Display Apparatus Managing Broadcast and Internet Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display devices integrating broadcast and internet information face memory limitations and require costly access fees, limiting their capabilities and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A broadcasting system comprising a content provider, service provider, and network provider, with a display device equipped with a broadcast interface, section filter, application data processor, and Internet protocol processor, enabling efficient data management and access through conditional access systems, allowing bidirectional content service and data service.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If display devices integrate broadcast and internet information, then information display capability is improved, but memory capacity is exceeded and access costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service provider as an intermediary between content providers and display devices. The service provider manages content delivery, authentication, and billing, allowing display devices to access broadcast and internet information without storing large amounts of data locally. This mediator handles the complexity of data management and access control externally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the heavy data storage and management functions from the display device and places them in external systems (service provider servers, broadcast infrastructure). The display device retains only essential local memory for temporary buffering and user interface operations, while comprehensive information access is achieved through networked services.
2Adaptability or versatility
If display devices integrate broadcast and internet information, then information display capability is improved, but access fees increase
Solution Approach 1:
The service provider implements a unified platform that handles multiple functions: content delivery for both broadcast and internet sources, authentication, billing, and device management. This multi-functional system consolidates access pathways, allowing display devices to access diverse information sources through a single interface and billing structure, reducing overall access costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the economic parameters of information access by implementing a standardized billing framework managed by the service provider. This includes setting access fees, managing subscriptions, and optimizing content delivery costs, which enables more affordable access to integrated broadcast and internet information compared to direct access models.
3Productivity
If conditional access systems are implemented, then data management efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conditional access system uses the service provider as an intermediary to manage authentication and content protection. Rather than embedding complex conditional access logic directly in display devices, the service provider handles key management, authentication decisions, and entitlement verification centrally, simplifying the display device architecture while maintaining secure and efficient data management.
Solution Approach 2:
The conditional access system implements feedback mechanisms where the service provider continuously monitors device status, content usage, and authentication states. This feedback loop enables dynamic content delivery decisions, efficient resource allocation, and real-time billing updates, improving data management efficiency without requiring complex local decision-making in display devices.
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AI summary
A multifunctional display device includes a processor to control simultaneously display of visual information and monitoring information on a same screen. The monitoring information provides an indication of status of one or more applications executed at a same time the visual information is displayed, and the visual information corresponds to one of content provider, broadcast signal, or website information.