Model vehicle receiver centric parameter system

Abstract

A radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle system is provided including a transmitter and an RC model vehicle containing a receiver. The transmitter includes a transmitter binary large object (BLOB) parameter profile and a transmitter BLOB Version. The receiver is wirelessly, communicably coupled with the transmitter and includes a receiver BLOB parameter profile comprising RC model vehicle parameters corresponding to the RC model vehicle, and a receiver BLOB Version. Changes to the transmitter BLOB are saved to the transmitter and increment the transmitter BLOB Version by one. The transmitter is linked and bound to the receiver, and the receiver BLOB Version is compared to the transmitter BLOB Version. When the RC model vehicle is motionless and the receiver BLOB Version is less than the transmitter BLOB Version, the receiver BLOB is updated with the transmitter BLOB and the receiver BLOB Version is updated to the transmitter BLOB Version.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle system comprising:
 a transmitter comprising:
 a transmitter binary large object (BLOB) parameter profile; 
 a transmitter BLOB Version; 
   an RC model vehicle comprising:
 a receiver wirelessly communicably coupled with the transmitter and comprising;
 a receiver BLOB parameter profile comprising RC model vehicle parameters corresponding to the RC model vehicle; 
 a receiver BLOB Version; 
 
   wherein changes to the transmitter BLOB are saved to the transmitter and increment the transmitter BLOB Version+1;   wherein the transmitter is linked to the receiver and the receiver BLOB Version and the transmitter BLOB Version are compared to one another;   wherein when the RC model vehicle is motionless and the receiver BLOB Version is less than the transmitter BLOB Version, the receiver BLOB is updated with the transmitter BLOB and the receiver BLOB Version updated to the transmitter BLOB Version; and   wherein when the RC model vehicle is motionless and the transmitter BLOB Version is less than the receiver BLOB Version, the transmitter BLOB is updated with the receiver BLOB and the transmitter BLOB Version is updated to the receiver BLOB Version.   
     
     
         2 . The RC model vehicle system according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiver is a single computer processing unit (CPU) that performs one or more steering, throttle, channel assignment or stability management functions. 
     
     
         3 . The RC model vehicle system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter BLOB Version is compared to the receiver BLOB Version at various times while the transmitter and the receiver are powered on and linked to one another. 
     
     
         4 . The RC model vehicle system according to  claim 1 , wherein changes to the transmitter BLOB are made via an app. 
     
     
         5 . The RC model vehicle system according to  claim 1 , wherein a transmitter switch is assigned via the transmitter BLOB to control auxiliary lights. 
     
     
         6 . A radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle comprising:
 a receiver configured to wirelessly communicate with a transmitter and comprising;
 a receiver binary large object (BLOB) parameter profile comprising RC model vehicle parameters corresponding to the RC model vehicle; 
 a receiver BLOB Version; 
   wherein linking the receiver to the transmitter compares the receiver BLOB and a transmitter BLOB;   wherein when the RC model vehicle is motionless and the receiver BLOB Version is greater than the transmitter BLOB Version, the receiver BLOB is saved to the transmitter BLOB and the transmitter BLOB Version is updated to the receiver BLOB Version; and   wherein when the RC model vehicle is motionless and the receiver BLOB Version is less than the transmitter BLOB Version, the transmitter BLOB is saved to the receiver BLOB and the receiver BLOB Version is equal to the transmitter BLOB Version.   
     
     
         7 . The RC model vehicle according to  claim 6  wherein while the receiver is linked to the transmitter, changes to the transmitter BLOB are saved to the transmitter and increment the transmitter BLOB Version+1. 
     
     
         8 . The RC model vehicle according to  claim 7  wherein the receiver BLOB Version is compared with the transmitter BLOB Version; and
 wherein when the receiver BLOB Version is less than the transmitter BLOB Version and the RC model vehicle is motionless, the transmitter BLOB is saved to the receiver BLOB and the receiver BLOB Version is updated to the transmitter BLOB Version. 
 
     
     
         9 . The RC model vehicle according to  claim 1  wherein the receiver BLOB comprises one or more of a steering direction, a steering sensitivity, or a throttle sensitivity. 
     
     
         10 . A method for a model vehicle receiver centric parameter system as follows:
 linking a receiver located in a radio-controlled (RC) model vehicle to a transmitter;   comparing a transmitter binary large object (BLOB) Version to a receiver BLOB Version;   wherein when the transmitter BLOB Version is greater than the receiver BLOB Version, waiting for the RC model vehicle to become motionless, updating a receiver BLOB with a transmitter BLOB and updating the receiver BLOB Version with the transmitter BLOB Version; and   wherein when the receiver BLOB Version is greater than the transmitter BLOB Version, waiting for the RC model vehicle to become motionless, updating the transmitter BLOB with the receiver BLOB and updating the transmitter BLOB version with the receiver BLOB version.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 changing a transmitter BLOB parameter profile to match an operator's preference; and   incrementing a transmitter BLOB Version+1.