Amusement devices: toys – Having light-or sound-responsive switch or control
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-30
2008-12-16
Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: toys
Having light-or sound-responsive switch or control
C715S706000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07465212
ABSTRACT:
An Entertainment System in combination with a commercially purchased toy, wherein the system allows a toy user to register the toy online using a registration code, allowing the user access to various entertainment activities and scenarios in a “virtual world” including a virtual representation of the toy, via a computer connected to the Internet. The system then encourages the user to purchase additional toys to enjoy additional benefits using the Entertainment System. The Entertainment System including a database subsystem, a registration subsystem, a server subsystem, and a virtual world providing subsystem.
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Ahmed Masud
Ganz
Hotaling, II John M
Pearne & Gordon LLP
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