Patent ID: 8913011

Claim:
A wireless wand actuator for wirelessly actuating one or more entertainment effects as part of a magic-themed interactive entertainment experience, said wireless wand actuator comprising: an elongated body comprising a first portion configured to be gripped and held by a user using a single hand and a second portion extending away from said first portion; and a wirelessly-powered radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder disposed within said second portion of said elongated body and comprising: i) non-volatile memory having stored therein at least one identifier uniquely identifying said wireless wand actuator; ii) a first radio-frequency (RF) transceiver configured to provide two-way wireless communication with a compatible RFID reader; and iii) an antenna configured to be wirelessly energized by said compatible RFID reader for wirelessly powering at least said RFID transponder; said RFID transponder configured such that when said second portion of said wireless wand actuator is brought within a wireless communication range of said compatible RFID reader said RFID transponder wirelessly communicates to said compatible RFID reader a selection of information configured to cause or enable actuation of at least one entertainment effect.