US Patent No: 8,089,458

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Toy devices and methods for providing an interactive play experience

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Abstract

The invention provides a unique interactive play experience carried out utilizing a toy “wand” and/or other actuation/tracking device. In one embodiment, the wand incorporates a wireless transmitter and motion-sensitive circuitry adapted to actuate the transmitter in response to particular learned wand motions. The wand allows play participants to electronically and “magically” interact with their surrounding play environment simply by pointing, touching and/or using their wands in a particular manner to achieve desired goals or produce desired effects. In other embodiments, a seemingly magical wand toy is provided for enabling a user to electronically send and receive information to and from other wand toys, a master system and/or to actuate various play effects within a play environment. The seemingly magical wand toy is configured to use a send/receive radio frequency communications protocol which provides a basic foundation for a complex, interactive entertainment system to create a seemingly magical interactive play experience.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
CREATIVE KINGDOMS, LLCWAKEFIELD, RI33

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barney, Jonathan A Newport Beach, CA 73 1181
Weston, Denise Chapman Wakefield, RI 58 1136

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
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CREATIVE KINGDOMS, LLC (33)
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6,967,566 Live-action interactive adventure game 51 2003
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6,375,578 Two-way interactive water slide 65 1999
 
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. (13)
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7,133,026 Information input device for giving input instructions to a program executing machine 27 2002
7,623,115 Method and apparatus for light input device 32 2004
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IMMERSION CORPORATION (12)
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HASBRO, INC. (11)
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HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. (11)
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (11)
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (11)
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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (9)
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NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. (9)
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SONY CORPORATION (9)
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INDIGO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (6)
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SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC (6)
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RICHARDS, III.,JAMES D. AND MARTINE RICHARDS (5)
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RICOH COMPANY, LTD. (5)
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6,929,543 Fishing game device 33 2000
2005/0176,485 Tennis game system 17 2004
2005/0239,548 Information processor having input system using stroboscope 31 2004
2007/0091,084 Sensing ball game machine 22 2006
 
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC (4)
6,024,647 Amusement ride vehicle with motion controlled seating 15 1998
6,060,847 Interactive amusement ride 21 1998
6,220,171 Amusement ride 19 1999
6,462,769 Image correction method to compensate for point of view image distortion 19 2000
 
ACCASVEK LLC (3)
5,984,788 Interactive toy shooting game having a target with a feelable output 35 1997
6,302,796 Player programmable, interactive toy for a shooting game 29 1998
6,261,180 Computer programmable interactive toy for a shooting game 22 1998
 
AMERICAN GNC CORPORATION (3)
6,473,713 Processing method for motion measurement 42 1999
6,415,223 Interruption-free hand-held positioning method and system thereof 60 2000
6,725,173 Digital signal processing method and system thereof for precision orientation measurements 31 2001
 
APPLE INC. (3)
6,956,564 Portable computers 70 1998
D495336 Docking station 134 2003
2008/0121,782 Remote control systems that can distinguish stray light sources 18 2006
 
GOOGLE INC. (3)
6,377,793 System and method of accessing and recording messages at coordinate way points 87 2000
2005/0166,062 Portable computer with a hand impression 2004
7,519,537 Method and apparatus for a verbo-manual gesture interface 12 2005
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (3)
5,855,483 Interactive play with a computer 162 1997
5,973,757 Contoured and balanced remote tv control device 47 1997
2004/0203,638 Service delivery systems and methods 26 2002
 
INTEL CORPORATION (3)
6,473,070 Wireless tracking system 25 1998
6,452,494 Activating devices 23 1999
6,426,741 User input for a computer 27 1999
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (3)
5,202,844 Computer having integral type hand writing input/display device and keyboard 37 1991
5,490,058 Modulating controller for controlling two operation terminals 21 1993
5,598,187 Spatial motion pattern input system and input method 85 1994
 
KONAMI CORPORATION (3)
5,213,327 Game apparatus 185 1991
6,375,566 Game system, computer-readable storage medium, and storage device for use in a card game 16 1999
6,540,611 Portable game machine and game-advancing method 50 2000
 
MARVIN GLASS & ASSOCIATES (3)
4,296,929 Electric eye actuated gun arcade 26 1976
4,240,638 Microprocessor controlled game apparatus 48 1978
4,337,948 Game apparatus 33 1980
 
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES INC. (3)
5,366,229 Shooting game machine 54 1993
6,328,650 Game controller and information storage medium 20 1998
2007/0015,588 Game information, information storage medium and game apparatus 21 2004
 
ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC (3)
6,077,106 Thin profile battery mounting contact for printed circuit boards 70 1997
5,986,570 Method for resolving signal collisions between multiple RFID transponders in a field 103 1997
6,085,805 Communications system and method, fleet management system and method, and method of impeding theft of fuel 49 1999
 
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. (3)
D486145 Remote control keypad 25 2003
D491924 Remote control housing 20 2003
D504677 Remote control housing 23 2004
 
