Content Sharing via Server-Managed Channel Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for sharing content between electronic devices, such as mirroring or using service applications, are cumbersome, require separate subscriptions, and involve storage limitations, making it inconvenient to output content to a TV without continuous connection and storage management.
Innovation Solution
A system and electronic device that allows content sharing through channel control, where a user subscribes to a service managing external devices, transmitting requests to a server for content reception or channel generation, enabling storage or channel creation on the display device for seamless content output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mirroring function is used to output content to TV, then content can be displayed on TV, but user feels cumbersomeness and electronic device cannot be used while mirroring is executed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the content sharing process into distinct phases: content selection on the electronic device, transmission to the display device, and playback on the display device. This allows the electronic device to complete the sharing operation quickly without requiring continuous connection or blocking device usage, unlike continuous mirroring.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary to manage content delivery between the electronic device and display device. The server receives content from the electronic device and delivers it to the display device, eliminating the need for direct continuous connection and mirroring, thus reducing operational complexity.
2Ease of operation
If service application is executed to output content to TV, then content can be displayed on TV, but separate subscription and account synchronization are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal service management system where a single subscription and account setup enables content sharing across multiple devices and services. The server manages authentication and service delivery universally, eliminating the need for separate subscriptions and account synchronization for each service application.
3Ease of operation
If service application is executed to output content to TV, then content can be displayed on TV, but storage capacity is limited for each service application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges storage resources across multiple service applications and devices into a unified cloud-based storage system managed by the server. This allows users to access and share content across different services without being constrained by individual application storage limits, effectively increasing available storage capacity.
4Ease of operation
If USB storage device is used to output content to TV, then content can be displayed on TV, but connection with storage device must be made every time when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-uploading content to the server and pre-configuring service relationships between devices. When content sharing is needed, the system quickly retrieves and delivers the content without requiring physical connection setup, saving time compared to USB device connections.
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AI summary
A content sharing system may include an electronic device and a display device for sharing content of the electronic device. The electronic device may be configured to transmit first information, including a request to receive content or a request to generate a new channel for content output, to the display device via a server, which provides a service for managing at least one external device registered for each piece of subscriber information, when it is confirmed that a user of the display device is subscribed to the service and the display device is registered to the server. The display device is configured to perform at least one of storing the content or generating the new channel for content output upon receiving the first information via the server.