Radio controller system and method for remote devices
First Claim
1. A radio controller system, comprising:
- a radio-controlled toy;
a controller for controlling the toy, the controller comprising an input mechanism and a housing component that at least partially defines a cavity;
a wireless wide area transceiver located within the cavity;
a wireless local area transceiver located within the cavity;
a memory located within the cavity and storing an operating system for the controller;
an application resident on the controller and operable to convert inputs received via the input mechanism into commands for the toy and to initiate communication of the commands using the wireless local area transceiver; and
a microprocessor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to execute the application.
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Abstract
A system and method for remote device control are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a radio controlled toy and a controller for controlling the toy. In some embodiments, the controller may have an input mechanism and a housing component that defines a cavity, within which may be located a wireless wide area transceiver and a wireless local area transceiver. Some controllers may also have an operating system for the controller and an application resident on the controller and operable to convert inputs received via the input mechanism into commands for the toy. The controller may have a microprocessor operable to execute the application and to cause the commands to be communicated to the toy using the wireless local area transceiver.
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42 Claims
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1. A radio controller system, comprising:
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a radio-controlled toy;
a controller for controlling the toy, the controller comprising an input mechanism and a housing component that at least partially defines a cavity;
a wireless wide area transceiver located within the cavity;
a wireless local area transceiver located within the cavity;
a memory located within the cavity and storing an operating system for the controller;
an application resident on the controller and operable to convert inputs received via the input mechanism into commands for the toy and to initiate communication of the commands using the wireless local area transceiver; and
a microprocessor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to execute the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A radio controller method, comprising:
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receiving an input that directs operation of a controllable feature in a remotely located electronic device;
initiating communication of data that represents the input to the electronic device using short-range spread-spectrum radio waves;
receiving image data from an image capturing mechanism associated with the electronic device; and
displaying an image derived from the image data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable data to direct a wireless telephone processor to interpret user inputs into data for controlling a radio controlled device, to initiate communication of the data, to recognize data received from the radio controlled device as image data, and to initiate presentation of a rendering of the image data on a display device.
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21. A radio controller method, comprising:
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presenting a graphical user interface on a display associated with a hand held computing device;
launching an application for controlling a radio controlled device from the graphical user interface; and
inputting a command to the computing device for controlling the radio controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A radio controlled system, comprising:
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a radio controlled toy with an associated transceiver and image-capturing device;
the transceiver operable to send and to receive signals having frequencies around 2.4 GHz;
the image capturing device having a lens; and
a power source for the transceiver and the image-capturing device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A device controller method, comprising:
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presenting a graphical user interface on a display associated with a computing device;
communicating with an electronic device via local area radio frequency communication;
determining that a controller file associated with the electronic device is available;
receiving the controller file;
storing the controller file in memory associated with the computing device;
launching an application associated with the controller file for controlling the electronic device; and
inputting a command to the computing device for controlling the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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