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Team Pomona. Wayne Lee Salma Rasheed Jasdeep Ram. Teddy. Abstract. A companion for children ages 0 – 5 years Child monitoring for new mothers, parents, babysitting services Provides parents with online supervision/surveillance of child. Claims. Calms crying babies
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Team Pomona Wayne Lee Salma Rasheed Jasdeep Ram
Abstract A companion for children ages 0 – 5 years Child monitoring for new mothers, parents, babysitting services Provides parents with online supervision/surveillance of child
Claims • Calms crying babies • Assists the mother and baby feeling safe and secure • Acts as a nanny and a babysitter • Replaces modern baby monitors • Able to respond and interact with the caretaker and child • Able to download music to sooth baby’s crying • Able to send emergency signals to law enforcement and medical services
Functions • Eyes: Color mini-camera • Ears: Wireless transmitters and receivers • Nose: Microphone • Head: Audio recorder • Mouth: Speaker • Body: Hard drive and Wireless connection
Functions Diagram Wireless transmitters and receivers Microphone Color mini-camera (Head) Audio recorder Speakers (Body) Hard Drive and Wireless Connection
Antecedents • Rock-A-Bye Bear by Marie Shields
Build-A-Bear Workshop by Maxine Clark • 1997 U.S. Patent #D494,232
Tickle Me Elmo by Tyco • Model # 62715 1995 • Model # 32715 1999
A.I. Super Toy TEDDY (Discontinued 2001) • Tiger Electronics
Target Market • The costumers we will be selling to are retailers. • For example: Toys R’ Us, FAO Schwartz, Sharper Image, KB Toy Store, Kids R’ Us • The main costumers in general that the product will be targeting are mothers with newborn babies.
Target Client Base • Working parents with children that need supervision. • Target all families with different income ranges (depending on Teddy features).
Strengths compared to our competition • Strengths • Wireless cable connection to desktop/notebook to download software to teddy hard drive. • Digital video/audio recordings. • Audio play back. • Video monitoring of the environment surrounding. • Parents are able to log in on laptop and monitor children from anywhere.
Weakness • Uses a lot of batteries • Parents are technology literate • Cost of Teddy may be high for lower income families.
Product Description • Calms crying babies • Assists the mother and baby feeling safe and secure • Acts as a nanny and a babysitter • Replaces modern baby monitors • Able to respond and interact with the caretaker and child • Able to download music to sooth baby’s crying • Able to send emergency signals to law enforcement and medical services
Material Pricing • The following are a list of items that can be included in the Teddy: • Hard drive - $40 • Video Camera - $30 • Wireless Connection - $50 • Audio Recorder/MP3 Player- $25 • Bear Material - $20 • Additional accessories: clothing, shoes. • Bear Minimum Price -$100 Including Camera, audio Recorder, bear material • (Materials imported from overseas.)
Advertising/Promotion • Online Orders • Retail Stores • Flyers/magazines • Pediatrician Offices • Newspapers • Billboards
Projected Profits • Teddy is an online business • No material are kept in stock • All materials are ordered when Teddy orders are placed • Therefore, if orders are not made no profits are lost
Steps in making a Teddy • Customer places an order online (directly or through retailer) • Simultaneously order is sent to manufacturer to let them know the material needed • Manufacturer sends the material to our warehouse where Teddy is assembled and shipped out