Patent ID: 7033243

Claim:
An interactive amusement device comprising: (a) a body; (b) a transport element moveably connected to the body; (c) a motor associated with the body, the motor operably coupled to the transport element; (d) a microprocessor operably coupled to the motor; (e) a data reader-writer operably coupled to the microprocessor to receive data from a swipe card handled by a user of the amusement device, said swipe card being separate from said amusement device, wherein the data comprises enhancement data adapted to enhance a function of the amusement device, after said swipe card has been swiped, wherein said enhanced function must at least include one of the following enhanced functions selected from the group consisting of: increased mobility, increased speed, expanded defense, and diminished defense of the amusement device, and wherein said data reader-writer is also adapted such that one or more additional swipes of said swipe card while the amusement device is in operation results in said enhanced function being further enhanced.