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (3)
5,929,841 Data input unit 20 1997
D394264 Remote controller for video projector 33 1997
6,081,819 Electronic calculator with graph displaying function 21 1998
 
SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (3)
5,942,969 Treasure hunt game using pager and paging system 71 1997
5,956,035 Menu selection with menu stem and submenu size enlargement 49 1997
6,577,350 Method and apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide 88 1998
 
THOMSON LICENSING (3)
5,440,326 Gyroscopic pointer 147 1993
7,233,316 Multimedia user interface 58 2003
2009/0033,621 Inertial Sensor-Based Pointing Device With Removable Transceiver 19 2005
 
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED (3)
6,181,253 Flexible monitoring of location and motion 77 1998
6,052,083 Method and apparatus for position identification 35 1998
6,243,658 Tilt prediction for total station 27 2000
 
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC (3)
6,110,041 Method and system for adapting gaming devices to playing preferences 445 1996
6,224,486 Database driven online distributed tournament system 176 1998
6,328,648 Electronic amusement device and method for propagating a performance adjustment signal 64 1998
 
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. (3)
6,545,661 Video game system having a control unit with an accelerometer for controlling a video game 78 1999
6,315,673 Motion simulator for a video game 34 1999
6,540,607 Video game position and orientation detection system 43 2001
 
ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED (2)
5,752,882 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 342 1995
5,836,817 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 417 1995
 
ANASCAPE, LTD. (2)
6,906,700 3D controller with vibration 52 2000
7,345,670 Image controller 19 2001
 
BILL GOODMAN CONSULTING, LLC (2)
6,361,396 RF identification system for use in toys 18 2000
6,364,735 RF identification system for use in toys 21 2000
 
BODENSEEWERK GERATETECHNIK GMBH (2)
4,321,678 Apparatus for the automatic determination of a vehicle position 65 1979
4,914,598 Integrated redundant reference system for the flight control and for generating heading and attitude informations 62 1987
 
BURROUGHS & CHAPIN CO INC (2)
2006/0030,385 Magic-themed adventure game 21 2004
2006/0287,030 Systems and methods for interactive game play 37 2006
 
CANTOR G&W (NEVADA), LP (2)
6,342,010 Personalized wireless video game system 39 1997
RE39818 Personalized wireless video game system 17 2004
 
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. (2)
6,183,365 Movement measuring device, electronic game machine including movement measuring device, and method of playing game machine 53 1998
6,426,719 Position measurement apparatus that detects location by receiving external signals 62 2000
 
COPPER, JACK (2)
D340042 Handheld computer pointing device 41 1991
5,485,171 Hand held computer input apparatus and method 71 1994
 
CREATOR LTD. (2)
2002/0005,787 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES 21 1998
2002/0068,500 Adaptive toy system and functionality 42 2000
 
DATA TEC CO., LTD. (2)
6,164,808 Three-dimensional data input device 42 1997
6,466,831 Three-dimensional data input device 44 2000
 
ELEVEN ENGINEERING GAME CONTROL LLC (2)
6,238,289 Radio frequency game controller 33 2000
6,684,062 Wireless game control system 39 2000
 
FIRECOM, INC. (2)
4,342,985 Remote sensing and control system 29 1980
4,672,374 System for bilateral communication of a command station with remotely located sensors and actuators 29 1985
 
FLUKE CORPORATION (2)
6,160,405 Method and apparatus for remotely changing signal characteristics of a signal generator 25 1998
6,323,654 Method and apparatus for remotely changing signal characteristics of a signal generator 21 2000
 
FOTO FANTASY, INC. (2)
5,623,581 Direct view interactive photo kiosk and image forming process for same 68 1996
5,913,019 Direct view interactive photo kiosk and composite image forming process for same 47 1997
 
FREEDOM WAVE LLC (2)
6,585,596 Wireless game control units 37 2000
6,878,066 Wireless game control units 19 2004
 
GARMIN LTD. (2)
6,850,844 Portable navigation device with integrated GPS and dead reckoning capabilities 47 2002
7,398,151 Wearable electronic device 40 2004
 
GUILLEMOT CORPORATION, A FRENCH SOCIETE ANONYME (2)
5,551,701 Reconfigurable video game controller with graphical reconfiguration display 148 1994
5,611,731 Video pinball machine controller having an optical accelerometer for detecting slide and tilt 97 1995
 
HITACHI, LTD. (2)
5,369,580 Yawing-momentum detecting apparatus for a vehicle, a detecting method thereof, and motion controlling apparatus for a vehicle, utilizing the detecting apparatus 40 1992
2006/0231,794 Image display device 22 2006
 
HONEYWELL INC. (2)
5,369,889 Single gyro northfinder 27 1986
6,198,295 Apparatus and method for detecting electrical resistance change in connectors to a remote mounted sensor 19 1999
 
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (2)
6,842,991 Gyro aided magnetic compass 39 2003
6,836,971 System for using a 2-axis magnetic sensor for a 3-axis compass solution 41 2003
 
