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Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects

  • US 10,315,119 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2011
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for use in providing a video game, comprising:

  • determining that a change in toys present on or near a reader indicates that a toy has been added, such that information may be received from the toy;

    in response to determining that the change in toys present on or near the reader indicates that the toy has been added, adding a game character associated with the toy to the video game by;

    as part of adding the game character associated with the toy to the video game, receiving initial information from a memory of the toy, the memory of the toy including at least initial information stored in an initial information area of the memory of the toy and further information stored in a further information area of the toy, the initial information and the further information including information about the game character associated with the toy, the further information including information about the game character associated with the toy additional to information of the initial information,as part of adding the game character associated with the toy to the video game, displaying a representation of the game character associated with the toy utilizing the initial information, without regard as to whether the further information from the memory of the toy has been received, and making the game character associated with the toy available for game play in the video game,as part of adding the game character associated with the toy to the video game, receiving the further information from the memory of the toy, andas part of adding the game character associated with the toy to the video game, after displaying the representation of the game character associated with the toy and making the game character associated with the toy available for game play in the video game, modifying status of the game character associated with the toy by adding details of the further information received from the memory of the toy to the status of the game character associated with the toy.

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