Audio Output Device Action Initiation via Lookup Tables

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack a method to effectively initiate actions based on the identification of connected audio output devices, such as headphones or speakers, which limits personalized content delivery and user interaction.

Innovation Solution

A system that identifies connected audio output devices using their unique characteristics and associations stored in lookup tables, allowing for the selection and initiation of specific actions, such as playing audio content or presenting information, based on the device type, connection method, user location, and proximity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the system connects to audio output devices, then content delivery capability is improved, but the ability to initiate personalized actions based on device identification is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalized content deliveryVSAvoiddevice identification utilization

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary identification and classification of audio output devices before content delivery. Lookup tables are pre-populated with device characteristics and associated actions, enabling the system to immediately initiate personalized actions upon device connection without requiring real-time analysis or user input.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Lookup tables serve as intermediary data structures that bridge device identification and action initiation. These tables store mappings between device characteristics (type, connection method, proximity) and predetermined actions, allowing the system to translate raw device information into personalized content delivery actions efficiently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Speed

If the system uses lookup tables to store device characteristics and actions, then action initiation speed is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaction initiation speedVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments device characteristics and actions into separate lookup tables organized by connection type (wired vs. wireless) and device proximity. This segmentation allows the system to quickly query only the relevant table based on connection method, reducing search time and improving action initiation speed while keeping each individual table relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a hierarchical lookup approach where it first checks connection type, then device proximity, and finally specific device characteristics. This partial action strategy allows the system to quickly eliminate irrelevant options at each level, achieving fast action initiation without requiring complex analysis of all possible device parameters simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS9037277B1Systems and methods for initiating action based on audio output device

Publication Date: 2015.05.19 AUDIBLE INC

AI summary

Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for initiating one or more actions based at least in part on an audio output device. Upon connection of an audio output device such as headphones one or more actions may be configured to occur. These actions may include playing at least a portion of an audio content, presenting information on a display, and so forth.