Patent ID: 8068005
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a first one of a plurality of devices in a model vehicle system, comprising: positioning a remote control device near said first one of said plurality of devices while said first one of said plurality of devices remains operational in said model vehicle system; transmitting identification (ID) information from said first one of said plurality of devices to said remote control device via a first communication channel, wherein said remote control device is only capable of receiving said ID information when said remote control device is placed within a narrow spatial field emanating from said first one of said plurality of devices with a limited viewing angle, so that said ID information is not interfered with by transmissions from other ones of said plurality of devices; interacting with said remote control device to select a function to be performed by said first one of said plurality of devices; and transmitting a control signal from said remote control device to said first one of said plurality of devices via a second communication channel that is separate from said first communication channel, said control signal comprising: