Patent ID: 7607962

Claim:
An electronic toy comprising: a body having first and second orientation surfaces facing different directions, the body being configured to house a plurality of components including: a sensor mounted to the body and adapted to detect at least a first orientation of the body when the first orientation surface is above the second orientation surface and a second orientation of the body when the body is rotated so that the second orientation surface is above the first orientation surface, and provide a corresponding sensor output; a controller configured to receive the sensor output and select a corresponding set of toy outputs from a library of toy outputs, where the selected set of toy outputs including at least one of a play mode and a persona; and one or more movable portions coupled to the body and adapted to move relative to the body in response to changes in the orientation of the body so that the one or more movable portions are hidden in one of the first and second orientations and at least partially visible when the body is in the other of the first and second orientations.