Patent Publication Number: US-2019175438-A1

Title: Stimulation remote control and digital feedback system

Description:
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
     This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/743,212, filed Jun. 18, 2015, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth. 
    
    
     FIELD OF INVENTION 
     The present invention is generally related to an erotic device, and is more specifically related to a remote control and digital feedback stimulation system. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Erotic interactive computer games and erotic Internet interaction between partners using cam has progressed in recent years to include connected devices that add a physical element to the activity. Particularly, users can use devices to simultaneously sexually stimulate themselves and send data to computer games or to remote connected toys where that data is related to the movements or state of the user&#39;s devices. Devices of the current art include dildos, sex toys that are often explicitly phallic in appearance and intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners. These dildos can usually detect penetration through touch sensitive elements on the surface or inside the device. Currently such technology is expensive and there have been reports of injury resulting from the use of this new technology. 
     Interactive social communication devices today dominate the world and our current invention aims to make it possible for one partner to engage in simulated sexual acts between two partners on opposite ends of a digital connection where one partner uses his or her hand to masturbate and the other partner has a device that senses this hand motion and which device moves a phallic object in synchronized fashion with those hand motions and where mechanical outputs are video imaged and where live video of mechanical outputs is transmitted back to customer&#39;s end of the connection so that customer can observe, steer, and directly control erotic actions that occur at the website&#39;s end of the connection. 
     Entertainment software for the adult industry lets users interact with artificial characters on computer screens. In these games, users can direct the action as they request characters to perform acts and as they communicate with the characters through artificial intelligence components of the software. Most of these so called Virtual Reality games use artificially generated characters that are rendered in 3D on the computer screen. In these games the user can move through a virtual world and interact with the characters by viewing them, touching them, and talking to them. Other games use photo-realistic video clips of actual actresses and string the clips together in a game where the user can move the video to specific clips based on the specific action that he wants to see. 
     There are currently web based adult entertainment services that allow customers to chat with performers for a fee. In the current web based adult entertainment services, the interaction between customers and performers is generally through on-line chat combined with a life streaming video connection. Performers are female or male actors who pose for the customers and interact with customers through the Internet. Online chat is generally the process wherein persons connected to the Internet type words that are transmitted and displayed on other people&#39;s screen. Compared to pre-recorded on-line photos and movies, these web based Adult Services offer the customer has a sense of interaction and connection that increases the intensity of the fantasy that is the product of the Web based service. For example, the customer may ask, through on-line chat, the model to wave her left hand. When the model responds, the customer knows that the interaction is occurring in real time with the model displayed on his or her computer screen. 
     SUMMARY 
     An alternative phallic input device that uses inexpensive movement sensing technology is provided. The phallic input device uses movement sensing technology, such as accelerometers, to detect the movement of the phallic object. This movement data is transmitted to a processor for use in erotic software or for transmission to a remote processor for use in with a remote erotic device. The device may furthermore include force sensing means for detecting contact with a surface or orifice. Additionally, wrapping a measuring device around a human hand, wrist, or forearm is provided. The wrapping device uses movement sensing technology, such as accelerometers, to detect the movement of the wrapped object. This movement data is transmitted to a processor for use in erotic software or for transmission to a remote processor for use in with a remote erotic device. The wrapping device may also include force sensing means for detecting contact with a surface or orifice. 
     One utility of this invention is the improvement in the perception of erotic acts of between two individuals who are at separate physical locations and who are engaging each other through connected electronic devices. 
     Alternatively the device of the system of the present invention detects certain sex acts and other physical data generated by the user so that a computer game presents to the user the illusion of physical sex with the character depicted in the game. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a system including a user&#39;s location and remote location for a remote interaction system. 
         FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b    show the input device of the remote interaction system at a local site. 
         FIG. 3  shows the output device of the remote interaction system at the remote site. 
         FIG. 4  shows the input device of the remote interaction system. 
         FIG. 5  shows the system of one embodiment of the present invention as implemented with erotic software. 
         FIG. 6  shows the system of one embodiment of the present invention as implemented with remote interaction using sex toy-to-sex toy connection. 
         FIG. 7  shows an alternative embodiment of the input device of the current invention. 
         FIG. 8  shows one embodiment of the present invention including an input device and pressure transducer. 
