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4 5 Date

o f P a t e n t : O c t . 1

2013

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TOY

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USE

PORTS 7 , 0 6 1 , 2 0 0

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7,219,064

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2010*

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y s t e m a n d method

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s t o r a g e

c a p a b i l i t i e s

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method

f o r t h e

t o y

t o c o n n e c t t o

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l i k e

t o y s and

t o

a computer and

he

i n t e r n e t

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v i r t u a l c o m p u t e r

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446/484

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