TOY VEHICLE WITH TELEMETRICS AND TRACK SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A remote control vehicle system comprising:
- a) a remote control vehicle having;
i) a wireless vehicle communication interface for receiving commands and transmitting data,ii) wheels,iii) a motor to control wheels in response to the received commandsiv) a wheel sensor to create wheel rotation data, andv) a vehicle processor to transmit wheel rotation data across the wireless vehicle communication interfaceb) a mobile computing device having;
i) at least one wireless mobile device communication interface for(1) transmitting commands to the vehicle,(2) receiving wheel rotation data from the vehicle,(3) communicating with a remote server computerii) a user interface to receive commands to be transmitted to the vehicle,iii) mobile device memory to store commands and received wheel rotation data, andiv) a mobile device processor to manage commands and received wheel rotation data and to direct transmission of commands and data to the remote server computer;
c) the remote server computer having;
i) a server communication interface for receiving commands and wheel rotation data from the mobile computing device,ii) a server memory containing a database of structured data, andiii) a server processor for receiving commands and wheel rotation data over the server communication interface and for storing the input commands and wheel rotation data in the database.
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Abstract
A remote control vehicle is presented that has a telemetry sensor, which detects wheel rotation, and a track sensor that reads track indicators found on a track over which the vehicle is driven. The vehicle receives commands from a mobile device to control its operation. Wheel rotation data and track sensor data are transmitted from the vehicle back to the mobile device for storage along with the commands that were transmitted to the vehicle. The commands, rotation data, and track sensor data are transmitted to a server computer over a wide area network, and thereafter shared with another user as run data. When downloaded by the other user, the run data can be used to compare the other user'"'"'s ability to control their vehicle with the run data. The run data can further be used to control the other user'"'"'s vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. A remote control vehicle system comprising:
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a) a remote control vehicle having; i) a wireless vehicle communication interface for receiving commands and transmitting data, ii) wheels, iii) a motor to control wheels in response to the received commands iv) a wheel sensor to create wheel rotation data, and v) a vehicle processor to transmit wheel rotation data across the wireless vehicle communication interface b) a mobile computing device having; i) at least one wireless mobile device communication interface for (1) transmitting commands to the vehicle, (2) receiving wheel rotation data from the vehicle, (3) communicating with a remote server computer ii) a user interface to receive commands to be transmitted to the vehicle, iii) mobile device memory to store commands and received wheel rotation data, and iv) a mobile device processor to manage commands and received wheel rotation data and to direct transmission of commands and data to the remote server computer; c) the remote server computer having; i) a server communication interface for receiving commands and wheel rotation data from the mobile computing device, ii) a server memory containing a database of structured data, and iii) a server processor for receiving commands and wheel rotation data over the server communication interface and for storing the input commands and wheel rotation data in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a remote control vehicle comprising:
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a) laying out track having track indicators; b) locating the remote control vehicle on the track; c) controlling the remote control vehicle by inputting commands on a user interface on a mobile device, wherein the mobile device sends commands to the remote control vehicle; d) on the remote control vehicle, reading track data by sensing the track indicators found on the track using a track sensor on the vehicle as the vehicle passes over the track; e) sending track data from the remote control vehicle to the mobile device; f) sending track data and the commands from the mobile device to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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