Gesture-Based Content Sharing via Device Orientation Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content sharing systems between electronic devices lack intuitive methods for users to effectively share content based on device orientation and position information, leading to suboptimal usability and complexity in content transmission.
Innovation Solution
A content transceiving system that includes cameras with motion detection and GPS capabilities, allowing for the acquisition of orientation information and control units to manage content transmission and reception based on specific gestures and orientations, enabling intuitive content sharing between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If content sharing is implemented using traditional methods without orientation detection, then the system is simpler, but the usability and intuitiveness of content sharing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical or manual content sharing methods with a gesture-based control system that detects device orientation and motion. The motion sensor detects gestures such as shaking or rotating the device, and the control unit processes these gestures to trigger content sharing operations, substituting complex manual navigation with intuitive physical movements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects device orientation and gestures without requiring explicit user input for each sharing action. The control unit monitors sensor data continuously and automatically initiates content sharing when predetermined gestures are detected, allowing the system to serve itself by interpreting user intent from motion patterns rather than requiring detailed command sequences.
2Ease of operation
If orientation information is acquired and used for content transmission control, then the intuitiveness of content sharing improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motion sensor and control unit serve multiple functions: they detect device orientation for display arrangement, detect gestures for content sharing initiation, and provide feedback for operational status. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function, thereby managing device complexity while achieving intuitive content sharing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of device orientation from a passive state to an active control parameter. By detecting changes in orientation and motion patterns, the system translates physical device states into control signals for content sharing, making the interface more intuitive without requiring additional hardware beyond the motion sensor.
3Adaptability or versatility
If motion sensors and orientation detection are integrated, then gesture-based content sharing becomes possible, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the motion sensor, orientation detection, and control unit into an integrated system where a single component suite handles multiple detection and control functions. The control unit processes both orientation data and gesture data from the same sensor system, reducing the need for separate manufacturing lines for different components and simplifying assembly processes.
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AI summary
A transmission control device may include an acquiring unit to acquire information indicating an orientation of a transmission apparatus. In addition, the device may include a control unit to control the transmission apparatus to transmit to a reception apparatus content of the transmission apparatus when an operation is performed to the transmission apparatus after the information indicating the orientation is acquired, the operation corresponding to the orientation.