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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Nathan D. Nocon, Valencia, CA (US);
Janice K. Rosenthal, Pasadena, CA (US);
Elliott H. Baumbach, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
Michael P. Goslin, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Hunter J. Gibson, Burbank, CA (US);
Jason A. Yeung, Glendale, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
A playset comprises a near field communication extending system. The near field communication extending comprises a main antenna and a plurality of extending antennas. The main antenna is positioned at a first location of the playset and configured to wirelessly communicate to a near field communication device of a mobile device. The plurality of extending antennas is positioned at a plurality of different locations in an interior of the playset. Each of the plurality of extending antennas is connectable to the main antenna via a plurality of connection elements. The playset further comprises an antenna switching mechanism coupled to the plurality of extending antennas via a plurality of connection elements. The antenna switching mechanism is configured to switchably couple the main antenna with each of the plurality of extending antennas.