System and method for toy adoption marketing

Details System and method for toy adoption marketing System and method for toy adoption marketing

2007-09-14

2009-11-17

Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: toys

Having light-or sound-responsive switch or control

C715S706000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07618303

ABSTRACT:
A method that provides a virtual presentation including: registering a first registration code for at a product on a website, viewing a virtual replica of the product responsive to a successful registration, accessing a first subset of restricted content responsive to the successful registration, and receiving an additional subset of restricted content when a second registration code is registered by a same user. The first subset includes at least one of: a virtual room, virtual currency, virtual food, a furnishing for the virtual room, and a chat function. The additional subset of restricted content includes at least one of the following: access to additional virtual currency, access to an additional furnishing, access to an additional chat room, access to additional food, access to an additional game, access to an additional challenge, access to an additional room, and access to an additional activity.

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