Virtual electronic pet and method for use therewith

摘要

A virtual electronic pet is capable of performing a plurality of activities and capable of displaying a plurality of behaviors, at least one of the plurality of behaviors dependent upon performance of at lest one of the plurality of activities. An actual name is retrieved from a name database. A name signal, indicating a guessed name, is generated in response to the actions of a user. The actual name guessed name are compared to determine if the guessed name matches the actual name. At least one of the plurality of behaviors is displayed if the guessed name matches the actual name. Further guessing of the name is prohibited unit a time period expires.