Registration of wireless encounters between wireless devices

A method for use by a first toy device including a hardware processor, a haptic sensor, a transceiver, and a memory having a first unique identification (ID) number associated with the first toy device and a software code for execution by the hardware processor to perform the method comprising:

• wirelessly and periodically transmitting, using the transceiver, the first unique ID number;
• wirelessly receiving, using the transceiver, a second unique ID number from a second toy device;
• storing the second unique ID number in the memory;
• receiving a haptic input data via the haptic sensor;
• and
• storing the haptic input data and a timestamp corresponding to the haptic input data in the memory;
• retrieving, when the first toy device is in communication with a gaming device having a gaming application, the second unique ID number, the haptic input data and the timestamp corresponding to the haptic input data from the memory;
• and
• transmitting the retrieved second unique ID number, the haptic input data and the timestamp corresponding to the haptic input data to the gaming device to inform the gaming application of an encounter between the first toy device and the second toy device for use in the gaming application.

A gaming system comprising:

• a game server including a server processor and a server memory having a master application for a game stored thereon;
• a gaming device;
• and
• a first toy device having a hardware processor, a memory having a first unique ID number associated with the first toy device and a software code, and a transceiver;
• wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to:
• wirelessly and periodically transmit, using the transceiver, the first unique ID number;
• wirelessly receive, using the transceiver, a second unique ID number from a second toy device;
• store the second unique ID in the memory;
• receive a haptic input data via the haptic sensor;
• store the haptic input data in the memory;
• obtain proximity information corresponding to a distance between the first toy device and the second toy device;
• when the first toy device is in communication with the gaming device having a gaming application:
• retrieve the second unique ID, the haptic input data and the proximity information from the memory;
• and
• transmit the retrieved second unique ID, the haptic input data and the proximity information to the gaming device
• wherein the gaming device is configured to relay the second unique ID number, the proximity information, and the haptic input data to the game server, and wherein the server processor is configured to execute the master application to:
• receive the second unique ID number, the proximity information, and the haptic input data from the gaming device;
• update a game state of the game based on the second unique ID number, the proximity information, and the haptic input data;
• and
• transmit an updated game state data to the gaming device.