Patent ID: 9607475
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A63F,A63H,G01S,G06F,G06K,G06Q,G07F,H04B

Claim:
1. A method for playing an interactive computer game, comprising: moving a user-controlled play implement, wherein the user-controlled play implement models at least one of a motion of a virtual object in the computer game and a force applied to a virtual object in the computer game; transmitting a signal by the play implement, wherein the signal includes an indication of the motion of the play implement; receiving the signal by a computer, wherein the signal includes an indication of a particular physical action performable by a user, wherein the particular physical action is selected from a change in position, a change in orientation, a three dimensional (3D) motion, rotation, and acceleration; responding by the computer to the signal received, in accordance with the interactive computer game; and controlling an action figure to respond to movement of the user-controlled play implement, said responding including a corresponding movement of the action figure.