Communication Device Integrating Media Channel Detection With Interactive Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current multimedia content presentation systems do not allow users to interactively communicate with others watching the same content, resulting in a static viewing experience that is disjoint from dynamic communication environments.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that detect the currently tuned multimedia content channel and present an information communication user interface, enabling communication between devices tuned to the same channel through a video processor and microprocessor-controlled display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multi-media content is displayed on television sets and monitors, then users can view content, but users cannot communicate with others watching the same content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multi-media content display with communication functionality by integrating a communication interface into the display device. When content is displayed on the television set or monitor, the system simultaneously enables users to communicate with others watching the same content through a unified interface that shows both the content and communication options together.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a multi-media content display device and a communication device. The same hardware platform (television set or monitor) can display content while also enabling communication between users, eliminating the need for separate dedicated communication devices.
2Stability of the object's composition
If static multi-media display is used, then content can be presented, but users cannot interact dynamically with others watching the same content
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static content display to dynamic interaction by enabling real-time communication between users. The display device not only shows stable content but also dynamically updates to show communication interface elements, user presence information, and enables real-time message exchange while maintaining content stability.
3Reliability
If separate systems are used for content display and communication, then each system can function independently, but the two environments are not linked
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the content display system and communication system into a single integrated device. The television set or monitor becomes a unified platform that simultaneously handles content delivery and user communication, linking the two previously separate environments through a common hardware and software architecture.
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AI summary
A method for presenting multi-media contents on a specific communication device is disclosed. The method includes detecting a multi-media content channel currently tuned by the specific communication device; and in addition to a specific multi-media content corresponding to a specific channel number currently tuned by the specific communication device, presenting an information communication user interface.