Children's toy with wireless tag/transponder
First Claim
1. A children'"'"'s toy comprising a doll, puppet or stuffed animal having an outer skin or covering and containing therein a concealed wireless, batteryless tag/transponder configured and adapted to provide storage and retrieval of desired information and wherein said tag/transponder enables communication of said stored information wirelessly through said outer skin or covering without requiring removal or exposure of said tag/transponder.
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Abstract
A playmate toy or similar children'"'"'s toy is provided having associated wireless, batteryless ID tag that can be read from and/or written to using a radio-frequency communication protocol. The tag is mounted internally within a cavity of the toy and thereby provides wireless communication of stored information without requiring removal and reinsertion of the tag. In this manner, a stuffed animal or other toy can be quickly and easily identified non-invasively, without damaging the toy. Additional information (e.g., unique personality traits, special powers, skill levels, etc.) can also be stored on the ID tag, thus providing further personality enhancement, input/output programming, simulated intelligence and/or interactive gaming possibilities.
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20 Claims
- 1. A children'"'"'s toy comprising a doll, puppet or stuffed animal having an outer skin or covering and containing therein a concealed wireless, batteryless tag/transponder configured and adapted to provide storage and retrieval of desired information and wherein said tag/transponder enables communication of said stored information wirelessly through said outer skin or covering without requiring removal or exposure of said tag/transponder.
- 11. A children'"'"'s toy comprising a stuffed animal having an outer skin or covering and an inner stuffing, said stuffed animal containing therein a concealed wireless tag/transponder configured and adapted to provide storage and retrieval of certain desired information and wherein said tag/transponder comprises a read/write RFID tag adapted to send and receive said information wirelessly through said outer skin or covering without damaging said skin or covering and without requiring removal of said RFID tag.
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19. A stuffed animal having an outer skin or covering and an inner stuffing, said stuffed animal containing therein a batteryless read/write wireless tag/transponder configured and adapted to provide storage and retrieval of certain desired information comprising one or more of the following:
- animal'"'"'s name, birthday, owner, points, rank, tasks completed, or places visited; and
wherein said concealed tag/transponder is adapted to send and receive said information wirelessly through said outer skin or covering without damaging said skin or covering and without requiring removal of said tag/transponder. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- animal'"'"'s name, birthday, owner, points, rank, tasks completed, or places visited; and
Specification