interactive play devices, which is founded on personalizing a play device so
that its current functionality is based on past interactions with a player rather
than providing an identical operation or a randomly activated function each time
the device is turned "on." The invention also provides a plurality of toy devices,
which operate in a plurality of states that mimic human behavior. A preferred embodiment
discloses an interactive doll device, which generates interactions that require
responses from the player. The responses are memorized by the doll device and are
used to select the next interaction. An alternate embodiment discloses an interactive
toy car device, which uses the same concept of memorizing responses to interactions
to generate the next interaction. Both the doll and car play devices are controlled
by a generic flow diagram disclosed in the specification.