US2013109272A1PendingUtilityA1

Method of Controlling a Vehicle or Toy via a Motion-Sensing Device and/or Touch Screen

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 31, 2011Filed: Oct 31, 2011Published: May 2, 2013
Est. expiryOct 31, 2031(~5.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Stephen Rindlisbacher
A63H 30/04
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Abstract

A method for controlling a remote toy by means of a motion sensing device and/or a touch screen on a mobile device. The mobile device can be a standard mobile phone, tablet, or any other device equipped with either a motion sensing device, touch screen, or both for controlling specific movements on a remote toy.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy comprises,
 scanning vicinity for a remote toy;   detecting of the remote toy;   prompting the user for a connection to the remote toy;   initiating a communication link with the remote toy, wherein the communication link can be automatically paired or manually paired;   detecting input instructions; and   transmitting the input instructions to the remote toy.   
     
     
         2 . The method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy as claimed in  claim 1  comprises,
 receiving of the input instructions by means of a touch screen input and a motion sensing device. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy as claimed in  claim 2  comprises,
 displaying of a control dials on the touch screen; and 
 sensing the translation gestures on the touch screen, wherein the direction of the translation gestures is translated into the input instructions. 
 
     
     
         4 . The method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy as claimed in  claim 2  comprises,
 sensing of motion and orientation by the motion sensing device, wherein the motion and the orientation of the motion sensing device is translated into the input instructions; and 
 wherein the motion sensing device can by a sensor selected from the group consisting of gyroscopes or accelerometers. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy as claimed in  claim 1  comprises,
 wherein the vicinity is a radial area in which the communication link is able to reach. 
 
     
     
         6 . A method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy comprises,
 scanning vicinity for a remote toy;   detecting of the remote toy;   prompting the user for a connection to the remote toy;   initiating a communication link with the remote toy, wherein the vicinity is a radial area in which the communication link is able to reach;   detecting input instructions;   receiving of the input instructions by means of a touch screen input and a motion sensing device; and   transmitting the input instructions to the remote toy, wherein the input instructions are translation gestures that instruct the remote toy to perform actions.   
     
     
         7 . The method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy as claimed in  claim 6  comprises,
 displaying of a control dials on the touch screen; and 
 sensing the translation gestures on the touch screen, wherein the direction of the translation gestures is translated into the input instructions. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method of utilizing a portable mobile device to wirelessly control a vehicle or toy as claimed in  claim 6  comprises,
 sensing of motion and orientation by the motion sensing device, wherein the motion and the orientation of the motion sensing device is translated into the input instructions; and 
 wherein the motion sensing device can by a sensor selected from the group consisting of gyroscopes or accelerometers. 
 
     
     
         9 . A method of controlling a vehicle or toy wirelessly by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the method comprises the steps of:
 displaying a device menu;   synchronizing a communication link with a selected device from the device menu;   prompting for input instructions;   receiving the input instructions; and   sending the input instructions to the selected device.   
     
     
         10 . The method of controlling a vehicle or toy wirelessly by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, as claimed in  claim 9  comprises,
 wherein the input instructions by means of a touch screen input and a motion sensing device. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method of controlling a vehicle or toy wirelessly by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, as claimed in  claim 10  comprise,
 displaying of virtual joystick to receive input instructions by means of the touch screen; and 
 detecting translation gestures on the touch screen. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of controlling a vehicle or toy wirelessly by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, as claimed in  claim 10  comprise,
 detecting orientation of the motion sensing device; and 
 translating feedback data from the motion sensing device into the input instruction. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of controlling a vehicle or toy wirelessly by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, as claimed in  claim 10  comprises,
 receiving and displaying of video feed data from the selected device.

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