Remote interactive media

Abstract

Embodiments allow a user to connect a central control unit to remote interactive media via wireless network, and allow a client side to connect the remote interactive media to the central control unit via wireless network, after which the user can send to the remote interactive media messages or instructions via the central control unit. At the same time, the remote interactive media collects the information from the client side and transmits it to the central control unit which is directly controlled by the user, enhancing the communications between the central control unit on the control side and the remote interactive media on the client side. This way allows communication to be more interesting and is completely different from traditional media for remote interaction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A communication method through remote interactive media, comprising:
 providing a remote interactive media that is either real or virtual media and is located on an apparatus that is located at the client side,   providing a central control unit on a user-controller client side at a user's device, wherein a user controls the apparatus remotely from the user's device located at the user side such that the apparatus at the client side and the user's device at the user side are remote from each other;   sending, from the central control unit of the user's device, instructions or messages through the central control unit, to control the remote interactive media to instruct the apparatus to perform actions and to send information from the apparatus to the user's device, and   at the same time as the sending the instructions or messages, the remote interactive media collects the information and instructions from the apparatus and sends the collected information and collected instructions to the central control unit of the user's device.   
     
     
         2 . The communication method of  claim 1 , wherein the information that can be sent out by the remote interactive media includes sound, action, and audio-optical information. 
     
     
         3 . The communication method of  claim 1 , wherein the information that can be collected by the remote interactive media includes video, audio, and sensor information. 
     
     
         4 . The communication method of  claim 1 , wherein the central control unit and/or remote interactive media applies a voice changing operation on the sound information sent by the user through the central control unit. 
     
     
         5 . A remote interaction system comprising
 a central control unit; and   a controlled side remote interactive media that is remote from the central control unit and comprises a power module, an interaction module and a control module,   wherein the interaction module is controlled by the control module and comprises a multimedia interaction device and an action interaction device,   wherein the control module has a wireless communication function, receives the information collected by the interaction module, sends the information to the central control unit, receives information or instructions from the central control unit and transmits the information or instructions to the interaction module,   wherein the power module provides power supply to the interaction and the control modules, and   wherein the central control unit includes a main control module software which communicates with the control module of the said media via a network, receives the information from the control module and sends instructions and information to the control module in the remote interactive media.   
     
     
         6 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the remote interactive media or the central control unit comprises a voice changer module. 
     
     
         7 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the main control module software supports multi-platforms and is installed on an electronic device that connects to the Internet and allows installation of control software. 
     
     
         8 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the multimedia interaction device includes at least one of a video camera, a microphone, a speaker, an acceleration sensor, a pressure sensor, or an obliquity sensor. 
     
     
         9 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the multimedia interaction device includes a video camera, a microphone, a speaker, and at least one sensor. 
     
     
         10 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the action device includes an electric motor and its associated mechanical structure that is controlled by the electric motor. 
     
     
         11 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the said interaction module includes LED lights or an infrared sensor. 
     
     
         12 . The remote interaction system of  claim 5 , wherein the controlled side remote interactive media is embedded in a child's toy. 
     
     
         13 . A method of using a remote interaction system comprises:
 establishing a connection, using a processor, between a main control module software of a user device and a remote interactive media of an apparatus via a wireless network, wherein the user device and apparatus are separate devices on the network;   sending, via a main control module software of the user device, information and instructions to the remote interactive media;   collecting, at the remote interactive media, the information and instructions from the remote interactive media and transmitting the data to the central control unit of the user device; and   using an embedded software program at the apparatus, controlling the apparatus to react according to the information or instructions.   
     
     
         14 . The method of using the remote interaction system of  claim 13 , further comprising initiating an initialization process applied to the remote interactive media prior to the establishing a connection. 
     
     
         15 . The method of using the remote interaction system of  claim 13 , wherein the sending comprises a central control unit of the user device controlling the apparatus to change the sound/voice emitted by the device according to the needs. 
     
     
         16 . The method of using the remote interaction system of  claim 13 , wherein the collecting includes collecting video, audio, and sensor information via the interaction module and transmits such information to the main control module software. 
     
     
         17 . The method of using the remote interaction system of  claim 13 , wherein the controlling includes a central control unit controlling the action interaction device to perform actions. 
     
     
         18 . The method of using the remote interaction system of  claim 13 , wherein the controlling includes a central control unit controlling the multimedia interaction device to generate sound and voice. 
     
     
         19 . A method of a medical user to interact with a patient, comprising:
 providing a toy to the patient, wherein a remote interactive media is embedded in the toy;   sending, from a hardware processor of a user's device of the medical user, instructions or messages through a central control unit of the user's device to control the remote interactive media of the toy to instruct the toy to perform actions, and   at the same time as the sending the instructions or messages, the remote interactive media collects information from the toy about the patient for diagnosis purposes and sends the collected information and collected instructions to the central control unit of the user's device.   
     
     
         20 . A method of a teacher to role-play with students learning to speak a language, comprising:
 providing a toy to the students, wherein a remote interactive media is embedded in the toy;   sending, from a hardware processor of a device of the teacher, voice data of through a main control module software of the teacher's device to control the remote interactive media of the toy to instruct the toy to speak using the voice data, and   at the same time as the sending the instructions or messages, the remote interactive media collects audio/video data from the toy about the students and sends the collected audio/video data to the main control module software of the teacher's device.