Patent ID: 8686579

Claim:
A portable entertainment device for wirelessly interacting with one or more compatibly-configured wireless devices, said portable entertainment device comprising: a body sized and configured to accommodate one or more energy storage devices and associated circuitry configured to power and operate said portable entertainment device; a microprocessor; non-volatile memory electrically coupled to said microprocessor and configured to store at least one unique identifier uniquely identifying said portable entertainment device; an inductance coil sized and arranged to generate an induced electrical current when exposed to a fluctuating magnetic field; a first wireless transceiver configured to provide short-range two-way wireless radio frequency (RF) communication with a wireless-compatible device over a first wireless communication range of less than 60 cm and wherein said short-range wireless RF communication is facilitated at least in part through inductive coupling; and a second wireless transceiver configured to provide medium-range two-way wireless communication with a wireless-compatible device over a second wireless communication range of greater than 10 feet; wherein said first and second wireless transceivers are configured such that, when a user causes said body of said portable entertainment device to come within said first wireless communication range of a compatibly-configured wireless device, said first wireless transceiver wirelessly communicates selected information with said compatibly-configured wireless device, causing or enabling said compatibly-configured wireless device to produce one or more effects in accordance with one or more medium-range wireless communications provided by said second wireless transceiver.