Secure Peer-to-Peer Streaming Triggered by Device State Criteria
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable computing devices often have cameras optimized for either wide-angle or narrow-angle photography, leading to suboptimal image capture in videoconferencing and landscape/group photos, and lack seamless methods for secure streaming between devices.
Innovation Solution
Devices and methods for automatically establishing secure wireless peer-to-peer connections between electronic devices based on predefined device state criteria, including orientation, proximity, and user account association, enabling seamless streaming of audio and video data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If a camera is optimized for wide-angle photography, then the field of view is improved, but the image quality for individual portraits deteriorates due to distortion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the camera system into multiple independent camera modules, each optimized for specific use cases (wide-angle, portrait, video conferencing). This allows each camera to be manufactured with specialized optics for its intended purpose, resolving the contradiction between wide field of view and portrait image quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal camera selection mechanism that allows the processing device to dynamically choose which camera module to activate based on the specific task requirements. This multi-functional approach enables a single device to provide both wide-angle and portrait optimization capabilities without compromising either.
2Manufacturing precision
If a camera is optimized for portrait and video conference streaming, then the image quality for individual subjects is improved, but the field of view is limited
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the camera system into specialized modules, the patent allows portrait-optimized cameras to maintain their narrow field of view for high-quality individual subject capture while separate wide-angle cameras provide the necessary broader coverage, eliminating the trade-off.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dimensional change by adding multiple camera modules with different optical characteristics to the system. This allows the system to transcend the single-camera limitation and provide both narrow and wide fields of view simultaneously through multi-dimensional camera selection.
3Ease of operation
If automatic connection establishment is implemented, then the ease of operation is improved, but the security and reliability of data streaming may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing trust relationships and security protocols between devices before actual data streaming begins. This allows automatic connection establishment to occur while maintaining security, as the reliability framework is already in place from prior authentication and configuration steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the processing device continuously monitors connection parameters and device states, adjusting the automatic connection process in real-time to ensure both ease of operation and security reliability. This feedback loop allows the system to maintain high standards while automating the connection process.
4Reliability
If device state criteria are used for connection establishment, then the reliability of secure connections is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by having devices automatically evaluate their own state criteria and initiate connections without requiring complex manual configuration. The processing device autonomously determines when connection establishment is appropriate based on predefined reliability criteria, reducing the operational complexity despite maintaining high reliability standards.
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AI summary
Devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed to enable the automatic establishment of a secure audio/video data streaming connection between electronic devices. For example, a first electronic device may enter into a first state of a peer device advertising protocol, and then, based on a determination that the first electronic device meets a first set of device state criteria (e.g., including at least an orientation state criterion), the first electronic device may enter into a second (e.g., enhanced) state of the peer device advertising protocol. In response to detecting a presence of a second electronic device in its proximity, the first electronic device may connect to the second electronic device via a secure peer-to-peer connection protocol and then send one or more images captured by a first image capture device of the first electronic device to the connected second electronic device via the secure wireless peer-to-peer connection protocol.