Patent ID: 8814688
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A63F,A63H,A63J

Abstract:
1. A combination wireless toy and input device for playing a computer-animated game on a wireless-compatible gaming platform, said combination wireless toy and input device comprising: a first modular component configured to be selectively and detachably assembled with a second modular component to form an assembled toy comprising a doll, action figure or other physical object relevant to a computer-animated game played by a game participant on a wireless-compatible gaming platform; said first modular component comprising: i) a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to provide two-way wireless communication with said wireless-compatible gaming platform, ii) programmable non-volatile memory storing a first selection of game-relevant information comprising a first set of one or more in-game attributes of a person, character or object relevant to said game, and iii) an electrically-conductive coil configured to be energized by an externally-generated electromagnetic field for powering at least said RF transceiver; said second modular component comprising non-volatile memory storing a second selection of game-relevant information comprising a second set of one or more in-game attributes of said person, character or object; and wherein said assembled toy is configured such that said game participant can selectively change at least said first set of one or more in-game attributes associated with said assembled toy by replacing at least said first modular component with a third modular component comprising non-volatile memory storing a third selection of game-relevant information that is different than said first selection of game-relevant information.