Methods and apparatus for leveraging a mobile phone or mobile computing device for use in controlling model vehicles
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1. A method comprising:
- storing, on a client device, model vehicle instructions received from a server, each of the model vehicle instructions associated with a control command of a model vehicle;
receiving, on the client device, a verbal command detected by a microphone;
determining that the received verbal command matches one or more of the model vehicle instructions;
generating, on the client device, control signal data based on the received verbal command matching one or more of the model vehicle instructions; and
transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal data to the model vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for utilizing a mobile computing device (e.g., such as a mobile phone) for use in controlling a model vehicle are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a mobile computing device provides various user controls for generating signals that are communicated to a radio transmitter device coupled with the mobile computing device, and ultimately broadcast to a receiver residing at a model vehicle. With some embodiments, the mobile computing device may be integrated with a controller housing which provides separate user controls, such that a combination of user controls present on the mobile computing device and the controller housing can be used to control a model vehicle.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing, on a client device, model vehicle instructions received from a server, each of the model vehicle instructions associated with a control command of a model vehicle; receiving, on the client device, a verbal command detected by a microphone; determining that the received verbal command matches one or more of the model vehicle instructions; generating, on the client device, control signal data based on the received verbal command matching one or more of the model vehicle instructions; and transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal data to the model vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A client device comprising:
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a memory comprising instructions; a display device; a microphone; and one or more computer processors, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising; storing, in the memory, model vehicle instructions received from a server, each of the model vehicle instructions associated with a control command of a model vehicle; receiving, by the client device, a verbal command detected by the microphone; determining, by the client device, that the received verbal command matches one or more of the model vehicle instructions; generating, by the client device, control signal data based on the received verbal command matching one or more of the model vehicle instructions; and transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal data to the model vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a client device, cause the client device to perform operations comprising:
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storing, in memory, model vehicle instructions received from a server, each of the model vehicle instructions associated with a control command of a model vehicle; receiving, by the client device, a verbal command detected by a microphone of the client device; determining, by the client device, that the received verbal command matches one or more of the model vehicle instructions; generating, by the client device, control signal data based on the received verbal command matching one or more of the model vehicle instructions; and transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal data to the model vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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