Interactive token system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsDante Lamar Bruno, Matthew Miller
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Abstract
An interactive token system includes one or more interactive tokens, such as an interactive coin. The interactive token includes a display that displays one or more images. The interactive token may be releasably engaged with a slot disposed on a wearable device or an interactive token station. Once engaged, the wearable device or interactive token station is able to wirelessly communicate with the interactive token, receive information from the interactive token, display information relating to the interactive token, control actions of the interactive token, and/or use the interactive token as part of a game or trading interaction.
Claims20
An interactive token system, comprising:
- an interactive token configured to be disposed in a releasable slot of a wearable band, wherein the slot comprises a slot housing, the interactive token comprising:
- a display;
- a memory storing at least one image configured to be displayed on the display and interactive token information;
- and
- token wireless communication circuitry;
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- an interactive token station, comprising:
- at least one slot configured to receive and releasably engage the interactive token;
- station wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate with the token wireless communication circuitry of the interactive token to receive the interactive token information from the interactive token when the interactive token is engaged in the at least one slot;
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- a controller configured to:
- receive the interactive token information from the wireless communication circuitry;
- and
- generate instructions to activate a special effect based on the interactive token information.
An interactive token system, comprising:
- at least one slot of an interactive token station configured to receive and releasably engage an interactive token into a slot housing such that the slot housing is disposed around a housing of the interactive token while the interactive token is engaged;
- wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with communication circuitry of the interactive token to receive interactive token information from a memory of the interactive token when the interactive token is engaged in the at least one slot;
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- a special effect system processor configured to activate a special effect according to special effect instructions stored in the memory;
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- a controller configured to:
- receive the interactive token information from the wireless communication circuitry;
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- generate the special effect instructions to activate the special effect based on the interactive token information.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a first signal indicative of engagement of a first interactive token within a housing of a slot of one or more slots formed in an interactive token station;
- receiving first interactive token information via wireless communication circuitry of the first interactive token;
- generating first special effect instructions based on the first interactive token information;
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- activating a first special effect based on the first special effect instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.