System and method for controlling animated props
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1. A system for activating multiple props, comprising:
- two or more props, each of the two or more props having an activation port configured to trigger the activation of the respective prop;
a single, standalone remote controller;
two or more remote receivers, each of the two or more remote receivers configured to activate at least one of the two or more props via the prop'"'"'s respective activation port upon receipt of a wireless signal from the single, standalone remote controller;
wherein the single, standalone remote controller is configured to transmit the wireless signal to at least one of the two or more remote receivers upon receiving a command from a user,the single, standalone remote controller thereby being configured to control the two or more props.
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Abstract
A system for activating a plurality of Halloween props with a single remote controller is provided. The system includes a remote controller and a plurality of remote receivers. Each of the remote receivers is connected to the Halloween prop via an activation port of the Halloween prop, e.g., a try-me or step pad port. The remote controller has a plurality of pushbuttons for accepting a user selection to be received by a respective remote receiver. Each of the pushbuttons corresponds to a Halloween prop that is connected with the respective remote receiver via the activation port.
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1. A system for activating multiple props, comprising:
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two or more props, each of the two or more props having an activation port configured to trigger the activation of the respective prop; a single, standalone remote controller; two or more remote receivers, each of the two or more remote receivers configured to activate at least one of the two or more props via the prop'"'"'s respective activation port upon receipt of a wireless signal from the single, standalone remote controller; wherein the single, standalone remote controller is configured to transmit the wireless signal to at least one of the two or more remote receivers upon receiving a command from a user, the single, standalone remote controller thereby being configured to control the two or more props. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for activating two or more props, comprising:
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transmitting, via a single, standalone remote controller, a wireless signal to two or more remote receivers, the selection of the two or more remote receivers being dependent upon a user input received by the single, standalone remote controller; activating, via at least one of the two or more remote receivers, at least one of the two or more props through transmission of an electrical current from the respective remote receiver to an activation port on the respective prop, the single, standalone remote controller thereby controlling the two or more props. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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