INTERACTIVE ACCESSORIES

• US 20140357188A1
• Filed: 01/14/2013
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zydeco Entertainment LLC
• Original Assignee: Zydeco Entertainment LLC
• Inventors: Brainin, Ilyse R.
• Application Number:
  US14/368,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20140357188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication

Abstract

A device for securing a decorative accessory with an interactive device, such as a NFC tag, to a person and/or a personal item and a method of using the device to participate in an online activity including an online game, a rewards program and/or a social media platform.

Claims

1. An interactive device comprising:

a tether including a hole and a fastener for attaching the interactive device to a person or personal item;

a decorative accessory mounted to a connector, the connector comprising a base, a shaft and a tapered end, wherein the base is connected to the decorative accessory and the connector is releasably attached to the tether by passing a wide part of the tapered end through the hole in the tether; and

an interactive tag connected to the decorative accessory.

2. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein the interactive tag comprises a near field communication tag.

3. The interactive device of claim 2, further comprising:

a near field communication tag reader connected to an online activity, the near field communication tag reader identifying the near field communication tag when the near field communication tag is brought in proximity to the near field communication tag reader.

4. The interactive device of claim 3, wherein the online activity comprises one of a retail rewards based program, a scavenger hunt game, an online game, a charity collection drive program, a social media platform, a limited access website, a sweepstakes program, a VIP priority program and a ticketing program.

5. The interactive device of claim 3, further comprising:

a near field communication reader/writer data converter, the near field communication reader/writer data converter capable of identifying the near field communication tag when the near field communication tag is brought in proximity to the near field communication reader/writer data converter and transmitting a non-NFC based signal to non-NFC capable external devices.

6. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein the interactive tag is programmed with a unique identifier.

7. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein the decorative accessory comprises one of a team logo, a symbol, a comic book hero, a movie character, a cartoon character, a zodiac sign, a political statement, a company logo, and a video game symbol.

8. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein the tether can be formed in a loop to connect the interactive device to one of a finger, a wrist, a neck, a head, an ankle, a shoe, a flip flop, a bag, a writing instrument, a bracelet, a necklace, an eyeglass, a clothing loop, and a wrist band.

9. The interactive device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of tethers can be joined to create a linked chain of the tethers.

10. A method of using an interactive device with an online activity comprising:

providing a decorative accessory with a near field communication tag;

programming the near field communication tag to be associated with a unique identifier;

positioning the near field communication tag in proximity to a near field communication tag reader; and

transmitting data of the near field communication tag from the near field communication tag reader to an online program associated with the online activity.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

programming the near field communication tag with a cryptogram for secure confirmation that the near field communication tag is authentic.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

tracking at least one of a geo-spatial location, an inception date, a frequency of use and a sequence of the near field communication tag.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the online activity comprises one of a retail rewards based program, a scavenger hunt game, an online game, a charity collection drive program, a social media platform, a limited access website, a sweepstakes program, a VIP priority program and a ticketing program.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

converting a near field communication data transfer to a non-NFC based signal for transmission of data to non-NFC capable external devices.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

connecting the decorative accessory with the near field communication tag to a tether;

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

attaching the tether to one of a finger, a wrist, a neck, a head, an ankle, a shoe, a flip flop, a bag, a writing instrument, a bracelet, a necklace, an eyeglass, a clothing loop, and a wrist band.

17. A method of using an interactive device with an online activity comprising:

providing a decorative accessory with a near field communication tag;

programming the near field communication tag to be associated with a unique identifier;

searching for a scavenger hunt item with a near field communication tag reader;

positioning the near field communication tag in proximity to the near field communication tag reader to register the scavenger hunt item; and

transmitting data of the near field communication tag from the near field communication tag reader to an online program associated with the online activity.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

programming the near field communication tag with a cryptogram for secure confirmation that the near field communication tag is authentic.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

converting a near field communication data transfer to a non-NFC based signal for transmission of data to non-NFC capable external devices.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

connecting the decorative accessory with the near field communication tag to a tether and attaching the tether to one of a finger, a wrist, a neck, a head, an ankle, a shoe, a flip flop, a bag, a writing instrument, a bracelet, a necklace, an eyeglass, a clothing loop, and a wrist band.