         FIGS. 9 a  and 9 b    show alternative embodiments of the present invention including a 3D accelerometer. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S) 
     A system including a tubular object, which is a human hand, and a measuring device attached to the human hand, wrist, forearm or body so that said measuring device generates data which data is related to the position of the hand is provided. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the remote interaction system of the present invention generally includes an input device  300  for receiving physical inputs from a first user which are related to masturbating movements by said first user. Digitizing and transmission components  312  and a processing unit  304  are provided for transmitting an electronic signal related to said physical inputs to a remote location. An output device  306  and associated signal processing component  314  are provided for creating mechanical movements of a phallic object in a remote location. A video camera  308  is provided for imaging mechanical movements and their effects at a remote user&#39;s location. Video digitizing and transmission components  316  are provided for sending a live video feed back to user&#39;s location. Display means  310  are provided through which user can observe movements at a remote location as portrayed in said live video feed so that the user can better control and perceive the effects of said physical inputs. A processing unit  302  is provided connected to the display means  310  and the digitizing and transmission components  312 . Each of the components in  FIG. 1  can include wired or wireless connections to each other. 
     The input device  300  of the system of this embodiment is shown in  FIGS. 2 a  and 2 b   . The input device  300  includes a 3D accelerometer housing  14  and a wristband  17  for physically relating the measuring device to the hand during masturbation movement. One of ordinary skill in the art recognizes that the wristband  17  can be attached to any part of a user, for example a user&#39;s hand or forearm. One of ordinary skill in the will also recognize that the wristband  17  could be attached a moving object or item. The accelerometer housing  14  contains an accelerometer  2 , a power supply  3 , and an IC chip  1  that includes storage of data generated by the accelerometer  14 . The device  300  also includes a Bluetooth transmitter  4  for transmitting the data generated by the accelerometer  2  to a first processor  18 . Oscillating motion of the hand is detected by the input accelerator  2  and is processed in a processor  1  and transmitted to a receiver  18  through the transmitter  4 . The receiver  18  transmits the signal to a processor or CPU  19  for further processing and transmission to the CPU/remote processor  102 . 
       FIG. 3  shows the output device  201  of the system of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the output device  201  includes a motor  100  and driver circuitry  101  for controlling the speed and direction of said motor  100 . The driver circuitry  101  receives data from a CPU  102 . The data is related to data generated by processing circuitry  18  of the input device  300  (shown in  FIG. 1 ) and transmitted by a CPU  19  of the input device  300  and the driver circuitry  101  causes the motor  100  to turn in accordance with said data. The output shaft of the motor  100  is attached to a spring coil  103  so that said spring coil  103  rotates around its longitudinal axis as the motor&#39;s shaft turns. A pin  104  is arranged inside the spring coil  103 . The pin  104  is oriented along its main axis and includes two arms  105  protruding traverse to the pin  104  through the coil  103 . The arms  105  attach to a hollow thrusting tube  106  which has the same main axis as the coil and surrounds the spring coil  103  and pin  104  assembly. The thrusting tube  106  has a fin  107  on its outside surface which is oriented along the main axis of the thrusting tube  106 . The system furthermore comprises a steadying tube  108  where the inside diameter of said steadying tube  108  is slightly larger than the outside diameter of the thrusting tube  106  and where the steadying tube  108  has a groove  109  on its inside surface which is slightly larger in size than the fin  107  on the thrusting tube  106 . The thrusting tube  106  is positioned inside the steadying tube  108  so that the fin  107  is in the groove  109 . The thrusting tube  106  is flanged at its base so that movement through the steadying tube  108  is ended when the thrusting tube&#39;s  106  base meets the steadying tube&#39;s  108  base. The steadying tube  108  is affixed to the base  110  of the output device  201  where the base  110  contains the motor  100 . The output device  201  includes a phallic object  111  which is affixed to the thrusting tube  106 . 
     Based on digital data that is passed from the CPU  102  to the driver circuitry  101 , the driver circuitry  101  causes the motor  100  to turn at various speeds and in both directions. As the motor  100  turns, the spring coil  103  turns and this causes the pin  104  and the arms  105  to move in a direction away from or towards the motor  100  depending on the direction of rotation of spring coil  103 . As the pin  104  and the arms  105  move, the thrusting tube  106  and the phallic object  111  are caused to move accordingly. The output device  201  of the present invention provides a means for creating a thrusting motion of the phallic object  111  based on digital data received from the processor  102 . The phallic object  111  is supported by a spring so that the force of impact against obstructing walls can be softened. 
     The embodiment described above allows a first user to transmit the motions of his masturbating hand directly to a remote thrusting phallic object as said user observes the motions of this phallic object where the phallic object&#39;s motions are in relative synchrony with the motions of the first user&#39;s hand so that second user is stimulated by said phallic object and where one or both users can view video over of the other user as both engage in this interaction. The CPU  19  can be connected to the internet or some other network connection with the CPU  102 . The CPU  19  and CPU  102  are configured to transmit and receive data related to the motions of the input device  300 . 
