Patent ID: 8353737
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A toy system comprising: a drivable surface comprising a plurality of segments, wherein each segment comprises markings which encode locations on the segment and which encode a location of the segment in the drivable surface; at least one toy vehicle or mobile agent, each of the at least one toy vehicle comprising at least one motor for imparting motive force to the toy vehicle, an imaging system operative for taking images of the markings, a vehicle wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller operatively coupled to the motor, the imaging system, and the vehicle wireless transceiver, the microcontroller operative for controlling, via the motor of the toy vehicle, detailed movement of the toy vehicle on the drivable surface based on images taken of the markings of the drivable surface by the imaging system; a basestation comprising a controller and a basestation wireless transceiver operatively coupled to the controller, the controller operative: a remote control configured to communicate with the basestation, wherein the basestation is configured to be responsive to commands issued by the remote control for controlling at least one of the following via the basestation: wherein the controller is operative for controlling, in response to at least one of movement of a remote controlled vehicle and lack of movement of a remote controlled vehicle, at least one of the following of at least one toy vehicle not under the control of the remote control: a velocity or acceleration of the toy vehicle; a set of markings the toy vehicle follows on the drivable surface; a changing of the toy vehicle from at least one set of markings on the drivable surface to at least another set of markings on the drivable surface; a direction the toy vehicle takes at an intersection of the drivable surface; the toy vehicle performing at least one of leading, following, and passing another toy vehicle on the drivable surface; and