Hand controlled electronics toy article

• US 20030030441A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: People Innovate For Economy Foundation Incorporated
• Original Assignee: People Innovate For Economy Foundation Incorporated
• Inventors: Lam, Peter Ar-Fu
• Granted Patent: US 9,269,511 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/426
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/00 Other toys
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/70 having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard mounting together a plurality of independent switches H02B
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2009/0221 the switches being fixed to the operator's hand, e.g. integrated in a glove or fixed to a ring
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2207/026 Pressure contact
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/026 Hook and loop
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/04 portable; hand held
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2300/022 Application wake up; switches or contacts specially provided for the wake up or standby shift of a circuit

Abstract

Communication means allowing a hand controlled toy play set to communicate data with another play set article or a joystick through hand contact or hand shake motion. Said toy play set comprises memory means and identity means to represent the performance parameters and personality of a toy member.

Claims

1. A connecting system configured to connect a first apparatus with a second apparatus comprising:

first and second conductive terminals each connected to said first apparatus;

first and second attaching means for attaching said first and second conductive terminals with a first human hand;

third and fourth conductive terminals each connected to said second apparatus;

wherein said third and fourth mating conductive terminals are positioned to make contact with said first and second conductive terminals according to a motion provided by said first human hand.

2. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said first attaching means attaches said first conductive terminal to a first finger of said first human hand and said second attaching means attaches said second conductive terminal to a second finger of said first human hand.

3. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said first attaching means attaches said first conductive terminal to the palm of said first human hand.

4. The connecting system of claim 3 wherein said second attaching means attaches said second conductive terminal to the back side said first human hand.

5. The connecting system of claim 4 further comprising fifth and sixth conductive terminals connected to said first apparatus and attaching means configured to attach said fifth and sixth conductive terminals with said first human hand.

6. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said attaching means comprises a glove.

7. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said first apparatus is a game console configured for displaying visual images on a display area.

8. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said second apparatus is a joystick controller.

9. The connecting system of claim 8 wherein said second apparatus comprises a miniature vehicle.

10. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said second apparatus comprises a miniature toy having memory means defining the performance and/or personality of said miniature toy.

11. The connecting system of claim 10 wherein the performance of said miniature toy is upgradeable.

12. The connecting system of claim 11 wherein said toy requires timely services or game play to maintain the performance of said toy.

13. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said second apparatus communicates with said first apparatus through a hand shake motion enabling said first and second conductive terminals to conduct electrical current with said third and fourth conductive terminals respectively.

14. The connecting system of claim 1 wherein said first apparatus comprises a first toy member supporting game play of a first user and said second apparatus comprises a second toy member supporting game play of a second user;

said first and second toy members are configured for said first and second users to compete with each other, and compare and/or exchange data derived from said game plays;

wherein said connecting system is further configured to compare and/or exchange of data of said game plays by a hand shake motion between said first and second users.

15. A method for a first apparatus having at least a first and a second contact terminals to communicate with a second apparatus having a third and a fourth contact terminals, said method comprising the steps of:

(1) attaching said first and second contact terminals to the hand of a first user;

(2) attaching said second and third contact terminals to the hand of a second user; and

(3) enabling said first and second contact terminals to make contact with said third and fourth contact terminals through a hand shake motion between said first and second user.

16. A method for an apparatus having at least a first and a second contact terminals to communicate with a joystick having a third and a fourth contact terminals, said method comprising the steps of:

(1) attaching said first and second contact terminals to the hand of a user;

(2) enabling said first and second contact terminals to make contact with said third and fourth contact terminals when the hand of said user is holding said joystick.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said joystick comprises a toy member detachable from said toy stick.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said toy member is a reduced size vehicle.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein said toy comprises electronics components connecting with the electronics components of said joystick when said toy member is attached to said joystick.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

(3) providing a game play controllable by said joystick;

(4) sending information representing the joystick motion through the contacts established by step (2) for controlling said game play.

21. A method to provide a first game play set to a first player comprising the steps of:

(1) providing a control member having a display panel;

(2) providing a family of accessory toys having n accessory toy members;

(3) defining the performance parameters for said family of accessory toys;

(4) defining a default personality to each of said n toy members;

said default personality is represented by the performance parameters assigned to said toy;

(5) providing identification means to each of said n toy members;

(6) selecting one of said n toy members to interface with said control member and starting a game play;

(7) defining a method to upgrade the performance parameters of said selected toy; and

(8) providing memory means to memorize the upgraded performance parameters of said selected toy member.

22. The game play method of claim 21 further comprising a step to provide a second game play set to a second player;

said game play set also comprising the equivalent steps (1) to (8) for said second player.

23. The game play method of claim 22 further comprising the steps of:

(9) providing each of said first and second players a score after the game play of step (6);

(10) providing means for said first and second players to communicate the score and/or performance parameters information and to announce a winner according to the scores achieved by said players.

24. The game play method of claim 23 wherein the data representing the score and/or performance parameters of step (10) are communicated through a hand shake motion between said first and second players.

25. The game play method of claim 21 wherein the memory means of step (8) is provided inside the control member of step (1) or inside each of the n toys.

26. The game play method of claim 21 further providing a step to downgrade the performance parameters of said selected toy member when said selected toy member had not been serviced or involved in a game play for a predefined period of time.

27. The game play method of claim 21 further providing a step enabling said first player to trade the performance parameters of a selected toy member with a second player.