Cast Mode System for Multi-Source Content Coexistence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current casting technologies do not allow content from multiple sources to coexist smoothly on a target device, resulting in a single full-screen experience, which disrupts existing content on the target device.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a cast mode system that determines the presentation format of content on a target device based on its current activity, allowing content from a source device to be presented in various formats such as semi-transparent windows, split screens, or full screen, depending on the target device's usage, and enabling user preferences and parental controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If casting content in full screen mode, then the cast content is displayed prominently, but existing content on the target device is disrupted or hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple regions, with the cast content occupying a portion (e.g., pop-up window, picture-in-picture) rather than the entire screen. This allows both the cast content and existing content to be displayed simultaneously in separate segments, resolving the contradiction between display prominence and content visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The cast content is nested within the existing display environment as a smaller window or overlay within the larger screen space. This nesting approach allows the cast content to be visible while the existing content continues to occupy and be visible in the remaining screen area, preventing complete disruption.
2Adaptability or versatility
If allowing multiple content sources on the target device, then content coexistence is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts display parameters such as window size, position, transparency, and z-ordering based on the current state of the target device and user interactions. This dynamic behavior allows multiple content sources to coexist with automated management, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors the state of existing content and user interactions, then automatically adjusts the display configuration of cast content accordingly. This feedback mechanism enables intelligent content coexistence management, where the system adapts to maintain optimal display states without requiring complex manual configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a first device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a cast command in response to input to a source device, and to establish a cast mode to cast content from the source device to a target device pursuant to the cast command. The cast mode may be established based at least in part on information appertaining to the target device. The instructions may also be executable to present the content on the target device in a first format responsive to establishing a first cast mode and to present the content on the target device in a second format responsive to establishing a second cast mode.