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WO1999035627A1 - Jouet telecommande et telecommande a utiliser pour des emballages sur le lieu de vente - Google Patents

Jouet telecommande et telecommande a utiliser pour des emballages sur le lieu de vente Download PDF

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WO1999035627A1
WO1999035627A1 PCT/US1999/000451 US9900451W WO9935627A1 WO 1999035627 A1 WO1999035627 A1 WO 1999035627A1 US 9900451 W US9900451 W US 9900451W WO 9935627 A1 WO9935627 A1 WO 9935627A1
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remotely controlled
remote control
control device
controlled device
feature
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David Chu Ki Kwan
Steven Lebensfeld
Carmine Russo
Russell Javors
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Toymax Inc.
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Priority claimed from US09/006,026 external-priority patent/US6011489A/en
Application filed by Toymax Inc. filed Critical Toymax Inc.
Priority to AU21095/99A priority Critical patent/AU2109599A/en
Publication of WO1999035627A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999035627A1/fr

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/11—Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
    • H04B10/114—Indoor or close-range type systems
    • H04B10/1141—One-way transmission
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H30/00—Remote-control arrangements specially adapted for toys, e.g. for toy vehicles
    • A63H30/02—Electrical arrangements
    • A63H30/04—Electrical arrangements using wireless transmission

