Patent ID: 6083104
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A programmable device comprising:a body;a motor for activating a motive generator on the body for causing the body to move relative to a surrounding environment;a cartridge having a keypad including a series of control switches for operation by a user, the cartridge being selectively removable from the body; andthe switches being connected with a microprocessor for translating signals received from the switches selectively, in a first mode when the cartridge communicates with the body, into control signals for operating the motor whereby the body is caused to move in different directions according to the action of the motor on the motive generator; or in a second mode when the cartridge is removed from the body, into signals for engaging a game related to a program in the cartridge, the game being operable by activating the keypad to operate the switches, and the switches cooperating with the program.