Remote Machine Control via Video Streaming and Input Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online gaming systems lack the ability to provide users with a reliable and regulated virtual casino experience similar to physical casino gaming machines, as they are not under strict regulations, leading to concerns about the reliability and fairness of virtual gaming machines, and users often prefer physical machines due to better entertainment value and regulatory oversight.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for remote control of machines that allows users to interact with and control actual gaming machines or similar devices from a distance through video streaming and input data processing, enabling users to play and gamble on physical machines from afar, while maintaining regulatory compliance and enhancing machine utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users play virtual online gaming machines, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but reliability and regulatory compliance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a video streaming intermediary that transmits real-time footage from the physical gaming machine to the user's remote device. This intermediary allows users to access and control regulated physical machines remotely, maintaining the reliability and regulatory compliance of the physical machine while providing the convenience of remote access. The video stream acts as a mediator between the user and the machine, enabling remote interaction without compromising the machine's regulated status.
2Reliability
If users play physical casino gaming machines, then reliability and entertainment value are improved, but accessibility and convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical requirement of physical presence with electronic video streaming and digital control signal transmission. Users no longer need to be physically present at the casino to operate regulated gaming machines. The mechanical interaction is substituted with electronic intermediaries (video stream, network communication) that transmit control signals and visual feedback, maintaining reliability while dramatically improving accessibility.
3Ease of operation
If virtual online gaming machines are used, then accessibility is improved, but user trust and perceived fairness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy of the physical gaming machine through video streaming, displaying real-time footage of the actual machine's screen and interface on the user's remote device. This visual copy allows users to see exactly what is happening on the regulated physical machine, transparently demonstrating fair operation. The copy maintains the trustworthiness of the physical machine while providing remote accessibility, eliminating doubts about virtual machine fairness.
Data Source
AI summary
System and method for online/remote/spaced control of at least one machine. The method includes providing a video/image of the machine, which is to be remotely controlled by a user, displaying the video at a client station of the user, receiving from the client station input data including data indicative of the user's interaction with controls of the machine which appearing in the video, and activating the machine based on the input data.