IGT (2)
6,162,122 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices 279 1997
2003/0036,425 Flexible loyalty points programs 144 2002
 
IMPULSE TECHNOLOGY LTD. (2)
6,749,432 Education system challenging a subject's physiologic and kinesthetic systems to synergistically enhance cognitive function 47 2002
7,359,121 System and method for tracking and assessing movement skills in multidimensional space 60 2006
 
INNOVENTIONS, INC. (2)
6,466,198 View navigation and magnification of a hand-held device with a display 167 2000
6,933,923 View navigation and magnification of a hand-held device with a display 57 2002
 
INTERMEC IP CORP. (2)
5,786,626 Thin radio frequency transponder with leadframe antenna structure 179 1996
6,371,375 Method and apparatus for associating data with a wireless memory device 69 1999
 
KYE SYSTEMS CORP. (2)
6,654,001 Hand-movement-sensing input device 25 2002
2005/0134,555 Pointing device for detecting hand-movement 21 2003
 
LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. (2)
5,944,533 Interactive educational toy 66 1998
6,882,824 Interactive teaching toy 21 2002
 
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. (2)
6,069,594 Computer input device with multiple switches using single line 75 1996
2004/0152,515 Cordless game controller system 22 2003
 
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (2)
5,554,980 Remote control system 112 1994
6,244,987 Physical exercise system having a virtual reality environment controlled by a user's movement 60 1997
 
MOOG INC. (2)
5,931,739 Fail-safe ride simulator 18 1993
5,533,933 Arcade amusement ride motion simulator system 18 1995
 
MOTIVA LLC (2)
7,292,151 Human movement measurement system 67 2005
7,492,268 Human movement measurement system 19 2007
 
MOVEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS L.L.C. (2)
5,615,132 Method and apparatus for determining position and orientation of a moveable object using accelerometers 124 1994
5,819,206 Method and apparatus for determining position and orientation of a moveable object using accelerometers 69 1997
 
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. (2)
2004/0152,499 Method, system, and program product for conducting multiple concurrent bingo-type games 34 2003
2004/0229,693 Multiple video display gaming machine and gaming system 35 2003
 
NEC CORPORATION (2)
6,765,553 Handy communication terminal and method of scrolling display screen of the same 33 1999
2005/0212,764 Display apparatus, display switching method thereof, and electronic equipment including display device 19 2005
 
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (2)
5,138,154 Shaft angle encoder with rotating off-axis interference pattern 86 1990
5,698,784 Vibratory rate gyroscope and methods of assembly and operation 68 1996
 
NIKON CORPORATION (2)
6,337,954 Camera having a display unit including multiple display areas and a connector mounted parallel to said multiple display areas 20 1997
2004/0236,453 Method and apparatus for combining and generating trajectories 11 2003
 
NIKON TECHNOLOGIES INC. (2)
2001/0010,514 Position detector and attitude detector 37 2001
6,852,032 Game machine, method of performing game and computer-readable medium 20 2001
 
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (2)
5,317,394 Distributed aperture imaging and tracking system 59 1992
5,745,226 Passive optical velocity measurement device and method 24 1996
 
ONEIDA INDIAN NATION (2)
5,674,128 Cashless computerized video game system and method 304 1996
6,280,328 Cashless computerized video game system and method 190 1997
 
REALITY QUEST CORP. (2)
5,488,362 Apparatus for controlling a video game 52 1993
5,796,354 Hand-attachable controller with direction sensing 97 1997
 
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (2)
6,084,315 System for operating a control device in a motor vehicle 20 1998
6,836,705 Method and device for the control and/or the determination of a version of a controller in a system 22 2003
 
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY (2)
4,761,540 Electrically operated appliance controls and methods of making the same 21 1987
4,918,293 Electrically operated appliance controls and methods of making the same 30 1988
 
RONBOTICS CORPORATION (2)
6,445,960 Electric motion platform and a control system for controlling the same 22 1998
6,371,853 Motion pinball game 21 2000
 
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (2)
4,514,798 Electrical control apparatus 28 1982
6,682,351 Method and system for monitoring the posture of a user at a training apparatus 35 1999
 
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP (2)
5,667,217 Roll-down arcade game 54 1995
6,609,969 Apparatus and method for dispensing of awards 62 2000
 
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB (2)
2007/0159,362 Hand-held electronic equipment 18 2006
7,663,509 Hand-held electronic equipment 19 2006
 
SRI INTERNATIONAL (2)
5,262,777 Device for generating multidimensional input signals to a computer 116 1991
6,075,443 Wireless tether 99 1998
 
STAIR SYSTEMS, INC. (NEW JERSEY CORP.) (2)
6,184,862 Apparatus for audio dictation and navigation of electronic images and documents 34 1997
6,518,952 System for manipulation and display of medical images 33 2000
 
STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. (2)
6,002,394 Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters 468 1997
6,075,575 Remote control device and method for using television schedule information 188 1997
 
