Matrix Barcode Content Access via Mobile Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in remembering or accessing content details, such as movies or TV shows, especially when they want to view them at a different location or time, due to remote location constraints and forgetfulness of content names or availability times.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a mobile computing device to capture and transmit a matrix barcode, like a QR code, to a content receiver, which then accesses and transmits the corresponding content to a display device or mobile device, allowing remote recording and viewing without requiring users to remember content details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a person tries to remember content details and availability times manually, then they can access content at different locations and times, but they face difficulties in remembering content names, details, and when content is available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses matrix barcodes as visual copies of content identification information. Instead of requiring users to remember content details, the system creates a visual representation (matrix barcode) that encodes content identification data, which can be captured and transmitted to retrieve the original content.
Solution Approach 2:
The matrix barcode serves as an intermediary between the content and the user. It bridges the gap by providing a scannable visual code that links the user to the content without requiring the user to remember content details. The optical component and processing system act as additional intermediaries to capture, transmit, and decode the barcode information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a person wants to record or view content on their own display device from a remote location, then they can access content at different locations, but it may not be possible due to remote location constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement of being physically present at the content location with an optical and electronic system. The optical component captures the matrix barcode from a distance, and the electronic transmission system sends the decoded information to retrieve content remotely, eliminating the need for physical presence.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal access to content across different locations and devices. The matrix barcode can be captured by various optical components (cameras, scanners), transmitted through different communication channels, and processed by multiple computing devices, making the system adaptable to various remote access scenarios.
3Measurement precision
If the system uses traditional barcode scanning, then content identification can be captured, but matrix barcodes provide more data capacity and error correction for reliable remote access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional linear barcodes to matrix barcodes, changing the structural parameters of the barcode format. Matrix barcodes use two-dimensional patterns with higher data density and built-in error correction algorithms, improving data accuracy and reliability while accommodating more information within a compact visual format.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to quickly and remotely access and record content, setting reminders for availability, without needing to recall content details, facilitating on-demand viewing of content across different locations and times.
Implementation Method 1
capturing, via an optical component, a matrix barcode that corresponds to the content
Data Source
AI summary
A system for accessing content corresponding to a matrix barcode, such as a video and/or audio content. The system may include a mobile computing device in communication with a content receiver. The mobile computing device may be configured to capture the matrix barcode, for example, via using an optical component and/or barcode scanner to record and/or scan the matrix barcode. The mobile computing device may also include a network interface component configured to transmit the matrix barcode to the content receiver. The content receiver may then receive the matrix barcode from the mobile computing device. The content receiver may include a processor to determine and/or access the content corresponding to the matrix barcode. The content receiver may then transmit the content to a display device.