Remote Wireless Controller for Bingo Ball Blower
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bingo players have a passive role in the game, leading to decreased interest due to lack of participation in the ball drawing process, affecting gaming integrity and security.
Innovation Solution
Providing bingo players with a remote wireless controller for hands-free operation of ball blowers, allowing them to actively participate in drawing bingo numbers, while maintaining a backup override mechanism for the bingo caller to ensure game integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If bingo players are given control of the ball blower, then player engagement and interest increase, but game integrity and security may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A remote control device serves as an intermediary between the player and the ball blower system. The player controls the ball drawing process remotely without physically accessing the ball blower, maintaining game integrity while enabling player engagement. The remote control transmits commands wirelessly to the ball blower, creating a mediated interaction that balances accessibility with security.
Solution Approach 2:
The control function is extracted from the physical ball blower and placed in a separate remote control device. This separation allows players to control the ball drawing process from a distance, eliminating the need for physical access to the ball blower while maintaining control capabilities. The extraction of the control function resolves the contradiction by decoupling player interaction from direct system access.
2Ease of operation
If players can control the ball blower remotely, then participation in the drawing process increases, but system complexity increases due to wireless communication requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control device utilizes universal wireless communication protocols (such as radio frequency communication) that are widely implemented in consumer electronics. This allows the system to leverage existing, well-understood communication technologies rather than requiring proprietary or complex custom communication protocols. The ball blower system incorporates a universal receiver that can interpret standard control signals, reducing overall system complexity despite the added remote control capability.
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AI summary
A system and method using one or more remote controllers to control hands-free ball blowers. The remote controllers may be used by bingo callers and/or a designated bingo player. In addition, the remote controllers are configured to enable bingo callers to override a designated bingo player's control of the ball-blowers if needed, e.g., if a player delays a drawing of a bingo ball for too long a time. The system and method allows players to be more interactive with bingo games and similar draw-type games.