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (2)
6,301,534 Method and system for vehicle directional control by commanding lateral acceleration 30 1999
6,323,614 System and method for controlling suspension using a magnetic field 24 1999
 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (2)
5,517,183 Accelerometer method and apparatus for integral display and control functions 35 1992
5,736,970 Accelerometer method and apparatus for integral display and control functions 20 1994
 
TOP GAME & CO., LTD. (2)
5,645,277 Controller for a video game console 69 1995
5,667,220 Controller for a video game console 34 1995
 
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION (2)
6,238,291 Cartridge, game machine and bi-directional communication type game system 81 1998
6,597,342 Game machine controller 35 1999
 
WANG LABORATORIES, INC. (2)
5,068,645 Computer input device using an orientation sensor 57 1990
5,363,120 Computer input device using orientation sensor 80 1993
 
WILDCAT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC (2)
6,200,216 Electronic trading card 145 1995
2001/0039,206 Electronic trading card 47 2000
 
ZAENGLEIN, JOYCE A. (2)
5,194,006 Shooting simulating process and training device 41 1991
5,641,288 Shooting simulating process and training device using a virtual reality display screen 103 1996
 
ZYNGA INC. (2)
6,206,782 System and method for facilitating casino team play 204 1998
6,733,390 Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines 137 2001
 
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC. (1)
6,196,893 Toy with personalized voice message and system for remote recording of message 32 1998
 
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (1)
6,717,673 Method of color-matching 18 2002
 
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. (1)
2003/0195,041 Method and device for optical gun interaction with a computer system 22 2003
 
ADVANCED INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,980,254 Electronically controlled weapons range with return fire 29 1998
 
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. (1)
6,813,574 Topographically aligned layers and method for adjusting the relative alignment of layers and apparatus therefor 9 2001
 
ALFADATA COMPUTER CORP. (1)
6,933,861 Key-operating device for a hand-held video game apparatus 24 2002
 
ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC. (1)
6,650,345 Operating device for operating vehicle electronics device 30 2000
 
AMBULATORY MONITORING, INC. (1)
6,582,380 System and method of monitoring and modifying human activity-based behavior 40 2001
 
AMTEX CO., LTD. (1)
5,772,508 Game or play facilities controlled by physiological information 37 1995
 
AMUSEMENT SOFT, LLC (1)
6,629,019 Activity management system 46 2001
 
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. (1)
5,469,194 Apparatus and method for providing different input device orientations of a computer system 63 1994
 
ARISTA INTERACTIVE LLC (1)
6,280,327 Wireless game control units 97 1998
 
ATARI CORPORATION (1)
D320624 Hand-held electronic game apparatus housing 85 1989
 
ATLANTIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
6,245,014 Fitness for duty testing device and method 46 1999
 
ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC., A PA CORP. (1)
4,904,222 Synchronized sound producing amusement device 51 1988
 
AUTODESK, INC. (1)
6,115,028 Three dimensional input system using tilt 104 1996
 
AUTOMATED CONTROLS INC. (1)
4,561,299 Apparatus for detecting changes in inclination or acceleration 39 1984
 
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,484,080 Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicular component 138 2001
 
BALANCE INTERNATIONAL INNOVATIONS GMBH (1)
5,919,149 Method and apparatus for angular position and velocity based determination of body sway for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of balance and gait disorders 114 1997
 
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
5,429,361 Gaming machine information, communication and display system 610 1991
 
BALLY GAMING, INC. (1)
2005/0202,866 Apparatus and method for dispensing prizes 6 2005
 
BANDAI CO., LTD. (1)
2002/0128,056 Game device and game system 15 2001
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (1)
4,967,321 Flashlight wand 44 1988
 
BASSILIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC (1)
5,830,065 User image integration into audiovisual presentation system and methodology 78 1996
 
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC (1)
6,148,100 3-dimensional telepresence system for a robotic environment 39 1997
 
BBC INTERNATIONAL LLC (1)
RE37220 Module to provide intermittent light with movement 39 1997
 
BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED (1)
5,670,845 Vehicle electronic control apparatus 60 1995
 
BINARY SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
5,757,360 Hand held computer control device 89 1995
 
BODYGUARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,396,227 Electronic system and method for monitoring compliance with a protective order 170 1993
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION (1)
2002/0161,403 Deep brain stimulation system for the treatment of parkinson's disease or other disorders 2001
 
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LIMITED (1)
D502468 Game controller 34 2003
 
BROADCOM CORPORATION (1)
2007/0093,291 Method of indicating the ordinal number of a player in a wireless gaming system 19 2006
 
BUD JONES COMPANY, INC., THE (1)
5,166,502 Gaming chip with implanted programmable identifier means and process for fabricating same 127 1992
 
C.J. ASSOCIATES, LTD. (1)
5,443,261 Arcade type of toy having climbing objects 12 1994
 
CHATEAU; ROBERT E. (1)
4,699,379 Athletic monitoring device 66 1986
 
CIBA CORNING DIAGNOSTICS CORP. (1)
4,443,866 Automatic device selection circuit 44 1975
 
