INTERACTIVE TOYS
First Claim
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1. A method for interactive communication with a toy apparatus, said method comprising:
- transmitting a signal by a cellphone;
receiving the signal by the toy apparatus; and
producing by the toy apparatus at least one response to the signal.
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Abstract
A plurality of individual toys, at least a first one of which generates acoustic signals and at least a second one of which receives acoustic signals. When the second toy receives acoustic signals from the first toy, it responds, for example, by generating a sound and/or controlling its motion. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the toys flock and/or form a procession of toys which follow a leader toy, for example a mother goose and a plurality of following and preferably quacking goslings.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for interactive communication with a toy apparatus, said method comprising:
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transmitting a signal by a cellphone; receiving the signal by the toy apparatus; and producing by the toy apparatus at least one response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for interactive communication between a toy apparatus and an electronic device, said method comprising:
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transmitting a signal by a toy apparatus; receiving the signal by a telephone; and transmitting a signal by the telephone to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for interactive communication between a first toy apparatus and another entity, said method comprising;
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independently initiating interaction by said first toy apparatus between the first toy apparatus and the other entity, said initiating including transmitting a signal by said first toy apparatus to said other entity; receiving the signal by the other entity; and producing by the first toy apparatus at least one response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of interactive play between a user and a plurality of toy apparatuses, comprising:
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transmitting a first signal by the user to a first toy apparatus; receiving the first signal by the first toy apparatus; transmitting a second signal by the first toy apparatus to at least a second toy apparatus; receiving the second signal by the at least second toy apparatus; and responding by the at least second toy apparatus to the second signal - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of interactive play between a first toy apparatus and a second toy apparatus, comprising:
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transmitting a first signal by the first toy apparatus to the second toy apparatus; receiving the first signal by the second toy apparatus; and producing by the second toy apparatus a response to the first signal; wherein said response produced by the second toy apparatus is selected from an acoustic response, an optical response, and a message displayed on a portion of the second toy apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for playing an interactive computer game comprising:
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transmitting a signal by a user-controlled device; receiving the signal by the computer; and responding by the computer to the signal received. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of operating an arcade game comprising:
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providing an acoustic card device; transmitting by the acoustic card device a signal; receiving the signal by the arcade game; and responding to the signal by the arcade game. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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