Synchronized Sex Toy Control via Separate Media Servers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current remote sex toys lack the ability to seamlessly integrate movie display with command propagation to sex toys, limiting the enhancement of the sexual experience through synchronized multimedia and operational control.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising separate movie and commands file servers, allowing for the display of movies over the internet while propagating commands to sex toys via short-range wireless communication, with a user interface that includes voice commands and a commands file editor for scheduling operations, enabling synchronized multimedia and operational control without requiring a Software Development Kit (SDK).
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate movie server and commands file server are used, then the system can display movies and propagate commands independently without SDK requirements, but the system complexity increases due to multiple servers and coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the functionality into separate movie server and commands file server, allowing independent operation and avoiding SDK requirements. The movie server handles multimedia content while the commands file server manages control signals, enabling flexible integration without proprietary software constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
A synchronization mechanism acts as an intermediary between the separate movie server and commands file server, coordinating their operations through timestamp-based command execution at predefined times in the movie, ensuring synchronized operation without requiring integrated SDK architecture.
2Reliability
If commands are propagated at predefined times in the movie, then synchronization between movie content and sex toy operation is achieved, but timing precision requirements increase the system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
Commands are pre-synchronized to predefined times within the movie timeline during file creation. The commands file contains timestamped instructions that automatically execute at the correct moments in the movie playback, eliminating the need for real-time synchronization algorithms and reducing runtime system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors movie playback progress and compares it with the predefined command timestamps, executing commands at the appropriate moments. This feedback mechanism ensures reliable synchronization while keeping the timing coordination straightforward through timestamp matching rather than complex real-time control.
3Ease of operation
If voice commands are added to the user interface, then ease of operation is improved, but recognition accuracy and system reliability may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface supports multiple input methods including voice commands, text input, and button controls. This multi-functional approach allows users to choose the most convenient interaction method for their situation, improving ease of operation while maintaining reliability through alternative input channels if voice recognition fails.
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AI summary
A sex toys system having an application program to be executed on a user terminal, the application program being adapted to (a) display a movie received from a movie server over the internet, and (b) propagate a command, over a short-range wireless communication channel, to a sex toy, to be executed by the sex toy at a predefined time of the movie, where the movie server and the commands file server are separate entities.