REMOTE CONTROLLED TOY VEHICLE, TOY VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND GAME USING REMOTE CONROLLED TOY VEHICLE

Title:

REMOTE CONTROLLED TOY VEHICLE, TOY VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND GAME USING REMOTE CONROLLED TOY VEHICLE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004041384

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A vehicle toy combination including a radio controlled toy vehicle (10) having a mobile platform (14) is configured to move over a surface (16). A central controller (300) on the platform is configured to control at least one aspect of the toy vehicle. A manually actuable controller (12) is configured to remotely control user selected movement of the toy vehicle. An optical receiver (322) is attached to the platform to look downward on the surface and is coupled to the central controller. The receiver is configured to read a predetermined reflective pattern (162) located on the surface over which the toy vehicle moves.

Inventors:

WEISS STEPHEN NICHOLAS (US)
STRAND LAVONNE ERICK (US)
MOLL JOSEPH T (US)
SINHA VIKAS KUMAR PARKHIE (US)
DISCOE JUSTIN (US)
HELMLINGER DAVID VINCENT (US)
NUNGESTER GREGORY (US)
WINKLER FRANK WILLIAM (US)
MCCALL CHARLES STEWART (US)
DOROGUSKER JESSE (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/034528

Publication Date:

November 18, 2004

Filing Date:

October 31, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MATTEL INC (US)
WEISS STEPHEN NICHOLAS (US)
STRAND LAVONNE ERICK (US)
MOLL JOSEPH T (US)
SINHA VIKAS KUMAR PARKHIE (US)
DISCOE JUSTIN (US)
HELMLINGER DAVID VINCENT (US)
NUNGESTER GREGORY (US)
WINKLER FRANK WILLIAM (US)
MCCALL CHARLES STEWART (US)
DOROGUSKER JESSE (US)

International Classes:

A63H17/00; A63H17/395; A63H18/00; A63H30/04; (IPC1-7): A63H30/00; A63H30/04

Foreign References:

US6695668B2	2004-02-24
US6482064B1	2002-11-19
US4334221A	1982-06-08
US20020010697A1	2002-01-24
US5100153A	1992-03-31

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