Video enhanced guided toy vehicles
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving video from a toy vehicle;
automatically identifying an image element in said video; and
using said image element to automatically control the vehicle.
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Abstract
A guided toy vehicle may be operated with an onboard video camera. The video from the video camera may be transmitted to a control station for display by the user. In some embodiments of the present invention, the video may be transmitted from the vehicle to the control station over the same track that guides the vehicle.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving video from a toy vehicle;
automatically identifying an image element in said video; and
using said image element to automatically control the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
guiding a toy vehicle to more over a surface;
providing an electrical link between the vehicle and the surface;
capturing video from the vehicle; and
transmitting said video from the vehicle to the electrical link.
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9. The method of claim 8 wherein guiding the toy vehicle includes enabling the toy vehicle to move along the track.
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10. The method of claim 9 wherein enabling the vehicle to move along the track includes guiding the vehicle using the track.
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11. The method of claim 10 wherein providing the electrical link includes proving an electrical connection between the vehicle and the track and between the track and the control device and transmitting the video from the vehicle to the track to the control device.
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12. The method of claim 9 including providing a pair of conductors in said track including a first conductor to provide power and a second conductor to receive video.
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13. The method of claim 8 wherein providing electrical link includes providing an electrical contact.
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14. The method of claim 8 wherein providing the electrical link includes providing an airwave connection.
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15. The method of claim 8 wherein guiding the toy vehicle to move over the surface includes providing an airwave link between an antenna in said surface and an antenna on said vehicle.
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16. The method of claim 8 wherein guiding the toy vehicle to move over the surface includes guiding the vehicle by causing the vehicle to follow another vehicle.
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17. The method of claim 8 wherein guiding the vehicle includes causing the vehicle to follow an indicia on said surface and capturing video of said indicia to guide said vehicle.
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