Wireless communication system and method for game play with multiple remote-control flying carpet

摘要

A gaming system for enabling three-dimensional game play of remote-control craft controlled by a controller, each craft including a communication system with both radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) capabilities. The system can include a plurality of hovering remote-control flying craft each controlled by a handheld controller, and further may include at least one additional game accessory elements, such as a puck, a ground station or a gun. Each pairing of craft and controllers communicate via an RF protocol that transmits at least control communications between the controller and the craft based on pair identification information in an RF communication protocol. The craft and game-accessory elements also communicate via at least an IR protocol that communicates game-play information. Selectable pairs of craft and controllers may be assigned to different teams for playing multiplayer team games based on team identification information in the RF communication protocol.

主权项

1. A three-dimensional gaming system that enables game play among remote-control craft, the gaming system comprising:
a game-control application configured to execute on a computing device having a radio-frequency (RF) communication channel for accessing an RF communication protocol, the game-control application being programmed to dynamically display information from the gaming system related to the multiplayer team games; at least four remote-control craft and at least four controllers, each craft selectively uniquely paired with and controlled by a different corresponding one of the at least four controllers via the RF communication protocol implemented between the corresponding controller and the remote-control craft that transmits at least craft control communications between a particular selectable pair of the controller and the remote-control craft based on a pair identification information contained in the RF communication protocol; each of the at least four controllers operative to control game-play information among at least the remote-control craft and the game-control application via a communication protocol implemented via a transmitter and receiver on the corresponding remote-control craft, wherein at least two sets of at least two of the particular selectable pairs are also selectively assigned to a different one of a plurality of teams for purposes of playing multiplayer team games based on a team identification information in the RF communication protocol.