Electronic game system with character units
First Claim
1. An electronic game system comprising:
- an electronic system used to play a game in communication with a network, the game including a game world having an area associated with a first character in the game;
a base station operable to communicate with the electronic system and having a character appearance;
a first character unit operable to communicate with the base station, the first character unit storing first data associated with the first character, wherein the first character unit has a substantially similar appearance to the first character in the game;
wherein the character appearance of the base station is similar to the appearance of the first character unit.
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Abstract
An electronic game system is provided. The system may include a base station operable to communicate with an electronic system and one or more character units operable to communicate with the base station. The one or more character units store data associated with one or more characters. The data are utilized to play a game using the electronic system. The character units may have substantially similar appearances to characters in the game. The base station also may have a character appearance. The character units may be removably attachable to the base station, alone or simultaneously, at an exterior or interior portion of a body part of the character appearance such as a head, a limb and a torso.
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28 Claims
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1. An electronic game system comprising:
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an electronic system used to play a game in communication with a network, the game including a game world having an area associated with a first character in the game; a base station operable to communicate with the electronic system and having a character appearance; a first character unit operable to communicate with the base station, the first character unit storing first data associated with the first character, wherein the first character unit has a substantially similar appearance to the first character in the game; wherein the character appearance of the base station is similar to the appearance of the first character unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26)
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15. A character unit comprising:
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a housing configured to resemble a character in a game; a communication device operable to communicate with an electronic system through a base station with a character appearance that resembles the character in the game, wherein the electronic system is used to play the game and wherein the electronic system is in communication with a network; and a memory unit configured to store data associated with the character, wherein the data are used to play the game, wherein the game includes a game world having an area associated with the character and viewable by a plurality of players of the game via the network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A base station comprising:
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a housing; a first communication device operable to communicate with an electronic system, wherein the electronic system is used to play a game and wherein the electronic system is in communication with a network; and a second communication device operable to communicate with a first character unit, the first character unit being configured to resemble a first character in the game and storing first data associated with the first character, wherein the first data are used to play the game and the game includes a game world having an area associated with the first character and viewable by a plurality of players of the game via the network; wherein the housing is shaped similarly to the first character unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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27. An electronic game system comprising:
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an electronic system used to play a game in communication with a network, the game including a game world having an area associated with a first character in the game; a base station operable to communicate with the electronic system and having a character appearance that includes a removable head; and a first character unit operable to communicate with the base station, the first character unit storing first data associated with the first character, wherein the first data are used to play the game and the first character unit has a substantially similar appearance to the first character in the game and to the character appearance of the base station; wherein the first character unit is removably attachable to the base station at a location concealable by the removable head of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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