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Dual-range wireless interactive entertainment device

  • US 9,149,717 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2014
  • Issued: 10/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wireless toy for amusing or entertaining a game participant playing an interactive game within a wireless-compatible play environment, said wireless toy comprising:

  • a portable body comprising an internal cavity configured to accommodate one or more batteries and associated electronics configured to power and operate said wireless toy;

    a microprocessor and associated non-volatile programmable memory configured to store game-relevant information;

    a short-range radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to provide short-range two-way wireless communication with a first wireless-compatible device over a limited communication range of less than 60 cm and wherein said short-range wireless communication includes communication of a first selection of game-relevant information from said wireless toy to said first wireless-compatible device; and

    a medium-range transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a unique identification number to a second wireless-compatible device over a communication range greater than 10 feet and wherein said unique identification number is configured to uniquely identify said wireless toy within said game.

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