Methods and apparatus for leveraging a mobile phone or mobile computing device for use in controlling model vehicles
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1. A method comprising:
- presenting a user interface on a touch screen of a mobile computing device, the user interface providing at least one option for controlling a model vehicle via commands entered on the user interface;
receiving an input on the touch screen for selecting an option from the at least one option;
generating, at the mobile computing device, a control signal based on the selected option;
transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal from the mobile computing device to the model vehicle based on the selected option; and
playing an audio clip on the mobile computing device informing of events or activities associated with operating the model vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for utilizing a mobile computing device (e.g., such as a mobile phone) for use in controlling a model vehicle are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a mobile computing device provides various user controls for generating signals that are communicated to a radio transmitter device coupled with the mobile computing device, and ultimately broadcast to a receiver residing at a model vehicle. With some embodiments, the mobile computing device may be integrated with a controller housing which provides separate user controls, such that a combination of user controls present on the mobile computing device and the controller housing can be used to control a model vehicle.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting a user interface on a touch screen of a mobile computing device, the user interface providing at least one option for controlling a model vehicle via commands entered on the user interface; receiving an input on the touch screen for selecting an option from the at least one option; generating, at the mobile computing device, a control signal based on the selected option; transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal from the mobile computing device to the model vehicle based on the selected option; and playing an audio clip on the mobile computing device informing of events or activities associated with operating the model vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a memory comprising instructions; a touch screen for presenting a user interface that provides at least one option for controlling a model vehicle via commands entered on the user interface; a speaker; a wireless communications interface; and one or more computer processors, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising; receiving an input on the touch screen for selecting an option from the at least one option; generating a control signal based on the selected option; transmitting, via the wireless communications interface, the control signal from the mobile computing device to the model vehicle based on the selected option; and playing an audio clip through the speaker informing of events or activities associated with the operation of the model vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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presenting a user interface on a touch screen of a mobile computing device, the user interface providing at least one option for controlling a model vehicle via commands entered on the user interface; receiving an input on the touch screen for selecting an option from the at least one option; generating, at the mobile computing device, a control signal based on the selected option; transmitting, via a wireless communications interface, the control signal from the mobile computing device to the model vehicle based on the selected option; and playing an audio clip on the mobile computing device informing of events or activities associated with the operation of the model vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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