Portable Controller Media Synchronization via Local Buffering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current media systems lack seamless and synchronized media information delivery between portable controllers and media providers, leading to disruptions and unsynchronized experiences when controlling media playback across different devices.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a media provider and a portable controller, where the controller identifies media information and instructs the media provider to retrieve and display it, using network interfaces and user interfaces for wireless communication, ensuring continuous media playback even when the controller is moved, and synchronizing media delivery across devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the controller continuously provides media information to the media provider, then seamless media playback is achieved, but network bandwidth and controller resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The controller buffers media information locally before transmission to the media provider. This preliminary action ensures that media data is ready for immediate playback without requiring continuous real-time fetching, thus maintaining playback continuity while reducing ongoing network bandwidth consumption and controller resource usage during playback.
2Measurement precision
If the controller identifies and retrieves media information from the network, then media information accuracy is improved, but response time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller performs media information identification and retrieval operations in advance before actual playback is needed. By pre-fetching and buffering media data, the system ensures accurate media information is ready beforehand, eliminating delays during playback and improving overall response time.
3Ease of operation
If the system uses wireless communication between controller and media provider, then device portability and ease of operation are improved, but connection stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The controller buffers media information locally before wireless transmission to the media provider. This preliminary buffering action reduces the frequency and intensity of wireless communications required during playback, thereby maintaining connection stability while preserving the portability and ease of operation benefits of wireless communication.
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AI summary
A system and a method of operating the system comprising a media provider comprising a first user interface and a controller comprising a second user interface, the method comprising the user browsing the network using the controller and viewing media information on the controller, such as an iPad. The user may control the controller to stream the media information to a media provider, which may be a TV and so that the media information is then provided on both the TV and iPad in a synchronized manner. Subsequent to that, the TV may receive the media information directly from the network so that the controller may be used for other purposes.