RC car device
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1. A remote control (RC) toy device comprising:
- a self-powered RC toy unit comprising a toy body, a wireless radio frequency (RF) receiver for receiving commands from a remote wireless transmitter, and a power unit for power the toy unit; and
a handheld RC control unit comprising (i) a controller adapted for receiving a user'"'"'s commands, and (ii) a removable game cartridge comprising (a) a main body comprising said wireless transmitter, and (b) a cassette portion containing software for interfacing said controller and said wireless transmitter.
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Abstract
A transmitter together with appropriate software are configured in the shape and form of a remote control unit for use with a handheld game player device. The transmitter may use a conventional radio frequency link to transmit commands to a radio controlled device such as a toy car. The remote control unit, consisting of the transmitter and a game cartridge, is inserted into the game device so that the game player device provides control input and display functionalities to and for the remote control unit. The game player may support synthesis, simulation and testing of a route to be traversed by the radio controlled device.
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32 Claims
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1. A remote control (RC) toy device comprising:
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a self-powered RC toy unit comprising a toy body, a wireless radio frequency (RF) receiver for receiving commands from a remote wireless transmitter, and a power unit for power the toy unit; and
a handheld RC control unit comprising (i) a controller adapted for receiving a user'"'"'s commands, and (ii) a removable game cartridge comprising (a) a main body comprising said wireless transmitter, and (b) a cassette portion containing software for interfacing said controller and said wireless transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28)
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11. A remote control (RC) toy car comprising:
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a car unit comprising a miniature car, a power unit for powering the car unit, and receiver unit for receiving commands from a transmitter; and
a control unit comprising a handheld game player adapted for receiving interchangeable game cartridges and adapted for displaying development of a game on a display and a game cartridge comprising a main body portion housing said transmitter and a game cartridge housing software adapted for allowing said controller to serve as a remote game player of said car unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A hand-held electronic game machine, comprising:
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a case adapted to be handheld;
first and second switches disposed on a front surface of said case and configured to be operated by a player'"'"'s left and right thumbs, respectively, while holding said case;
a display panel disposed on said front surface of said case;
a docking port formed on an upper side surface of said case;
an external game cartridge insertable into said docking port, said external game cartridge including (i) and external memory storing a game program configured to display game images on said display screen, and (ii) a transmitter configured to transmit commands generated by said game program to a remote platform;
a processor housed in said case, said processor connected to said external memory via said docking port and configured to execute said game program; and
a memory housed in said case and associated with said processor for storing background character data and moving object character data read from said external memory by said processor.
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29. A game player system comprising:
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a handheld game player having a game cartridge receptical; and
a remote control unit including (i) a game cartridge configured to interface with said handheld game player via said game cartridge receptical, said game cartridge having stored therein program code readable and executable by said handheld game player, and (ii) a transmitter physically attached to said game cartridge and configured to transmit control data generated by said handheld game player. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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