Interactive toys
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1. A method for interactive communication with a toy apparatus, said method comprising:
- programming the toy apparatustransmitting a machine-originated signal by a cellphone;
receiving the signal by the toy apparatus; and
producing by the toy apparatus at least one response to the signal,wherein said toy apparatus is programmed by 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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1. A method for interactive communication with a toy apparatus, said method comprising:
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programming the toy apparatus transmitting a machine-originated signal by a cellphone; receiving the signal by the toy apparatus; and producing by the toy apparatus at least one response to the signal, wherein said toy apparatus is programmed by 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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independently initiating interaction by said toy apparatus, said initiating including generating a signal by the toy apparatus; transmitting the signal by the toy apparatus; receiving the signal by a telephone; and transmitting a signal by the telephone to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 generating a signal by said first toy apparatus and transmitting the toy-generated signal from the 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 (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of interactive play between a user and a plurality of toy apparatuses, comprising:
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programming a first toy apparatus; transmitting a first signal by the user to a first toy apparatus; receiving the first signal by the first toy apparatus; transmitting the 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 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of interactive play between a first toy apparatus and a second toy apparatus, comprising:
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programming a first toy apparatus; generating a first signal by a first toy apparatus; transmitting the 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 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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