Patent ID: 8760268

Claim:
A remote controller and recharger for remote controlling and for use in recharging of a toy item, the remote controller and recharger comprising: a housing ( 100 a , 200 a , 300 a , 400 a ) comprising an outside surface ( 100 b , 200 b , 300 b ); a toy charging connector ( 101 ) for connecting to the toy item and comprising a first portion ( 101 a ) disposed within the housing and a second portion ( 101 b ) extending past the outside surface ( 100 b , 200 b , 300 b ); a wireless transmitter ( 102 a ) for transmitting a playflow control wireless signal ( 102 b ) past the outside surface ( 100 b , 200 b , 300 b ) of the housing ( 100 a , 200 a , 300 a , 400 a ); a retractable connector ( 103 , 203 , 303 , 503 ) comprising at least two contacts ( 103 a , 103 b ) and movable between a retracted state and an extended state for extending past the outside surface ( 100 b , 200 b , 300 b ) of the housing ( 100 a , 200 a , 300 a , 400 a ), wherein in the extended state, the at least two contacts ( 103 a , 103 b ) of the retractable connector ( 103 ) are for engaging a USB port ( 110 ) for having electrical power provided from the USB port ( 110 ) to the at least two contacts ( 103 a , 103 b ); a user input device ( 104 ) for at least one of extending past the outside surface ( 100 b , 200 b , 300 b ) of the housing ( 100 a , 200 a , 300 a , 400 a ) and disposed within the housing ( 100 a , 200 a , 300 a , 400 a ) for receiving input from the user; and a control circuit ( 105 ) coupled with the at least two contacts ( 103 a , 103 b ) and with the toy charging connector ( 101 ) and the wireless transmitter ( 102 a ) and the user input device ( 104 ), the control circuit ( 105 ) comprising a recharging circuit ( 105 a ), wherein in a first mode of operation the control circuit ( 105 ) is for controlling a playflow of the toy item ( 2010 ) through transmitting the playflow control wireless signal ( 102 b) from the wireless transmitter ( 102 a ) and in a second mode of operation the control circuit ( 105 ) is for recharging the toy item ( 2010 ) through electrical power provided from the USB port ( 110 ) when the toy charging connector ( 101 ) is coupled with the toy item ( 2010 , 2009 , 1974 ) and the retractable connector ( 103 , 203 , 303 , 503 ) is in the extended state.