Patents are insight into the mission of a company, what it wants to do in the long run. I’m kidding; a patent is an instrument wherein a company lets fly its imagination, coming up with stuff of dreams. That’s precisely the thought that’s gone into a patent filed by SCEE, envisaging a PSP-controlled car (no less). The last time you may have seen this stunt pulled off would be Bond’s Tomorrow Never Dies. So as clichéd as it may be, a PSP-controlled car wouldn’t be too bad (I so want it). Sony plans to do this on a lesser stage: as in a toy car – replete with a mic and realistic car noise – controlled by a PSP. It plans to mount a camera on a car, which is controlled using wireless capability of a PSP. This camera provides video feed, which is then used to maneuver the car. This is done so that the users can, for one, “spy on their friends.” Also the patent says something about an “augmented reality” racing game. In other words, constructing a racing track within your home with everyday objects acting as obstacles. The only question that remains is whether Sony has the potential to make this thing work. I’m praying, feel free to join in!
Siliconera via Mlgnews
