APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY SETTING MOTION VECTOR FOR SELF-PROPELLED TOY VEHICLES

摘要

The present solution is directed to systems and methods for setting motion vector (MV) for a self-propelled toy by hand-held remote controller (RC). The method feature is that (i) the vector of a control action made by the user with the RC, (ii) the vector of the desired motion for the selected toy and (iii) the vector displayed by light indicator at the selected toy, all the three, or at least two of them, have coincided direction and proportional value. The desired motion vector is being set while the RC is pointed at the selected toy. If pointing is being made by invisible light or otherwise invisible means, then the pointed toy should be highlighted or otherwise indicated by its own means. The method is suitable for controlling self-propelled toy vehicles and toy robots of any kind. One RC may be used for controlling arbitrary number of self-propelled devices by consequent setting motion vector for each of them. Otherwise a number of toys may be grouped, and the same motion vector may be given to all of them at once.