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  • the invention disclosed herein relates to a remotely controlled toy, for
  • a car or other device operated with a wireless remote control device, which
  • Point of sale packaging which enables a toy to be viewed, touched and/or
  • the invention disclosed herein facilitates, makes practical or enables a remotely
  • the invention thus provides a
  • a device to be sampled, tried or otherwise operated while in a package, e.g., a point of
  • the invention achieves these and other objects by providing a secondary link
  • secondary link may be a separate wired or wireless link, or a link which includes both
  • the primary wireless link different from the primary wireless link or include the primary wireless link.
  • secondary link may be selected for operation of the remotely controlled device and the
  • remote control device in a point of sale package or display. This allows a plurality of
  • remotely controlled devices which may be operated by the remote control device of
  • the remotely controlled device are not configured to establish a line of sight primary link.
  • the secondary link may be another wireless link with characteristics amenable
  • the secondary wireless link may be of the
  • the secondary link comprises a disconnectable wired link or
  • the secondary link includes the
  • Wireless link or “wireless coupling” are equivalent terms used herein in a
  • a tether e.g., a cable which conducts electricity, light, sound, etc.
  • Package encompasses two or more packages tethered, linked
  • a remotely controlled device having at least one controllable feature and a remote
  • control device having at least one manually actuable control, in which the remote
  • control device and the remotely controlled device are wirelessly coupled and operative
  • coupling are operative to also control the at least one feature in response to activation
  • the combination allows selection of the wireless coupling
  • the remotely controlled device may be a toy car, and the
  • controllable feature may be sound, e.g., an engine revving sound.
  • first connector coupled to the remotely controlled device and a second
  • controlled device comprises a receiver adapted to receive signals wirelessly
  • the remote control device comprises a transmitter and at least one manually actuated control, where the
  • transmitter wirelessly transmits a signal adapted to control the at least one feature
  • the first connector couples a signal adapted to
  • the wired coupling may be disconnected and the remotely control device
  • remotely controlled device and the remote control device may be configured so that
  • the remotely controlled device may be operated solely via the wired coupling
  • wired coupling or both wirelessly and via the wired coupling. Selection may also be
  • a preferred combination comprises a manually operable switch coupled to
  • a cable removably coupled to the remotely control device and the remote
  • control device via connectors may provide the wired coupling, or the connectors may directly mate.
  • the connectors mate so that the wired coupling is
  • the combinations described above may comprise a package, preferably a point
  • the remotely controlled device and the remote control device may configured in a
  • the remotely controlled device may be a toy, or a consumer electronics device
  • a video e.g., television
  • audio device e.g., receiver
  • the remote control device to operate via the wireless coupling when the
  • remotely controlled device and the remote control device are coupled only by the
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a remotely controlled device and a
  • Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of one embodiment of the invention.
  • a cable 16 is
  • connectors 34 and 44 shown in Figs. 2 and 3, form a wired coupling between the toy
  • the device 12 may form the wired coupling.
  • the package 14 either has a flexible element
  • buttons 18 are uncovered. In either case, at least one of the control buttons 18 is accessible
  • the toy car 10 and the remote control device 12 may have one or more optical
  • a sound device e.g., speaker
  • the toy car 10 may also include an electric motor (shown in
  • buttons 18 on the remote control device 12 will cause an optical device or
  • buttons 18 on the remote control device 12 may cause the optical device(s) 20 to flash
  • a remote control device 12a according to the invention
  • a remotely controlled device 10a according to the invention
  • a receiver 40 comprises a receiver 40, a controller 42, a controlled feature 20 (e.g., an optical device
  • the remote control device 12a and the remotely controlled device 10a cooperate to provide a wireless coupling 46
  • the connectors 34 and 44 provide a wired coupling
  • a cable 16 may be connected to connectors 34 and 44, or
  • the connectors 34 and 44 may be mating connectors that connect to each
  • the cable 16 comprises one or more electrical
  • cable 16 may comprise a fiber optical cable
  • the remotely controlled device 10a operates conventionally under control of
  • the remotely control device 12a via the wireless coupling 46.
  • the remotely control device 12a via the wireless coupling 46.
  • the remotely control device 12a via the wireless coupling 46.
  • the remotely control device 12a via the wireless coupling 46.
  • the remote control device 12a may be configured so that wireless or
  • wired operation is dependent upon the presence or absence of the wired coupling 48.
  • the remotely controlled device in the presence of the wired coupling 48, the remotely controlled device
  • 10a may be operated solely via the wireless coupling 46 or both wirelessly and via the
  • the switch 50 couples the wired
  • the connector 34 is coupled to the switch 50.
  • the connector 34 is coupled to the switch 50.
  • transmitter 32a may be configured so as not to transmit a wireless signal when it
  • control 18 is activated.
  • the controller 42a in the remotely controlled device is activated.
  • the remotely controlled device 10b is configured for "try me” operation (e.g., a
  • wired coupling is present or a switch is in a "try me” state).
  • Fig. 4 depicts the embodiment of the invention depicted in Fig. 1 which
  • the remote control device 12 controls a security alarm device in the toy car 10, lights and sound emitted by the toy car and the toy car's motor.
  • remote control device 12 transmits IR light and includes a modulator 30a and an IR
  • the connector 34 is also connected to the modulator 30a.
  • modulator 30a In response to activation of one or more buttons 18, modulator 30a outputs a signal on
  • the device 12 outputs signals on the wireless coupling 46 and the wired coupling 48.
  • the remotely controlled toy car 10 herein includes an IR receiver 40b, a
  • controller 42b comprising a demodulator 65 and a controller circuit 66, and controlled
  • the toy car 10 also includes the connector 44, a switch 50a,
  • the switch 50a, b is two pole, two position: "TM"(for "try
  • switch portion 50a couples the driver circuit 70 to receive signals from the
  • switch portion 50a disconnects the driver circuit 70 from the
  • the switch 50b is connected to disable the sensor switch 72 when the toy car 10
  • Switch portion 50b selectively disconnects and
  • control circuit 66 such as an alarm indicator, not shown.
  • the remotely controlled toy 10 and the remote control device 12 the circuitry
  • switch 50a, b is set for "try me” operation at the factory. Therefore, no power is
  • the receiver 40b i.e., the power input to receiver 40b may be connected directly to
  • a cable may couple connectors 34 and 44, or they may be mating
  • connectors 34 and 44 may be mating
  • control device 12 from the toy car 10.
  • control device 12 and the IR receiver 40b are so closely positioned that IR light is
  • the remote control 12 and the IR receiver 40b are thus approximately
  • the IR receiver positioned to allow the IR receiver to receive IR light from the LED 32c in the remote
  • control device 12 while in the package 14.
  • the car 10 includes wheels, at least one of which is driven by the motor 20b
  • the car 10 includes head lights and tail lights 20,
  • an indicator 26 e.g., a lamp or a light-emitting diode "LED" that
  • the security alarm device is controlled by IR light.
  • the remote control device 12 includes the IR modulator 30a and the IR emitter 32c, and
  • the remotely controlled car 10 includes an IR receiver 40b.
  • a device 12 may include a transmitter other than an IR emitter, e.g., a radio transmitter or
  • the remote control device 12 may control the following alarm and vehicle
  • the remote control device 12 transmits coded signals to the receiver 40b carried
  • the car 10 which detects the transmitted signals and supplies the detected signals to
  • the demodulator (decoder) 65 In the remote control device 12, the push button switches
  • the IR emitter 32c modulates the current to the IR emitter 32c.
  • the IR emitter 32c emits modulated IR light
  • the IR emitter 32c may be any conventional modulator.
  • the IR emitter 32c may be any conventional modulator.
  • IR emitter such as an IR LED.
  • the IR receiver 40b detects the modulated IR light emitted by the IR
  • the outputs TGI -3 of demodulator 65 are coupled to trigger inputs TG 1-3 of the
  • the controller circuit 66 e.g., a motion sensor, is coupled to a fourth sensor switch 72.
  • the alarm indicator LED 26 is coupled to the STA
  • the LED 20a represents the head lights and tail lights 20.
  • the motor 20b driven by a motor drive in response to the remote control, drives the car's wheels.
  • the speaker 20c is driven by the speaker drive 74 to sound the alarm and vehicle
  • sounds e.g., the engine revving sound.
  • controller circuit 66 may be conventional. In the preferred embodiment, the controller circuit 66 is a
  • the controller circuit 66 includes a programmed processor, which may be
  • the invention may be used with an infrared toy target game,
  • LASER LASER
  • the invention may also have application to remotely controlled devices and remote
  • wireless operation of remote control devices in point of sale displays may
  • an all wired secondary link may be established which
  • IR receiver 40b may be coupled between pin 7 and the output of IR receiver 40b to provide

