Patent ID: 7801495
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An electronic toy comprising: a housing that has an external appearance of a toy; a light source and/or a sound source in the housing; a short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver in the housing that is configured to transmit and receive short range unlicensed wireless communications but is not configured to transmit or receive long range, licensed wireless communications; a controller in the housing that is configured to control the light source and/or the sound source in response to receipt of an incoming message by the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver; and a non-replaceable, non-rechargeable battery in the housing that is configured to power the light source and/or the sound source, the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver and the controller until the non-replaceable, non-rechargeable battery discharges, wherein the controller is further configured to ignore receipt of a message from the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver in response to occurrence of a predetermined condition.