Network Bridge RUI Adapter Transcoding Graphics Protocols
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current remote user interface (RUI) technologies, such as browser-based implementations and RVU, face limitations in processing speed, memory requirements, and network resource usage, especially when handling high-definition devices and multiple renderers, which restrict their usability and compatibility across diverse home network devices.
Innovation Solution
A bridge device with transcoding capabilities that translates different graphics languages, allowing dissimilar networked devices to communicate by converting commands from one RUI protocol to another, thereby optimizing performance and reducing processing loads on application and rendering devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a browser-based implementation is used for remote user interface, then device compatibility is improved, but memory requirements and processing speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway device as an intermediary between the rendering device and the application device. The gateway runs a lightweight RUI server that mediates communication, allowing the rendering device to display RUI without requiring a full browser implementation. This mediator handles protocol translation and resource management, enabling device compatibility while reducing memory requirements on cost-sensitive devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a browser-based implementation is used for remote user interface, then device compatibility is improved, but processing speed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway acts as an intermediary that performs protocol translation and RUI rendering optimization. Instead of requiring the rendering device to run a full browser with all its processing overhead, the gateway handles the complex processing tasks centrally, enabling responsive RUI display on devices with limited processing capabilities while maintaining broad device compatibility.
3Productivity
If RVU protocol is used for remote user interface, then processing speed is improved, but network resource usage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a hybrid approach that uses partial RVU protocol features only when necessary for high-performance applications, while relying on standard RUI protocols for typical use cases. This selective application of RVU ensures processing speed is improved only when needed, while minimizing network resource consumption for everyday operations.
4Ease of operation
If browser-based RUI is used, then ease of operation is improved, but suitability for remote control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway intermediary translates between browser-based RUI commands and remote control protocols. It receives input from various remote control devices, translates it into appropriate RUI commands, and manages the communication between the remote control and the application device, thereby maintaining ease of operation while improving remote control suitability.
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AI summary
A bridge including an adapter is able to transcode or translate different graphics languages to permit a variety of networked, dissimilar devices, to communicate. The bridge translates an existing application device's graphics/images into a Remote User Interface (Remote UI or RUI) graphics protocol of a rendering device and transmits the translated RUI to the rendering device. The rendering device is then able to display the translated RUI.