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION (1)
4,766,253 Process for preparing chlorinated diphenyl ethers 7 1987
 
CNH AMERICA LLC (1)
6,058,342 Precision control of implement position/motion 26 1996
 
COATES, WAYNE (1)
6,356,867 Script development systems and methods useful therefor 39 1999
 
COMPUTER DATA EXCHANGE, INC. (1)
5,971,270 Identification code and tab system 20 1996
 
CONTRAVES INC. (1)
5,822,713 Guided fire control system 40 1993
 
COPPER INOVATIONS GROUP LLC (1)
5,640,152 Hand held computer input apparatus and method 34 1996
 
CORMORANT PROPERTIES LIMITED (1)
6,248,019 Amusement apparatus for a shooting game with successive potential scoring emissions 24 1999
 
CORNERSTONE PATENT TECHNOLOGIES (1)
5,810,666 Role playing game 43 1996
 
CORPRA RESEARCH, INC. (1)
4,575,621 Portable electronic transaction device and system therefor 341 1984
 
CUBIC DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
6,254,394 Area weapons effect simulation system and method 51 1997
 
CUTLASS, INC. (1)
6,530,841 Electronic tag game 25 2001
 
DAVEY BICKFORD USA, INC. (1)
2005/0217,525 Positional blasting system 21 2005
 
DAVID & MAURA-JEAN PAQUETTE (1)
5,955,713 Tilt switch array for electronic orientation detection 43 1997
 
DAZZLE MULTIMEDIA (1)
D433381 Adapter and adapter stand 68 1999
 
DENISE CHAPMAN WESTON (1)
2008/0183,678 Systems and methods for personalizing responses to user requests 15 2007
 
DHOL NEW VENTURES LLC (1)
RE40324 Thumb actuated X-Y input device 21 2006
 
DIGIMARC CORPORATION (1)
7,502,759 Digital watermarking methods and related toy and game applications 82 2002
 
DIGIT WIRELESS, LLC (1)
6,037,882 Method and apparatus for inputting data to an electronic system 113 1997
 
DIMANGO PRODUCTS CORPORATION (1)
6,414,589 Apparatus for remotely controlling auxiliary doorbell chime from doorbell push button 32 1997
 
DOMOTION LTD. (1)
6,856,327 Apparatus for moving display screen of mobile computer device 25 2002
 
DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH (1)
6,736,009 Measurement system comprising an acceleration sensor and a position sensor 21 2002
 
DUGAC REMOTE SYSTEMS, LLC (1)
7,115,032 DVD game remote controller 24 2004
 
EARTHLINK, INC. (1)
2002/0090,985 Coexistent interaction between a virtual character and the real world 95 2001
 
ECHOSTAR ENGINEERING CORPORATION (1)
D429718 Satellite receiver remote control 31 1999
 
ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION (1)
6,995,748 Apparatus for controlling a screen pointer with a frame rate based on velocity 33 2003
 
EMBEDDED COMPONENTS LLC (1)
5,929,848 Interactive personal interpretive device and system for retrieving information about a plurality of objects 127 1996
 
EMERALD FOREST TOYS, LLC (1)
2003/0069,077 Wave-actuated, spell-casting magic wand with sensory feedback 39 2001
 
EPOCH COMPANY, LTD. (1)
5,212,368 Toy apparatus with card reader unit and a card having game parameter data 58 1991
 
EPXY, INC., 600 GALVESTON DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY, CA. 94063, A CORP. OF CA. (1)
4,969,647 Invertible hand-held electronic game apparatus 194 1989
 
ERICSSON INC. (1)
6,201,554 Device control apparatus for hand-held data processing device 120 1999
 
EXERGAME, INC. (1)
5,516,105 Acceleration activated joystick 84 1994
 
FENNER INVESTMENTS, LTD. (1)
6,297,751 Low-voltage joystick port interface 18 1998
 
FINGER SYSTEM, INC. (1)
7,098,894 Pen type optical mouse device and method of controlling the same 50 2002
 
FISHER - PRICE, INC., A DE CORP. (1)
4,318,245 Vocalizing apparatus 73 1980
 
FITZGERALD LIGHTING LTD (1)
6,650,029 Remotely controllable electrical switching apparatus 23 2000
 
FORTESCUE CORPRATION (1)
2005/0032,582 Method and apparatus for determining orientation and position of a moveable object 29 2003
 
FOX; TWEED (1)
5,926,780 System for measuring the initial velocity vector of a ball and method of use 34 1997
 
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. (1)
5,702,305 Electronic game system 57 1996
 
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. (1)
6,628,257 Display device and casing for containing the display device 22 2000
 
GAMESVILLE.COM,INC. (1)
6,012,984 Systems for providing large arena games over computer networks 173 1997
 
GANZ (1)
7,442,108 System and method for toy adoption marketing 27 2007
 
GAP, INC., THE (1)
2002/0038,267 System and method for using radio frequency identification in retail operations 73 2001
 
