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Model train control system

  • US 9,937,431 B2
  • Filed: 07/06/2015
  • Issued: 04/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A model train system comprising:

  • a remote control comprising;

    a housing;

    a touch-screen display coupled to said housing for permitting user control over various train features and for displaying train information;

    a memory device for storing said train information;

    a first processor disposed within said housing and being operatively coupled to said touch-screen display and said memory device, said first processor configured to generate commands to be transmitted in response to user interactions with said touch-screen display; and

    at least one transceiver configured to communicate said commands via a wireless protocol; and

    a model train comprising;

    a receiver configured to receive said commands from said at least one transceiver; and

    a second processor operatively coupled to said receiver;

    said second processor configured to at least one of generate and modify features of said model train in response to said commands;

    wherein said first processor is configured to download data from a server via the Internet and to store said data in said memory device, said data including at least a game;

    wherein said user is allowed to play said game, said game comprising moving said model train around a model train track to achieve at least one predetermined task, said game being played against at least one of said first processor and at least one other user via the Internet.

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