Interactive toys
AssigneeBeepCard Ltd.
InventorsMoshe COHEN, Alan Sege
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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.
Claims30
A method for interactive communication with a toy apparatus, said method comprising:
- transmitting a signal by a cellphone;
- receiving the signal by the toy apparatus;
- and
- producing by the toy apparatus at least one response to the signal.
A method for interactive communication between a toy apparatus and an electronic device, said method comprising:
- transmitting a signal by a toy apparatus;
- receiving the signal by a telephone;
- and
- transmitting a signal by the telephone to the electronic device.
A method for interactive communication between a first toy apparatus and another entity, said method comprising;
- independently initiating interaction by said first toy apparatus between the first toy apparatus and the other entity, said initiating including transmitting a signal by said 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.
A method of interactive play between a user and a plurality of toy apparatuses, comprising:
- transmitting a first signal by the user to a first toy apparatus;
- receiving the first signal by the first toy apparatus;
- transmitting a 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
A method of interactive play between a first toy apparatus and a second toy apparatus, comprising:
- transmitting a 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.
A method for playing an interactive computer game comprising:
- transmitting a signal by a user-controlled device;
- receiving the signal by the computer;
- and
- responding by the computer to the signal received.
A method of operating an arcade game comprising:
- providing an acoustic card device;
- transmitting by the acoustic card device a signal;
- receiving the signal by the arcade game;
- and
- responding to the signal by the arcade game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.