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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Steven Lipman, London, GB;
Steven Lipman, London, GB;
Muscae Limited, Ramsey, IM;
Abstract
A toy is provided comprising: a transceiver () for transmitting and receiving data over a wireless link; a processor () a memory () for storing expressive responses; and an output () for expressive responses; the toy being operable to receive trigger data relating to expressive responses, select an expressive response when trigger data is received, express the expressive response through the output; and to broadcast trigger data indicative that a response has been output. A method of communication between first () and second () toys is provided comprising: activating a first expressive response from the first toy () in the presence of the second toy (); sending trigger data from the first toy () indicative of the first expressive response to the second toy (); the second toy () selecting a second expressive response from memory () on receipt of said data, activating the second expressive response, and sending data indicative the second expressive response to the first toy ().