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Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2013
Applicant:

Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stefan Mangold, Liebefeld, CH;

Giorgio Corbellini, Zurich, CH;

Kenneth Mitchell, Earlston, GB;

Assignee:

DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); A63F 13/69 (2014.01); A63F 13/32 (2014.01); A63F 13/95 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/213 (2014.09); A63F 13/32 (2014.09); A63F 13/69 (2014.09); A63F 13/95 (2014.09);
Abstract

Systems and methods for communicating information between user devices and physical objects which are separate from the user devices. The physical objects may store information related to one or more online games associated with the physical objects. The user devices may obtain the information stored by the physical objects via light communication. The user devices may use the obtained information in order to effectuate presentation of a virtual character and/or virtual object in an online game corresponding to the information.


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