Collective Output System Synchronization via Position Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional screen sharing systems face difficulties in quickly switching figures at events like card stunts due to limited expression capabilities and synchronization challenges, making it hard to coordinate multiple information processing devices effectively.
Innovation Solution
A collective output system and method that involves an information processing device and terminal devices, where the server generates elements associated with position information and time information, allowing terminal devices to output content elements at precise times to create a cohesive display across multiple positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If common content is displayed across many information processing devices, then synchronization of displayed content is improved, but adaptability to different positions and expressions is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The content to be displayed is divided into multiple elements, with each element assigned to specific position information. The server generates a map associating position information with content elements, allowing each terminal device to display appropriate content at its specific position while maintaining overall synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
Different terminal devices receive different content elements based on their position information. Each device displays content tailored to its specific position, enabling diverse expressions across the collective display while maintaining synchronization through centralized control.
2Ease of operation
If manual card switching is used at card stunts, then figure creation is achieved, but switching speed between figures is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The manual mechanical operation of physically moving cards is replaced with an automated electronic system. The server automatically distributes appropriate content elements to terminal devices based on position information, enabling rapid switching between figures without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The server pre-generates a map associating position information with content elements before the display operation. This preliminary preparation enables rapid switching between figures, as the system only needs to retrieve and distribute pre-prepared content elements rather than creating them in real-time.
3Device complexity
If limited card information is used, then simple display is achieved, but expression variety is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds a new dimension of position information to the display content, transforming simple uniform content into diverse position-specific content. By incorporating spatial dimensionality, the system achieves expression variety while maintaining relatively simple terminal device operations.
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AI summary
A collective output system includes an information processing device and a plurality of terminal devices. The information processing device holds content containing multiple elements in association with time information, generates a map that associates each piece of position information with each of the elements, receives output position information from a terminal device, acquires, on the basis of the map, an element associated with the position information corresponding to the output position information, acquires the time information associated with the content, and transmits the element and the time information to the terminal. Each of the terminal devices acquires the output position information, transmits the output position information to the information processing device, receives the element and the time information that are transmitted from the information processing device according to the transmitted output position information, and outputs the element at the timing indicated by the time information.