ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,380,810, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Disney Enterprises Inc. (Burbank, Calif.).
"Interactive device enclosing a hidden prize" was invented by John C. Hampton (Orlando, Fla.), Amanda T. Rubinos Luna (Orlando, Fla.) and Brad L. Schoeneberg (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for use by a user includes a power source, a compartment enclosing a prize, a transceiver powered by the power source, the transceiver configured to receive data identifying a progress by the user toward a completion of an activity, and a progress indicator powered by the power source, the progress indicator configured to display the progress by...