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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2005
Stuart Phillip Stenton, Berkeley, GB;
Guy DE Warrenne Bruce Adams, Stroud, GB;
Abigail Jane Sellen, Newbury, GB;
Fraser John Dickin, Bristol, GB;
Richard Anthony Lawrence, Chipping Sodbury, GB;
James Thomas Edward Mcdonnell, Bristol, GB;
Stuart Phillip Stenton, Berkeley, GB;
Guy de Warrenne Bruce Adams, Stroud, GB;
Abigail Jane Sellen, Newbury, GB;
Fraser John Dickin, Bristol, GB;
Richard Anthony Lawrence, Chipping Sodbury, GB;
James Thomas Edward McDonnell, Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A representational object contains a visual representation of a character and a memory tag comprising a digital memory adapted to be read from when inductively powered. The digital memory contains digital content relating to the character represented visually on the representational object. At least a part of the digital content relates to function of the character in a game carried out by a gaming application and comprises executable code for execution in connection with operation of the gaming application.