Collectible item and code for interactive games

• US 20050287925A1
• Filed: 10/08/2004
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Parsey, Tim, Proch, Nathan, Kirby, Keith
• Application Number:
  US10/961,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20050287925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/470
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/0441 with a written message or sentence, e.g. chance or instruction cards
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/228 by laser radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a toy, comprising of forming a human readable code on a section of the toy by laser etching material from said section.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a toy, comprising:

forming a human readable code on a section of the toy by laser etching material from said section.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said code comprises six digits.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said toy is a vehicle.

4. A system comprising the toy of claim 1, and further comprising an electronic interactive media configured to receive said code.

5. A method of manufacturing toys, comprising:

forming a first human readable code on a section of a first toy by laser etching material with a device from said section; and

forming a second human readable code on a section of a second toy by laser etching material with said device from said section, said first code different from said second code.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said first human readable code is located on an underside of a first toy vehicle, and said second human readable code is located on an underside of a second toy vehicle.

7. A product, comprising:

a collectible toy vehicle having a body and chassis, said chassis having a human readable code imprinted thereon formed by laser etching material from said chassis; and

a computer program configured to be operated on a computer, and configured to receive said code, where said program produces a computer output based on the code entered, wherein said output includes content dependent upon the code entered.

8. The product of claim 7 wherein said content comprises personalized game play.

9. The product of claim 8 wherein said personalized game play includes a game having features customized to a user.

10. The product of claim 7 wherein said content comprises access to a game feature.

11. The product of claim 7 wherein said content comprises access privileges to specialized web pages.

12. The product of claim 7 wherein said content comprises increased access privileges to different levels.

13. The product of claim 7 wherein said content comprises extra power.

14. The product of claim 7 wherein said program is further configured to create a customized feel for each user.

15. The product of claim 7 wherein said computer program is configured to be operated on a networked computer.

16. The product of claim 7 wherein said computer program is further configured to be operated on a website.

17. The product of claim 8 wherein said personalized game play includes a game-play personality.

18. The product of claim 8 wherein said personalized game play includes where the user takes on a role.

19. The product of claim 8 wherein said personalized game play includes navigation within the program.

20. The product of claim 8 wherein said personalized game play includes racing.

21. Packaging comprising the product of claim 7, and further comprising a card for use in a card game.

22. A coding system comprising:

a plurality of toy vehicles, each toy vehicle having a vehicle code; and

a database including a plurality of codes, wherein the codes are associated with a computer output and wherein entry of the vehicle code in a device linked to the database results in a computer output specific to the code.

23. The coding system of claim 22, wherein the vehicle code is a bonus content code.

24. The coding system of claim 22, wherein the vehicle code is a game code.

25. The coding system of claim 22, wherein the computer output is related to the toy vehicle having the vehicle code.

26. The coding system of claim 22, wherein the computer output is a computer game.

27. The coding system of claim 22, wherein the computer output is a web page.