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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,320,976 B2 Weston (45) Date of Patent: *Apr US0093.20976B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,320,976 B2 Weston (45) Date of Patent: *Apr. 26, 2016 (54) WIRELESS TOY SYSTEMS AND METHODS (56) References Cited FOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (71) Applicant: MQ Gaming, LLC, Irvine, CA (US) 973,105 A 10/1910 Chamberlain, Jr. (72) Inventor: Denise Chapman Weston, Wakefield, 1,661,058 A 2f1928 Theremin RI (US) (Continued) (73) Assignee: MQ Gaming, LLC, Irvine, CA (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this CN 1032246 4f1989 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 CN 2113224 U. 2, 1992 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. (Continued) This patent is Subject to a terminal dis OTHER PUBLICATIONS claimer. “HyperScan', release date Oct. 2006. Source http://www.giantbomb. (21) Appl. No.: 14/621,711 com/hyperscan/3045-1041. (22) Filed: Feb. 13, 2015 (Continued) (65) Prior Publication Data Primary Examiner — Jay Liddle US 2015/O328556A1 Nov. 19, 2015 Assistant Examiner — Alex F. R. P. Rada, II (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Related U.S. Application Data Bear, LLP (63) Continuation of application No. 14/226,127, filed on Mar. 26, 2014, now Pat. No. 8,961,260, which is a (57) ABSTRACT continuation of application No. 12/355,489, filed on A playmate toy or similar children’s toy is provided having Jan. 16, 2009, now Pat. No. 8,753,165, which is a associated wireless, battery less ID tag that can be read from (Continued) and/or written to using a radio-frequency communication protocol. The tag is mounted internally within a cavity of the (51) Int. Cl. toy and thereby provides wireless communication of stored A63H3/00 (2006.01) information without requiring removal and reinsertion of the A63H3/48 (2006.01) tag. In this manner, a stuffed animal or other toy can be A63H3/02 (2006.01) quickly and easily identified non-invasively, without damag (52) U.S. Cl. ing the toy. Additional information (e.g., unique personality CPC. A63H3/48 (2013.01); A63H3/00 (2013.01); traits, special powers, skill levels, etc.) can also be stored on A63H3/02 (2013.01); A63H 2200/00 (2013.01) the ID tag, thus providing further personality enhancement, (58) Field of Classification Search input/output programming, simulated intelligence and/or CPC ......... G06K 7/086: A63H33/00; A63H3/28: interactive gaming possibilities. A63H 2200/00; A63F 2009/2489 See application file for complete search history. 20 Claims, 20 Drawing Sheets 235 Analogue Circuitry Digital Circuitry Contrologic Security logic iteral RS232RS422 logict (RS485) microprocessor 275 US 9,320.976 B2 Page 2 Related U.S. Application Data 4,695,058 9, 1987 Carter, III et al. 4,695,953 9, 1987 Blair et al. continuation of application No. 1 1/241,812, filed on 4,699,379 10, 1987 Chateau et al. Sep. 30, 2005, now Pat. No. 7,488,231, which is a 4,739,128 4, 1988 Grisham 4,750,733 6, 1988 Foth continuation of application No. 10/045,582, filed on 4,761,540 8, 1988 McGeorge Oct. 22, 2001, now Pat. No. 7,066,781. 4,776.253 10, 1988 Downes 4,787,051 11, 1988 Olson (60) Provisional application No. 60/241.893, filed on Oct. 4,816,810 3, 1989 Moore 20, 200 O. 4,817,950 4, 1989 Goo 4,819, 182 4, 1989 King et al. References Cited 4,837,568 6, 1989 Snaper et al. (56) 4,839,838 6, 1989 LaBiche et al. 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