Interactive Server for Cross-Terminal Multimedia Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multimedia terminals in the home, such as TVs, smartphones, and personal computers, have different control mechanisms, making it cumbersome to control them mutually, with limitations like restricted remote control distance and angle, and lack of compatibility.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing an interactive server to establish network connections with multimedia terminals, parse and convert control messages to enable mutual control between different types of terminals, allowing seamless control across various devices by converting control commands based on terminal identification and type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different control means are used for different multimedia terminals (infrared remote control for TV, direct touch for cell phones, keyboard and mouse for personal computers), then each terminal can be controlled according to its specific function, but it becomes cumbersome to control one terminal using another terminal and lacks compatibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an interactive server as an intermediary between control terminals and player terminals. The server receives control messages from control terminals, parses them according to the control terminal type, converts them into appropriate control commands, and sends them to the player terminal. This mediator enables cross-terminal control without requiring direct compatibility between different terminal types, resolving the contradiction between control compatibility and operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The interactive server provides a universal control interface that works across multiple terminal types. By implementing a unified control message format and conversion mechanism, the system allows any control terminal to control any player terminal through the server, creating a multi-functional control system that eliminates the need for terminal-specific control methods.
2Ease of operation
If traditional infrared remote control is used to control TV, then the TV can be controlled for seeking and playing video resources, but the control distance and angle are restricted and the operating steps are cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical infrared remote control system with an electronic network-based control system. Control terminals send control messages through a network to the interactive server, which then communicates with the player terminal. This substitution eliminates the physical limitations of infrared control (distance and angle restrictions) while providing more flexible and convenient control operations through graphical interfaces and network connectivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If control command conversion is performed through an interactive server, then mutual control between different multimedia terminals is enabled, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interactive server acts as a centralized intermediary that handles all control message conversions between different terminal types. By concentrating the conversion logic in a single server rather than implementing conversion capabilities in each terminal, the system achieves high interoperability while managing complexity centrally. The server maintains databases of terminal types and their corresponding control commands, enabling flexible conversion without increasing terminal device complexity.
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AI summary
The invention discloses a method and system for realizing mutual control of multimedia terminals in the home. The method comprises the following steps: when a registered user logs on the multimedia terminals, an interactive server establishes network connection with the multimedia terminals, and obtains the identification and the type of the multimedia terminals; the interactive server receives a control message which is sent by a control terminal and is used for controlling a player terminal, the control message containing a control command description and an identification of the player terminal; the interactive server parses the control message according to the type of the control terminal, converts the control command description into a control command corresponding to the player terminal according to the identification of the player terminal, and sends the control command to the player terminal so that the player terminal executes the received control command. By the present invention, the problem of mutual control between multiple multimedia terminals in the home environment can be solved.