     In another embodiment shown in  FIG. 4 , a dildo  1   a  comprises a phallic shaped housing  2   a , an accelerometer  3   a , a power source  4   a , a processor  5   a , and a wireless transmission means  6   a . This embodiment includes a processor  7   a  which has data storage means  8   a  for storing software and data, and a receiving means  9   a  for receiving data from transmission means  6   a  and display  10   a . This embodiment is similar to the embodiment from  FIGS. 1-3 , and provides an interactive system for transferring motion to the dildo  1   a  that is based on data from a remote input. 
       FIG. 5  shows an embodiment in which a user picks up the dildo  1   b , then the accelerometer  3   b  generates data related to the movement of the dildo  1   b  in three dimensions. This data is processed in a processor  5   b  and is transmitted by the transmission means  6   b  to the receiving means  9   b  for use in the processor  7   b . The processor  7   b  uses software stored in the storage means  8   b  to display imagery on the display  10   b  which images are related to the data generated by the accelerometer  3   b.    
     An alternative system of the current invention is shown in  FIG. 6  where the user picks up the dildo  1   c  and the accelerometer  3   c  generates data related to the movement of the dildo  1   c  in three dimensions. This data is processed in the processor  5   c  and transmitted by the transmission means  6   c  to the receiving means  9   c  for use in the processor  7   c . The processor  7   c  uses software stored in storage means  8   c  to transmit data related to movement of the accelerometer  3   c  to a remote processor  11   c  which causes a remote device  12   c  to operate in a way that is related to data generated to the accelerometer  3   c . In one embodiment, the remote device  12   c  is a device for erotic interaction that is wirelessly or wired connection to the remote processor  11   c . The remote device  12   c  can include another dildo, similar to dildo  1   c , a vibrating stimulation device, a housing or sleeve configured to receive a penis, or any other erotic stimulation device. One of ordinary skill in the art recognizes that the dildo  1   c  or remote device  12   c  can vary to include any erotic stimulation device. Similarly, the dildo  1   c  (input device) or remote device  12   c  (output device) can include a manual device, such as a controller, to vary the corresponding output on the opposite end of the manual device. 
       FIG. 7  shows another embodiment of the device of the present invention. This embodiment includes the ability to detect when the dildo engages a surface, such as skin or an orifice. As  FIG. 7  shows, the device of this embodiment includes a dildo  1   d  that comprises a phallic shaped housing  2   d , an accelerometer  3   d , a power source  4   d , a processor  5   d , and wireless transmission means  6   d . The device of this embodiment includes a processor  7   d  which has a data storage means  8   d  for storing software and data, and a receiving means  9   d  for receiving data from the transmission means  6   d  and a display  10   d . In addition, this embodiment includes a force sensor  13   d  which detects force applied to the dildo  1   d  in the longitudinal axis of the dildo  1   d  in either direction, for example in the up and down direction as shown in  FIG. 7 . One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that all directions of the dildo  1   d  can be detected by the force sensor  13   d . In this embodiment the force sensor  13   d  is a pair of cups, including an outer cup  14   d  and an inner cup  15   d  that are aligned with the dildo  1   d  where the inner cup  14   d  is inserted in the outer cup  15   d  but the inner cup  14   d  and the outer cup  15   d  are not physically attached to each other and the outer cup  15   d  moves along the longitudinal axis of the inner cup  14   d  and of the dildo  1   d . A spring  17   d  acts to force the inner cup  14   d  and the outer cup  15   d  to a certain relative position when there is no force on the dildo  1   d  acting against a force applied to outer cup  15   d . An optical sensor  16   d  detects movement of the outer cup  15   d  relative to the cup  14   d  through a pattern printed on the inside of the outer cup  15   d . Data from the optical sensor  16   d  is acquired by an optical processor  18   d  which sends data relative to said movement to the receiver  9   d  through the transmitter  6   d . One of ordinary skill in the art recognizes that other types of processors can be used, besides an optical sensor  18   d . The receiver  9   d  sends data generated by the optical sensor  16   d  to the processor  7   d  and the processor  7   d  uses data generated by the optical sensor  16   d  in conjunction with data generated by the accelerometer  6   d  to determine when the dildo  1   d  moves in three dimensions and when there is a force such as a drag force applied to the dildo  1   d . For example, associated software running in the processor  7   d  can determine that the dildo  1   d  is inserted in an orifice if there is a substantial drag force and if the dildo  1   d  is moving along its longitudinal axis. In this embodiment, the motion of the dildo  1   d  is completely digitized by the computing means attached to the dildo  1   d , and the data regarding this motion is transferred to the remote processor  7   d . The data transmission between the remote processor  7   d  and the dildo  1   d  can go in both directions. In one embodiment, data regarding the motion displayed on the display means  10   d  (such as a pornographic video) is transferred to the dildo  1   d  such that the dildo  1   d  mimics motion of a corresponding component from the display means  10   d.    
