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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2005
Alex Chisholm, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric Petitt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Schmidt, Fairfax, CA (US);
Alex Chisholm, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric Petitt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Schmidt, Fairfax, CA (US);
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
An interactive apparatus that is used in a game. The interactive apparatus is in the form of a stylus and contain a stylus housing and a processor coupled to the stylus housing and a memory unit comprising computer code for playing a game involving a plurality of printed cards and an audio output device and an optical emitter and an optical detector and wherein the audio output device, the memory unit, the optical emitter, and the optical detector are operatively coupled to the processor. The apparatus may scan the cards to enhance an interactive game play.