Remote Interface Server for Kiosk Control via WebSocket
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Presentation devices, such as kiosks, are complex and costly due to multi-touch screens and high processing power, and they struggle to discreetly handle private user information inputs.
Innovation Solution
A remote interface system using a remote interface server and WebSocket protocol to facilitate control of presentation devices via messages between a remote device and a presentation device, allowing user interactions to be replicated without the need for complex hardware or multi-touch displays, enabling private information input through virtual interfaces on the remote device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multi-touch screens and high processing power are used in presentation devices, then user interaction capability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote computing device as an intermediary between the user and the presentation device. The remote device handles complex processing tasks including rendering the user interface, processing user inputs, and managing application logic. The presentation device is reduced to a simple display terminal that receives instructions from the remote device and displays content without requiring multi-touch screens or high processing power locally.
2Area of stationary object
If large screen presentation devices are used, then information display capability is improved, but ability to discreetly handle private information input deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The remote computing device serves as an intermediary for private information input. Users enter sensitive data such as credit card numbers or personally identifiable information through the remote device's interface, which transmits the data securely to the presentation device for display. This separates the input action from the display location, allowing large-screen display of information while maintaining input privacy through the remote interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, remote interface server computing device, and system that provides a presentation web page to a presentation device and a remote web page to a remote device. The remote web page is configured to, when executed by the remote device, register the remote device as associated with the presentation device and render a swipe panel on a display of the remote device. A first message is received from the remote device in response to an interaction with the swipe panel. A second message is sent to the presentation device in response to receiving the first message. The second message, when executed by the presentation device, is configured to cause the presentation device to perform an action on the presentation web page corresponding to the user interaction with the swipe panel.