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC (1)
5,676,673 Position tracking and imaging system with error detection for use in medical applications 297 1996
 
GENERAL DYNAMICS C4 SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,292,254 Method for determining minefield effects in a simulated battlefield 40 1993
 
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (1)
D407071 4-in-1 remote control unit 40 1998
 
GENTEX CORPORATION (1)
7,149,627 Electronic compass system 37 2004
 
GEOVECTOR CORPORATION (1)
7,031,875 Pointing systems for addressing objects 64 2001
 
GLENN PATENT GROUP (1)
6,597,443 Spatial tracking system 57 2001
 
GOLF SIMULATOR, LLC (1)
6,595,863 Golf simulator 11 2001
 
GOLFTEC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC (1)
6,567,536 Method and system for physical motion analysis 66 2001
 
GOODRICH CORPORATION (1)
5,124,938 Gyroless platform stabilization techniques 55 1990
 
GRAD; BORIS (1)
5,811,896 Switching device 32 1996
 
GTECH RHODE ISLAND CORPORATION (1)
6,702,672 Wireless interactive gaming system 55 1999
 
GUILDEN DEVELOPMENT CORP. (1)
4,412,205 Switch construction responsive to motions of a wearer 53 1981
 
GYRATION, INC. (1)
5,898,421 Gyroscopic pointer and method 102 1996
 
H2EYE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED (1)
D464950 Remote handset 20 2001
 
HARMONIC RESEARCH, INC. (1)
6,747,632 Wireless control device 65 2001
 
HARRIS CORPORATION (1)
5,651,049 RF connected message recording device and method for a telephone system 37 1994
 
HAWKINS, III, WILLIAM M. (1)
6,009,458 Networked computer game system with persistent playing objects 186 1996
 
HAYMAN-REESE PTY. LTD., A COMPANY OF VICTORIA (1)
4,849,655 Accelerometer or decelerometer for vehicle brake control system 45 1988
 
HBD CAPITAL FUND LLC (1)
6,171,190 Photosensitive input peripheral device in a personal computer-based video gaming platform 35 1998
 
HI-FI PTY. LTD. (1)
7,154,475 Computer mouse with magnetic orientation features 27 2003
 
HILLCREST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (1)
4,839,838 Spatial input apparatus 265 1987
 
HOCKEYLINE INC. (1)
6,725,107 Electronic scorekeeping device and system therefor 18 2001
 
HOLLANDSE SIGNAALAPPARATEN B.V. (1)
4,402,250 Automatic correction of aiming in firing at moving targets 41 1981
 
HOLT, KENNETH C. (1)
6,626,728 Motion-sequence activated toy wand 35 2001
 
HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD. (1)
5,961,386 Computer system for playing competing type game with specific characteristic removable data 35 1996
 
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (1)
6,954,980 Panel-securing system for various vehicle types 19 2002
 
I & K TRADING CORPORATION A PROPRIETORSHIP OF VA (1)
5,279,513 Illuminating toy 47 1991
 
I-O DISPLAY SYSTEMS LLC (1)
5,991,085 Head-mounted personal visual display apparatus with image generator and holder 124 1996
 
IGT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED (1)
6,375,569 Operation of gaming machines in a linked bonus prize winning mode 184 1998
 
IMEGO AB (1)
2004/0259,651 SPORTING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WITH A MOTION DETECTING ARRANGEMENT 35 2003
 
INDEPENDENCE TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. (1)
6,377,906 Attitude estimation in tiltable body using modified quaternion data representation 39 2000
 
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG (1)
2004/0222,969 Positioning unit 27 2003
 
INTER*ACT SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED (1)
5,231,568 Promotional game method and apparatus therefor 77 1992
 
INTERACTIVE LIGHT, INC. (1)
5,833,549 Sports trainer and game 55 1995
 
INTERFACE, INC. (1)
6,254,101 Floor game for team building 31 1999
 
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (1)
2001/0054,082 CONTROLLED REMOTE PRODUCT INTERNET ACCESS AND DISTRIBUTION 33 2001
 
INVENTECH/LICENSING CO. (SMALL ENTITY) (1)
4,924,358 Safety-sparkler wand w/chemiluminescent or electric-light illumination 44 1988
 
ISHII IRON WORKS CO., LTD. (1)
5,482,510 Amusement device passing within tube 77 1993
 
IZEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
5,929,782 Communication system for an instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method therefor 104 1995
 
JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. (1)
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5,764,224 Cordless mouse-stylus-pointer 42 1997
 
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7,435,179 Location-based authorization of gaming action in wireless communication gaming devices 34 2004
 
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5,851,149 Distributed gaming system 442 1995
 
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4,303,978 Integrated-strapdown-air-data sensor system 91 1980
 
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5,847,854 Filtered light signal control suitable for toys 23 1996
 
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5,339,095 Multi-media pointing device 112 1991
 
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5,459,489 Hand held electronic remote control device 73 1993
 
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6,394,904 Simulation system 36 2000
 
