Single channel remote controlled toy having multiple outputs

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A remote control toy includes a remote housing and a main housing. The remote housing has a transmitter and a signal generator associated with the transmitter. A plurality of function switches govern the signal generator. The transmitter outputs a signal which is encoded by the signal generator to reflect which switch or switches is activated on the remote housing. The main module includes a receiver to receive the signal from the transmitter. The receiver removes the encoded signal and outputs it to a decoder. Depending upon the signal received, the decoder outputs to one or more of its output ports which are connected to appropriate output devices located on the main module. One of these …