TOUCH SCREEN REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE WITH A TOY
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1. A remote control device for controlling a remote control vehicle comprising:
- a touch surface including one or more capacitive touch sensors, each touch sensor corresponding to one or more of a direction and a speed;
a control circuit connected to each of the one or more touch sensors, the control circuit being configured to energize the touch sensors and to detect variance in capacitance of the touch sensors; and
a transmitter connected to the control circuit and configured to transmit control signals;
wherein upon detection of variance in the capacitance of the one or more sensing elements the transmitter transmits control signals corresponding to the direction and speed represented by the sensing element in which a variance in capacitance was detected.
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Abstract
A remote control device having a touch screen for remotely directing a toy, such as a remote control vehicle or airplane, is provided.
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28 Claims
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1. A remote control device for controlling a remote control vehicle comprising:
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a touch surface including one or more capacitive touch sensors, each touch sensor corresponding to one or more of a direction and a speed; a control circuit connected to each of the one or more touch sensors, the control circuit being configured to energize the touch sensors and to detect variance in capacitance of the touch sensors; and a transmitter connected to the control circuit and configured to transmit control signals; wherein upon detection of variance in the capacitance of the one or more sensing elements the transmitter transmits control signals corresponding to the direction and speed represented by the sensing element in which a variance in capacitance was detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A touch-controlled transmitter for use with a remote-controlled toy, comprising:
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a touch surface having a plurality of capacitive touch sensors, the touch surface divided into; a central region having a plurality of speed-designating sensors and at least two side regions each having at least one direction-designating sensor; and an electronic controller configured to; change an output speed as a different one of the speed-designating sensors is activated, maintain an output speed at a current setting as a different one of the direction-designating sensors is activated, and change an output direction as a different one of the direction-designating sensors is activated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A remote control vehicle controller comprising:
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a capacitive touch surface comprising one or more touch sensors arranged in a grid, the touch sensors being energized by a pulse; and electronics that perceive a human finger contacting the touch surface by monitoring variation in the rate of decay and creating one or more of a directional control signal and a speed control signal for controlling a remote control vehicle based on the perceived location of the finger on the grid of touch sensors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of controlling a toy comprising the steps of:
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energizing one or more capacitive touch sensors; detecting a variance in capacitance on a capacitive touch sensor; determining the direction and speed represented by the touch sensor in which a variance in capacitance is detected; and transmitting a control signal corresponding to the direction and speed represented by the touch sensor in which a variance in capacitance is detected. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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