Electronic game system with character units

Details Electronic game system with character units Electronic game system with character units

2006-10-09

2011-10-11

D'Agostino, Paul A. (Department: 3716)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

C463S030000, C463S042000, C463S048000, C206S776000, C446S300000, C446S175000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08033901

ABSTRACT:
An electronic game system is provided. The system may include a base station operable to communicate with an electronic system and one or more character units operable to communicate with the base station. The one or more character units store data associated with one or more characters. The data are utilized to play a game using the electronic system. The character units may have substantially similar appearances to characters in the game. The base station also may have a character appearance. The character units may be removably attachable to the base station, alone or simultaneously, at an exterior or interior portion of a body part of the character appearance such as a head, a limb and a torso.

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