Patent ID: 7536156

Claim:
A disposable electronic device comprising: a housing that has an external appearance that is related to an entertainment event; a light source and/or a sound source in the housing; a short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver in the housing; a controller in the housing that is configured to activate the light source and/or the sound source and to transmit an outgoing message via the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver, in response to a first receipt of an incoming message at the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver, and to ignore a second receipt of the incoming message at the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver; and a non-replaceable, non-rechargeable battery in the housing that is configured to power the user interface, the short range, unlicensed wireless transceiver and the controller until the non-replaceable, non-rechargeable battery discharges.