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6,013,007 Athlete's GPS-based performance monitor 339 1998
 
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5,359,321 Remote control device for controlling apparatuses carried on the body, in particular hearing aids 22 1992
 
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5,432,864 Identification card verification system 193 1992
 
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6,283,862 Computer-controlled game system 15 1998
 
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6,551,165 Interacting toys 18 2001
 
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4,287,765 Accelerometer and evaluation circuit 27 1980
 
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6,591,677 System and method for detecting vehicle mechanical loading 18 2002
 
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5,128,671 Control device having multiple degrees of freedom 211 1990
 
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D503750 Video game console 29 2003
 
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7,102,616 Remote control device with pointing capacity 46 1999
 
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5,803,740 Learning and assessment aid for a severely visually impaired individual 13 1997
 
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4,819,182 Method and apparatus for reducing vibration of a helicopter fuselage 52 1987
 
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6,925,410 Selecting a target device in a device network 24 2001
 
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6,160,540 Zoomorphic computer user interface 90 1998
 
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6,217,478 Position and/or angle control method and device without absolute positions sensor 21 1999
 
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4,231,077 Light toy 44 1977
4,282,681 Electronic wand 75 1979
4,325,199 Engine sound simulator 37 1980
4,425,488 Pistol grip controller 48 1982
4,450,325 Electro-mechanical hand controller 35 1983
4,627,620 Electronic athlete trainer for improving skills in reflex, speed and accuracy 85 1984
4,595,369 Educational and amusement device 33 1985
4,695,953 TV animation interactively controlled by the viewer 165 1986
4,817,950 Video game control unit and attitude sensor 157 1987
4,816,810 Remote acceptance switch for computer mouse 44 1987
4,862,165 Ergonomically-shaped hand controller 166 1988
4,891,032 Flexible toy wand 31 1988
4,994,795 Position indicating device for a digital computer 56 1988
4,858,390 Belt grinder attachment for powered rotary tools 21 1989
4,964,837 Radio controlled model vehicle having coordinated sound effects system 79 1989
5,011,161 Water amusement game 57 1989
5,048,831 Electronic game apparatus and method of use 70 1990
5,076,584 Computer game controller with user-selectable actuation 80 1990
5,036,442 Illuminated wand 69 1990
5,145,446 Retractable toy sword with video and sound effect 29 1991
5,232,223 Electronic game controller 87 1992
5,236,200 Card-like structure 28 1992
5,296,871 Three-dimensional mouse with tactile feedback 255 1992
5,356,343 Flash magic wand 30 1992
5,354,057 Simulated combat entertainment system 39 1992
5,299,967 Movable figure 13 1992
5,292,124 Wand game apparatus 17 1993
5,435,569 Combined water pistol and scoring target 22 1993
5,320,362 Computer controlled amusement structure 69 1993
5,411,269 Electronic fluid sensing actuating target apparatus 40 1993
5,498,002 Interactive electronic games and screen savers with multiple characters 63 1993
5,523,800 Programmable alpha/numeric channel entry translation function for hand held video remote controls 45 1993
5,506,605 Three-dimensional mouse with tactile feedback 177 1994
5,573,011 System for quantifying neurological function 34 1994
5,770,533 Open architecture casino operating system 656 1994
5,393,074 Modular electronic gaming system 34 1994
5,435,561 Electronic putting trainer 30 1994
5,581,484 Finger mounted computer input device 98 1994
5,528,265 Orientation-operated cursor control device 91 1994
5,531,443 Keypad controller for use with a video game 23 1994
5,563,628 Hand held computer cursor controller and command input device 36 1995
5,694,340 Method of training physical skills using a digital motion analyzer and an accelerometer 95 1995
5,649,867 Portable waterplay structure 56 1995
5,901,246 Ergonomic man-machine interface incorporating adaptive pattern recognition based control system 226 1995
5,603,658 Computer play toy for infants and very young children 26 1995
5,587,740 Digital photo kiosk 81 1995
5,580,319 Miniature golf course maze 25 1995
5,647,796 Method of simulating pictures for infants and very young children 26 1995
5,676,450 Stimulus responsive sound/light amusement assembly 10 1995
5,791,648 Inductive sensory apparatus 15 1996
5,751,273 Game controller for infants 53 1996
5,803,840 Sound producing baseball bat 11 1996
6,049,823 Multi server, interactive, video-on-demand television system utilizing a direct-access-on-demand workgroup 166 1996
5,741,189 Retrofit water play structure and method 56 1996
5,854,622 Joystick apparatus for measuring handle movement with six degrees of freedom 55 1997
5,865,680 Kinetic interactive play structure 64 1997
5,820,472 Portable waterplay structure 56 1997
5,913,727 Interactive movement and contact simulation game 233 1997
6,129,549 Computer system for trapshooting competitions 27 1997
