Interactive Toy System and Methods
First Claim
1. An entertainment system comprising:
- at least one hand held game controller, the at least one hand held game controller comprising a touch screen interface, a plurality of accelerometers, and a first communication transceiver;
a base station, the base station comprising a second communications transceiver, a first connector capable of connecting the base station to a computing device and a second connector;
an accessory box, the accessory box comprising a third connector, the third connector capable of connecting the accessory box to the base station'"'"'s second connector; and
an online game portal capable of access from the computing device over a network.
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Abstract
An entertainment system, methods and computer software product are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an entertainment system comprises at least one hand held controller with a plurality of accelerometers and a touch screen interface. The system further includes a base station and an accessory box. The base station routs signals containing data and information from the hand held controllers and the accessory box to a computing apparatus that is in communication with a game portal residing on a server on a network. Game play is enabled by the server on the entertainment system. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
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51 Claims
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1. An entertainment system comprising:
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at least one hand held game controller, the at least one hand held game controller comprising a touch screen interface, a plurality of accelerometers, and a first communication transceiver; a base station, the base station comprising a second communications transceiver, a first connector capable of connecting the base station to a computing device and a second connector; an accessory box, the accessory box comprising a third connector, the third connector capable of connecting the accessory box to the base station'"'"'s second connector; and an online game portal capable of access from the computing device over a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing entertainment comprising:
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communicating a first signal from at least one hand held game controller to a base station, the at least one hand held game controller comprising a touch screen interface and a plurality of accelerometers; communicating a second signal from an accessory box to a base station; communicating a command from a base station to a computing device; communicating data from the computing device to a server over a network, the server hosting an online game portal; communicating a third signal from the server to the computing device; and enabling game play on the computing device, the game play consistent with a game stored on the server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer software product comprising:
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a computing apparatus readable medium, the medium comprising a set of processor executable instructions, the instructions sufficient to, when executed by a processor configure the computing apparatus to; receive a first communications signal from a base station, the first communications signal comprising information received from at least one hand held game controller, the game controller comprising a touch screen interface and a plurality of accelerometers; send a second communications signal to a server on a network, the server hosting an online game portal; receive a third communications signal from the server on the network; and enable game play on the computing device, the game play related to a game on the online game portal. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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