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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1998
Steven Lebensfeld, Laurel Hollow, NY (US);
David Chu Ki Kwan, Tsuen Wan, HK;
Frank Landi, Great Neck, NY (US);
Sammy To, Hong Kong, HK;
Deni Rivette, Hong Kong, HK;
Toymax Inc., Plainview, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to a portable, programmable, interactive toy for a shooting game played by radiating and appropriately detecting infrared light (or other radiated energy). A player set includes an IR light projector (gun), an IR light detector (target) and a detachable, programmable data (or program) module which controls operation of the toy in accordance with data programmed therein. The data module may be detached, and the toy will operate in a default mode which is downwardly compatible with other toys that do not include the programmable data module. The toy also includes a base unit which programs the data modules to provide each player with a unique firing code. The data modules may also include circuitry which recognizes the different codes. The data modules may accumulate game and player information such as the number of shots fired by the associated gun, the number of hits registered by the associated target, and the source (player identification) of each hit registered. The base unit is a computer which programs the data module, uploads and downloads information, and processes information uploaded from the data module and provides the results of processing thereon, including computation results. The detachable data module provides for modularity by which game functions and features implemented by modules may be added to and removed from a particular toy.