US 12,115,449 B2
Dynamic interactive media for a playset
Jason A. Yeung, Glendale, CA (US); Nathan D. Nocon, Valencia, CA (US); Michael P. Goslin, Sherman Oaks, CA (US); Janice K Rosenthal, Burbank, CA (US); Hunter J. Gibson, Burbank, CA (US); Clifford Wong, Burbank, CA (US); and Elliott H. Baumbach, Porter Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,948.
Application 17/494,948 is a continuation of application No. 16/874,174, filed on May 14, 2020, granted, now 11,154,777.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/992,034, filed on Mar. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023757 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/47 (2014.01); A63F 13/23 (2014.01); A63F 13/428 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/47 (2014.09) [A63F 13/23 (2014.09); A63F 13/428 (2014.09); A63F 2300/1025 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6045 (2013.01); A63F 2300/632 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interactive device comprising:
a plurality of hotspots comprising antennas and configured to wirelessly communicate with an antenna of a first object; and
a switching mechanism configured to selectively couple to the each of the plurality of hotspots via connecting elements, wherein the switching mechanism is communicatively coupled with a controller that is configured to:
determine an object type of the first object and a location of the first object based on a signal received from the first object via a first hotspot of the plurality of hotspots, wherein the location of the first object corresponds to a location of the first hotspot;
select an interactive media based on the object type and the location of the first object; and
instruct a first media file of the selected interactive media to be output on an output device.