Robotic Vehicle Remote Control via Pairing Code Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robotic mowers lack the capability for secure remote control and management of multiple devices, limiting their utility and functionality in yard maintenance tasks.
Innovation Solution
A robotic vehicle system that enables secure remote control through a pairing code mechanism, allowing an electronic device to establish a communication link with the robotic mower, enabling operators to interact and manage multiple vehicles remotely for tasks such as defining work areas, recording data, and detecting environmental changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If robotic mowers are equipped with remote control capabilities, then their utility and functionality are improved, but their device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an account manager server as an intermediary between the robotic mower and the remote electronic device. The pairing code mechanism acts as a mediator to securely establish connections without requiring direct complex communication protocols between the mower and user device, thus adding remote control capability while managing system complexity through intermediary components.
2Productivity
If a single electronic device controls multiple robotic vehicles, then operational efficiency is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring control states increases
Solution Approach 1:
The account manager server implements feedback mechanisms by maintaining records of pairing codes and communication links for each robotic vehicle. When a user device controls multiple vehicles, the server provides feedback information about each vehicle's state and control status, enabling the user to track and manage multiple devices efficiently through a unified interface.
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AI summary
A method of providing remote control of a robotic vehicle may include receiving an instruction directing setup of a connection for communication between a robotic vehicle and an electronic device configurable to interface with the robotic vehicle remotely, providing a pairing code to one of the robotic vehicle or the electronic device for display of the pairing code at the one of the robotic vehicle or the electronic device, receiving an indication of entry of the pairing code at the other of the robotic vehicle or the initiate pairing electronic device, establishing a communication link for operably coupling the robotic vehicle and the electronic device responsive to receipt of the indication, and enabling an operator to remotely interact with the robotic vehicle at the electronic device via the communication link.