Interactive action figures for gaming systems
First Claim
1. An entertainment system comprising:
- a computer game, executed on a computer controlled by a game player;
said computer game including a character of said computer game that is a controllable character within said computer game, and the game player maneuvering said character in said computer game to achieve progress in the computer game involving the character,wherein said character expires in said computer game during playing of the computer game;
a three-dimensional item, that is a likeness in three dimensions of an item that appears in the computer game and is associated in the computer game with the character;
said three-dimensional item including an access code associated with the item; and
said computer preventing the character from being used for play after the character expires in said computer game, and said computer reviving said character to activate said character to play, by accepting entry of said access code into said computer.
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Abstract
An action figure is provided with a serial number that provides an access code which allows owners to engage in enjoyable games or other activities via the Internet or other gaming systems. The interactive action figure system comprises a toy, statue, or other three-dimensional figurine with a serial number, and preferably a computer network accessible over the internet and a particular gaming framework managed by a network device. Owners of action figure toys may “log onto” the network using the action figure serial number as an access code to activate a particular computer character identity and participate in games such as hand-to-hand combat games, action-adventure series, or learning games. The action figure may be, for example, a warrior, sports figure, doll or teddy bear to appeal to a wide range of users. Once a particular character is activated, game play proceeds according to preset rules. The game character'"'"'s traits, powers, and other features may be enhanced or otherwise modified by purchasing preferably-three-dimensional accessories and inputting serial numbers into the gaming system that are also supplied with the accessories.
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19 Claims
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1. An entertainment system comprising:
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a computer game, executed on a computer controlled by a game player; said computer game including a character of said computer game that is a controllable character within said computer game, and the game player maneuvering said character in said computer game to achieve progress in the computer game involving the character, wherein said character expires in said computer game during playing of the computer game; a three-dimensional item, that is a likeness in three dimensions of an item that appears in the computer game and is associated in the computer game with the character; said three-dimensional item including an access code associated with the item; and said computer preventing the character from being used for play after the character expires in said computer game, and said computer reviving said character to activate said character to play, by accepting entry of said access code into said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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9. A method of playing a computer game comprising the steps of:
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playing a computer game on a computer controlled by a game player; said computer game including a character of the computer game, said character of said computer game being a controllable character in said computer game, and the game player maneuvering said character in said computer game to achieve progress in the game, involving the character; causing said character to expire in said computer game during playing of the game, rendering the character unusable in said computer game until a time when the character is revived; providing a three-dimensional item, that is a likeness in three dimensions of an item that appears in the computer game and is associated in the computer game with the character; providing an access code associated with said three-dimensional item; accepting entry of said access code into said computer; and reviving said character by said computer based on said access code entered into said computer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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