MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641018158 A) filed by RNS Institute of Technology; Dr. Hemanth S; Dr Anjan Kumar K N; Rashmi M; and Dr. Hemanth S, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Feb. 18, for 'story pals - a chatbot based companion for kids.'

Inventor(s) include Chethana H R; Rashmi M; Dr Anjan Kumar K N; and Dr. Hemanth S.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Story Pals is an AI-powered interactive companion capable of engaging children through natural conversation, storytelling, and personalized learning. This work focuses on capturing a child's voice, processing it via a secure mobile/web app, and generating age-appropriate responses using character-based AI models. Its objectives include enabling safe and meaningful child-toy interaction, delivering adaptive educational and storytelling experiences, providing parents with monitoring and insights, and ensuring a scalable, child-centric design that supports emotional development, creativity, and early learning."

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