Content Reproduction System with HMD Driving Condition Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

The manipulation of head-mounted displays (HMDs) connected to media players becomes complicated due to the variety of features and contents stored on the media players, leading to inefficient content reproduction.

Innovation Solution

A content reproduction system with an acknowledging unit that monitors the driving conditions of the HMD and a controlling unit that adjusts operations based on these conditions, including image and audio output effectiveness, to simplify user interactions and optimize content playback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the media player provides many features and stores a large number of contents, then the functionality and versatility are improved, but the manipulation complexity increases and operations are not always performed properly

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidmanipulation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects the connected device type and content characteristics, then autonomously configures reproduction parameters and operations without requiring manual user setup. The media player performs self-adjustment based on detected conditions, eliminating complex manual manipulation while maintaining versatile functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes reproduction parameters based on detected device characteristics and content types. By automatically adjusting parameters such as output format, display settings, and audio configuration according to the connected device, the system simplifies user operations while maintaining adaptability across different device combinations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If the system automatically adjusts operations based on HMD driving conditions, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to acknowledging and controlling units

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction simplicityVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The acknowledging unit continuously monitors HMD driving conditions and feeds this information back to the controlling unit, which automatically adjusts reproduction operations. This closed-loop feedback system simplifies user interaction by eliminating manual configuration while the automation manages the underlying complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The controlling unit is designed to handle multiple device types and content formats through a single unified control mechanism. By creating a universal control system that adapts to various HMD configurations and content types, the patent reduces the need for multiple specialized control circuits, thereby managing complexity efficiently

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP1930871B1Content reproduction system
Publication Date: 2019.11.13 NIKON CORP
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AI summary

An object of the present invention is to provide a content reproduction system in which matching of a content reproduction apparatus and a device is performed flexibly and efficiently. For this purpose, a content reproduction system of the present invention includes a content reproduction apparatus (10) which reproduces a content including at least one of audio and an image, and a device (30) connected to the content reproduction apparatus (10), in which the content reproduction apparatus (10) is provided with acknowledging unit (11, 12) which acknowledges a driving condition of the device (30) and a controlling unit (11, 14, 17) which operates according to the acknowledged driving condition.