Browser Management Unit for Cloud-Based Web Content Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high load on communication terminals when accessing enriched web content remains unresolved despite the use of thin client technology, as these terminals still experience significant processing demands due to the complexity of web content.
Innovation Solution
A distribution control system that includes a browser management unit to start up appropriate browsers for rendering and transmitting image and/or sound data to communication terminals, allowing for efficient distribution of enriched content by converting web content data into compressed video and sound data in the cloud, thereby reducing the load on terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If thin client technology is used to access enriched web content, then service delivery is improved, but the load on communication terminals remains high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the browser function from the communication terminal and relocates it to the distribution control system. The terminal only needs to display video data received from the system, removing the computational burden of rendering web content while maintaining service delivery capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The distribution control system acts as an intermediary between the web content source and the communication terminal. It receives web content, processes it through a browser, converts it to video data, and transmits it to the terminal, thereby shielding the terminal from the complexity of enriched web content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If browsers are updated to support enriched content, then content compatibility is improved, but terminal specifications must be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The browser component is extracted from the terminal system and placed in the distribution control system. This allows the browser to be updated and upgraded without modifying the terminal hardware, maintaining content compatibility while avoiding increases in terminal specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The distribution control system provides universal browser functionality that serves all communication terminals. A single browser instance in the control system can handle diverse web content formats and protocols, making the service adaptable to enriched content without requiring each terminal to possess advanced capabilities.
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AI summary
A distribution control system is connected to one or more communication terminals that output image and/or sound data indicating at least one of an image and sound and transmits the image and/or sound data to the communication terminals. The distribution control system includes a browser management unit configured to start up a browser appropriate for the communication terminals; a browser configured to generate the image and/or sound data by rendering content data; and a transmitter configured to transmit the image and/or sound data to the communication terminals. The browser management unit is configured to start up the browser for open use when outputting the image and/or sound data permitted to be open to the other communication terminals. The browser management unit is configured to start up the browser for personal use when outputting the image and/or sound data not permitted to be open to the other communication terminals.