Patent ID: 7896742

Claim:
A toy wand for use in an interactive play environment, the toy wand comprising: an elongated body having a substantially tubular shape and distal and proximal ends, said elongated body substantially enclosing an internal cavity positioned along an axis extending through said distal and proximal ends; a first tilt sensor and a second tilt sensor disposed within said internal cavity of said elongated body, said first and second tilt sensors being arranged in substantially opposing orientations such that at least one of said first and second tilt sensors is in an inactive state whenever said elongated body is in a substantially static position and such that a first particular motion of said elongated body causes or enables each of said first and second tilt sensors to be in an active state at least momentarily during a duration of said first particular motion; a memory configured to store a unique identification associated with the toy wand; and a wireless transmitter electrically coupled to said first and second tilt sensors and to said memory and located within said elongated housing, said wireless transmitter being configured to transmit a first wireless signal in response to said first motion of said elongated body to one or more reader devices disposed within an interactive play environment to activate one or more play effects, said first wireless signal further comprising data indicative of said unique identification.