Wave-actuated, spell-casting magic wand with sensory feedback
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1. An apparatus for transmitting a code via a signal when a user waves the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter mounted on the chassis for receiving the code as input data, and for then transmitting the code via the signal;
a first sensor mounted on the chassis for generating an indicating signal when the user waves the chassis; and
control means for providing the code as input data to the transmitter in response to the indicating signal.
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Abstract
When waved by a user, a magic wand transmits a binary spell code having a value referencing an object behavior to a receiver included within another object. The receiver decodes the code to produce control signals as inputs to components within the object controlling its behavior so that the object exhibits the behavior referenced by the transmitted code value. The wand also produces a sensory feedback pattern including light, sound and/or vibration) to the user to indicate that the code has been transmitted. The sensory feedback pattern is a function of the value of the transmitted code.
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1. An apparatus for transmitting a code via a signal when a user waves the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a chassis;
a transmitter mounted on the chassis for receiving the code as input data, and for then transmitting the code via the signal;
a first sensor mounted on the chassis for generating an indicating signal when the user waves the chassis; and
control means for providing the code as input data to the transmitter in response to the indicating signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for enabling a user to remotely control an object, the apparatus comprising:
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a wand for transmitting a code conveyed by a signal when the user waves the wand, wherein the code references an action the object is to carry out; and
a controller for receiving the signal and for causing the object to carry out the action referenced by the code conveyed via the signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for enabling a user to control behavior of a plurality of objects remote from the user, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of object controllers, each for controlling behavior of a corresponding one of the objects, each controller being identified by a unique address, each controller responding to a first signal conveying spell data referencing an object behavior by causing the controller'"'"'s corresponding object to exhibit the object behavior referenced by the spell data when the first signal also conveys that controller'"'"'s identifying address; and
a wand for receiving user input selecting one of the objects and a behavior that object is to exhibit, and for thereafter responding to being waved by the user by transmitting the first signal to the objects, wherein the first signal conveys spell data referencing the behavior selected by the user input and conveys the address of the object controller controlling the behavior of the object selected by the user input. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In a wand including a sensor for generating an indicating signal when a user waves the wand, user input means for generating an object selection code and a spell selection code, a transmitter for transmitting a signal conveying an object address and spell data, sensory output means for generating signals that can be sensed by the user, and control means for receiving the indicating signal, the object selection code and the spell selection code and for controlling the transmitter and sensory output means, a method of operation for the control means comprising the steps of:
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a. selecting the object address to be conveyed by the signal in response to the object selection code generated by the user input means;
b. selecting the spell data to be conveyed by the signal in response to the spell selection code generated by the user input means;
c. responding to the indicating signal produced by the sensor when the user waves the wand by supplying the object address selected at step a and the spell data selected at step b to the transmitter and then causing the transmitter to transmit the signal conveying the object address and spell data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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