     This embodiment also allows a user of a phallic device to input data to a computer which data is related to movements of the phallic device. A system is described that uses the device of this invention to control aspects of erotic software running on a processor. A second system is described that allows first user of local device to send data related to movement of local device to a remote device so that second user of the remote device can feel movements of remote device which movements are related to movements of local device of first user. A second embodiment of the device of the present invention is described which embodiments includes means for sensing a force applied to the phallic device thereby allowing processor to determine if the phallic object is obstructed or in an orifice. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates another embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 8  illustrates the system this embodiment includes CPU  1   e  for processing software  2   e  and for receiving input from an input device  3   e . In one embodiment, the processing software  2   e  is pornographic game software. The CPU  1   e  creates visual data displayed to the user on a display device  4   e . The system includes software  2   e  stored on data storage  5   e . The input device  3   e  comprises a rubber material that approximates the feeling of flesh and that has an orifice  8   e  for receiving a phallic object. The orifice  8   e  of the input device  3   e  is open to a tube  6   e  so that any fluctuations in pressure in the orifice  8   e  cause changes in pressure in tube  6   e . The system of this embodiment furthermore includes a pressure transducer  7   e  that is connected to the tube  6   e  and that measures any fluctuations of pressure in the tube  6   e  and that transmits that pressure data to the CPU  1   e  for use in the game software  2   e . In this embodiment, the motion displayed on the display device  4   e , such as an actor or actress in a film, is digitized by the CPU  1   e  and transmitted to the pressure transducer  7   e  and tube  6   e  such that the motion from the display device  4   e  is substantially mimicked by the tube  6   e . In another embodiment, the motion from the tube  6   e  is transmitted to a game software  2   e  such that a character, actor, or actress responds to the fluctuations in pressure from the tube  6   e  in response to a user&#39;s motions. 
       FIGS. 9 a  and 9 b    show alternative embodiments where the input device includes a 3D accelerometer housing  9   f  and a wristband  15   f  for physically relating the measuring device to the hand during masturbation movement. The housing  9   f  contains an accelerometer  12   f , a power supply  13   f  and an IC chip  11   f  that includes storage of data generated by accelerometer. The device also includes a Bluetooth transmitter  14   f  for transmitting the data generated by the accelerometer  12   f  to a receiver  10   f . Oscillating motion of the hand is detected by an input accelerator  12   f  and processed in a processor  11   f  and transmitted to the receiver  10   f  through the transmitter  14   f  which transmits to the CPU if for further processing. 
     One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the wristband  15   f  can be varied, to include any modular sensor. One of ordinary skill in the art recognizes that the general concept of using a remote device with a sensor, such as the one included on the wristband  15   f , can be attached to a variety of parts of a user, such as a user&#39;s finger or genitals, and stimulation is either received or transmitted by the remote device. The stimulation sent to or received by the remote device is provided by a remote input, such as an erotic film, a remote secondary user, a videogame, or any other stimulation input. 
     In one embodiment of the software described above, there is, for example, a series of frames that contain photo-realistic images of a character which character is an actress. The user of the game interacts with that character. The frames are organized in groups where each group represents one complete action of the character. Some one of these groups are hereby termed Perpetual Motion Anitons. A Perpetual Motion Aniton is related to an action of a character that can be consecutively combined with other Perpetual Motion Anitons in a random fashion so that this combined series of anitons comprises a random perpetual movement of the character. Furthermore, the game includes groups of frames that are hereby termed Singular Motion Anitons. A Singular Motion Aniton is a group of frames that relate to an action that is not repeated. For example, a Singular Motion Aniton can be the act of raising a finger to the chin, and act that is not repeated over time. The game can disrupt the display of Perpetual Motion Anitons to interject any Singular Motion Aniton in accordance with game play. The game displays different anitons based on the logic of the game as processed in the CPU  1   f . In the system of the present invention this game play includes input from input device  3   f  that affects the display of anitons so that it creates the illusion that the user is affecting actions in the game. 
     Therefore the invention presented allows a user to transmit the motions of his masturbating hand or masturbation device to software which software relates those self-stimulating motions of the user&#39;s hand or masturbation device to actions occurring in visual images on his screen which visual images are displayed back to the user so that the tactile feedback from his masturbatory motion combined with the video feedback generated by the software that is synchronized with said masturbatory motion gives the user the illusion of participating in sex acts depicted on his screen. While a specific embodiment of this invention is described, it should be understood that components of this invention can be implemented in various ways. It is intended to claim such modifications of the invention that include such implementations.