Interactive play with a computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5855483
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08812917

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An interactive apparatus for use with a computer, comprising a transceiver for two-way wireless communication with a plaything, the transceiver having terminals for connection to the computer, and a control device for causing the computer to send and receive information to and from the plaything via the transceiver to enable the plaything to provide interactive fantasy simulation of the behavior of a corresponding real-world object. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for enabling fantasy play using a computer and a plaything, comprising at the plaything, delivering output and receiving input associated with the fantasy play, and generating control signals at the computer for controlling the output based on the input, and by wireless communication sending the control signals from the computer to the plaything and sending the input from the plaything to the computer.

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HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L P10300 ENERGY DRIVE SPRING TX 77389

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Briggs, Chris Santa Cruz, CA 1 272
Collins, Roger Novato, CA 11 1403
Devon, Jane Daly City, CA 1 272
DiGrazia, Karla Burlingame, CA 1 272
Freedman, Bryan San Francisco, CA 1 272
Jenkins, Yolanda Oakland, CA 1 272
Ozer, Stuart San Francisco, CA 28 2484
Robinson, Tony Palo Alto, CA 12 1055
Voce, Maurice San Carlos, CA 2 273

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