Patent ID: 8545335
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A63F,A63H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first toy which has a memory and is adapted to connect to a computer; a node or dongle which is removably connectable to the first toy and has an electronic code which provides access to a special environment in a virtual world only when the node or dongle is connected to the first toy; and a second toy having a memory and adapted to connect to the computer and the first toy wherein the toys are linked together by a male or female USB connection located at the end of an appendage; wherein the first toy has both male and female USB connections to allow the linking of multiple toys and to link to the computer; wherein the virtual world provides a plurality of activities for the user to participate in via interactions with the computer, the plurality of activities include one or more of the following activities: wherein the plurality of activities can be performed by linking two or more toys together to create a group of toys for such activities.