Patent ID: 6908066

Claim:
Method for control of track-guided toys, comprising: assigning at least one of a type- and geometry-specifying memory component, readable by non-contact, to selected components, the selected components included in a structure of a track system and including the at least one memory component, such that each memory component stores serial identification code, type, geometry and identifying data; equipping a track-guided toy with a memory-reading device and a data-transmission unit configured for communication; travelling a route for a first time to generate an electronic representation of a route configuration by reading memory contents from the memory components assigned to the selected components over which the memory-reading device passes; transmitting the data to and depositing the data in a central memory; assigning special functions to the selected components to implement operation of the structure; traveling the route again to determine the momentary position of the track-guided toy by reading the memory components and transmitting the data to the central memory; independently monitoring and controlling one or more of the track-guided toys on the basis of prescribed tasks associated with operation of the structure, taking into account route and velocity information and the special functions.