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. The specification also discloses a game during which the
player is challenged to transform the play device from an initial state
to a desired state by providing appropriate responses to the interactions
initiated by the device.