5,996,033 Data compression device comprising input connector for connecting to game player system, output connector for connecting to memory card, and virtual memory page switch 57 1997
6,025,830 Game controller for infants 38 1997
5,982,356 Ergonomic computer cursor control apparatus and mount 41 1997
D405071 Cursor control--data entry device 35 1997
6,089,987 Retrofit water play structure and method 43 1997
5,893,562 Shooter and target water gun game 22 1997
6,079,982 Interactive simulator ride 20 1997
5,911,634 Tiltable platform 25 1998
2002/0107,591 "CONTROLLABLE TOY SYSTEM OPERATIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A HOUSEHOLD AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT PLAYER" 28 1998
6,057,788 Remote control keypad unit 31 1998
5,912,612 Multi-speed multi-direction analog pointing device 82 1998
5,947,868 System and method for improving fitness equipment and exercise 69 1998
5,924,695 Pirates treasure hunt game and method of playing same 33 1998
6,198,471 Free-floating multi-axis controller 31 1998
6,217,450 Computerized pool cue 20 1998
6,198,470 Computer input device 28 1998
6,400,996 Adaptive pattern recognition based control system and method 589 1999
6,404,409 Visual special effects display device 54 1999
6,369,908 Photo kiosk for electronically creating, storing and distributing images, audio, and textual messages 55 1999
6,265,984 Light emitting diode display device 121 1999
6,509,217 Inexpensive, reliable, planar RFID tag structure and method for making same 149 1999
7,098,891 Method for providing human input to a computer 83 1999
6,273,425 Fun hunt yard game 32 1999
6,234,803 Educational treasure hunt game 33 2000
6,592,461 Multifunctional computer interactive play system 20 2000
6,320,495 Treasure hunt game utilizing GPS equipped wireless communications devices 81 2000
6,400,480 Battery module transceiver for extending the range of an infrared remote controller 24 2000
6,386,538 Game apparatus 18 2000
6,590,536 Body motion detecting system with correction for tilt of accelerometers and remote measurement of body position 48 2000
6,293,684 Wand light 67 2000
6,482,067 Registered pedigree stuffed animals 29 2000
6,527,646 Competition water slide 47 2000
6,651,268 Interactive wave pool 40 2000
2001/0031,662 Personal electronic game 21 2001
2002/0032,067 Play structure with active targeting system 24 2001
2002/0118,147 Simplified performance wand display system 13 2001
2002/0123,377 Computer assisted poker tournament 23 2001
2003/0022,736 Electronic football linesman 15 2001
2003/0027,634 Portable wireless game device and method for influencing an application executable from a fixed-location platform 36 2001
6,816,151 Hand-held trackball computer pointing device 35 2001
2003/0107,551 Tilt input device 49 2001
6,932,698 Treasure hunt game utilizing wireless communications devices and location positioning technology 38 2002
6,692,170 Method and apparatus for text input 21 2002
2002/0098,887 Controller and expansion unit for controller 22 2002
6,902,483 Handheld electronic game device having the shape of a gun 27 2002
6,929,548 Apparatus and a method for more realistic shooting video games on computers or similar devices 53 2002
2004/0063,480 Apparatus and a method for more realistic interactive video games on computers or similar devices 41 2002
2004/0095,317 Method and apparatus of universal remote pointing control for home entertainment system and computer 72 2002
2003/0171,190 Games controllers 54 2003
2003/0234,914 Autostereoscopic performance wand display system 17 2003
2003/0195,046 Target shooting scoring and timing system 19 2003
2005/0020,369 Golf club with embedded inertial measurement unit and processing 34 2003
2005/0130,739 Control apparatus for use with a computer or video game system 17 2003
2004/0140,954 Two handed computer input device 26 2004
7,335,134 Exercise and game controller apparatus and method 36 2004
2004/0198,158 Interactive character system 15 2004
7,040,993 Amusement device with concealed images 9 2004
7,220,220 Exercise monitoring system and methods 72 2004
2005/0125,826 Control framework with a zoomable graphical user interface for organizing selecting and launching media items 62 2005
2005/0215,322 Controller and expansion unit for controller 24 2005
2005/0233,808 Controller and expansion unit for controller 21 2005
2005/0266,907 Systems and methods for providing an interactive game 21 2005
7,662,015 Interactive toy unicorn 9 2007
2009/0009,294 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IDENTIFICATION DATA DEVICES IN THEME PARKS 9 2008

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8,342,929 Systems and methods for interactive game play 0 2010
8,330,284 Wireless charging of electronic gaming input devices 0 2011
8,248,367 Wireless gaming system combining both physical and virtual play elements 2 2012
8,373,659 Wirelessly-powered toy for gaming 0 2012
8,368,648 Portable interactive toy with radio frequency tracking device 0 2012
8,384,668 Portable gaming device and gaming system combining both physical and virtual play elements 0 2012
 
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8,400,399 Torch 0 2009
 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (1)
8,381,108 Natural user input for driving interactive stories 0 2010

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
3.5 Year Payment $1600.00 $800.00 $400.00 Jul 3, 2015
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Jul 3, 2019
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Jul 3, 2023
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00