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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Brian Farley, Dublin, CA (US);
David Small, San Jose, CA (US);
Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Abstract
A device combining a gun and target for facilitating a game of tag using infrared light communications and augmented reality with one or more players is provided. The device includes infrared transmitters and infrared receivers to facilitate omni-directional two-way communication between two or more devices and a shaped housing facilitating handling of the device by a user. The housing includes a grip portion with a finger-operable trigger and a barrel portion. A mobile electronic device is used as an accessory to provide single player and multiplayer augmented reality game play and a user-interface including a display and a touch screen for programming the device and controlling various game and device functions.