GUI Indicator for Audio Pairing Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current audio-based pairing methods for broadcaster and receiver computing devices lack a graphical user interface to provide status information, leading to uncertainty about device configuration and resulting in excess battery usage and wasted time due to inefficient data transmission attempts.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method where a receiver computing device displays a graphical user interface to indicate the status of a broadcaster computing device by determining a signal score for received audio token data and comparing it to thresholds, providing users with remedial actions to ensure successful pairing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If audio-based pairing is implemented without graphical user interface status information, then device pairing functionality is achieved, but user uncertainty about device configuration occurs leading to excess battery usage and wasted time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a graphical user interface that provides real-time feedback to users about the pairing status by displaying broadcaster presence indicators. The receiver computing device continuously monitors for audio tokens from the broadcaster and updates the GUI to reflect whether the broadcaster is detected, allowing users to see the current pairing state without guessing or waiting through the entire timeout period.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to make informed decisions about whether to continue or abort the pairing process based on the visual feedback provided. Users can see if the broadcaster is present and make autonomous decisions about proceeding with pairing or taking remedial actions, eliminating the need for passive waiting and reducing unnecessary battery consumption from futile pairing attempts.
2Ease of operation
If audio-based pairing is implemented without graphical user interface status information, then device pairing functionality is achieved, but user time is wasted due to inability to determine proper device configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The graphical user interface provides continuous visual feedback about the pairing state by displaying indicators of broadcaster presence or absence. This allows users to immediately understand whether the broadcaster has initiated transmission and whether the pairing is proceeding as expected, eliminating the uncertainty and waiting time associated with conventional audio-based pairing methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of the broadcaster's presence and communicates this status to the user before the pairing process fully commences. By providing advance information about the broadcaster's status through the GUI, users can take preliminary actions such as verifying device configuration or initiating remedial steps before time is wasted on unsuccessful pairing attempts.
3Productivity
If conventional audio token transmission is used without status indication, then data transmission between devices is achieved, but excess processing occurs due to unsuccessful transmission attempts
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver computing device uses the microphone to detect audio tokens broadcast by the broadcaster and processes this information to determine broadcaster presence. This feedback mechanism allows the system to identify successful vs. unsuccessful pairing conditions early in the process, enabling users to abort failed attempts before excessive processing occurs and improving the overall success rate of pairing completions.
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AI summary
During audio pairing with a broadcaster computing device, a receiver computing device receives audio token data broadcast by the broadcaster computing device via audio communication channels and displays a broadcaster computing device status category to the user via a graphical user interface. In some examples, the receiver computing device receives audio token and determines a broadcaster computing device status category based on determining results of a CRC on the received audio token data. In other examples, the receiver computing device determines a signal score for the received audio token data and determines a broadcaster computing device status category based on the value of the signal score as compared to low and high threshold signal scores determined by an account management system based on aggregate signal score data received from multiple receiver computing devices of a same model as the receiver computing device.