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une fonction d'essai (fig. 1) pour des dispositifs télécommandés tels que des jouets télécommandés pour des démonstrations sur le lieu de vente ou l'échantillonnage. Une liaison secondaire (48, fig. 2) est établie entre la télécommande (12a) et le dispositif télécommandé (10a). Lorsque la liaison secondaire est choisie ou présente, l'activation d'une commande sur la télécommande (12a) entraîne le dispositif télécommandé (10a) à réagir à l'aide de ladite liaison secondaire de la même manière ou d'une manière similaire à la manière dont il réagirait sous l'effet de la seule télécommande sans fil. Dans le mode de réalisation préféré, la liaison secondaire (48) comporte une liaison câblée (48) pouvant être déconnectée et utilise la liaison sans fil primaire (46). Le dispositif télécommandé (10a) et la télécommande (12a) peuvent être contenus dans un emballage (14, fig. 1) présenté sur le lieu de vente ou configurés pour une présentation sur le lieu de vente. Dans un mode de réalisation, le dispositif télécommandé (10b, fig. 3) possède un commutateur (50) qui permet de sélectionner la liaison secondaire et la fonction d'essai, ou le fonctionnement normal par télécommande. Lorsque la télécommande et le dispositif télécommandé sont fournis dans un emballage (14, fig. 1) pour point de vente, le commutateur est réglé en usine sur la fonction d'essai, ce qui exclut le fonctionnement sans fil uniquement dans l'emballage via la liaison primaire.
PCT/US1999/000451 1998-01-12 1999-01-08 Jouet telecommande et telecommande a utiliser pour des emballages sur le lieu de vente WO1999035627A1 (fr)

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EP98203815A EP0928626B1 (fr) 1998-01-12 1998-11-12 Jouet télécommandé dans un emballage commercial

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EP1022039A3 (fr) * 1999-01-21 2003-07-30 Fisher-Price, Inc. Jouets à effet variable
US8371896B2 (en) 2008-01-14 2013-02-12 Mattel, Inc. Method and apparatus for performing try-me and normal play routines
US8505727B2 (en) 2003-09-03 2013-08-13 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. Package with switch and containing an electrical device

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EP1022039A3 (fr) * 1999-01-21 2003-07-30 Fisher-Price, Inc. Jouets à effet variable
US8505727B2 (en) 2003-09-03 2013-08-13 Eveready Battery Company, Inc. Package with switch and containing an electrical device
US8371896B2 (en) 2008-01-14 2013-02-12 Mattel, Inc. Method and apparatus for performing try-me and normal play routines

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