Home Network Controller Screen Area Proximity Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current home network device interfaces are cumbersome for users, requiring complicated steps to select and reproduce content between home devices and mobile devices, making it inconvenient for users to handle increasing multimedia content.
Innovation Solution
A home network controller method that divides the screen into areas with assigned content service functions, senses the position and distance of external devices, and performs different content service functions based on proximity and distance, allowing intuitive interaction by displaying lists, transferring content, and enabling seamless reproduction across devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a contents transfer menu is used to select and transfer content between home device and mobile device, then content transfer function is achieved, but the operation steps become complicated and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the mobile device's proximity to the home device and initiates content transfer without requiring manual menu selection. The home device autonomously identifies available content and transfers it based on sensed position and distance, eliminating the need for users to navigate complex contents transfer menus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual menu navigation with sensor-based automatic detection. Position and distance sensors detect the mobile device's location, and the system automatically triggers content transfer based on sensed data, substituting mechanical user interaction with automated sensing and response mechanisms.
2Productivity
If multiple manual steps are required for content reproduction, then content transfer functionality is achieved, but user interaction becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the mobile device's position and distance before content transfer is requested. By pre-sensing device proximity and preparing transfer protocols in advance, the system eliminates delays during actual content reproduction, enabling immediate transfer when the mobile device approaches the home device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent maintains continuous content reproduction across device boundaries. Once content playback starts on the home device, the system seamlessly continues playback on the mobile device without interruption, ensuring uninterrupted content delivery and eliminating time losses associated with manual content selection and transfer.
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AI summary
A method of interfacing between devices in a home network control device includes dividing a screen into at least two areas, assigning a predetermined contents service function to each of the divided screen areas, sensing the position of the screen that an external device approaches and the distance between the screen and the external device reproducing content, and performing the contents service function differently between devices for each screen area according to the position of the screen that the external device approaches and the distance between the screen and the external device.