Media Device Mobile Interaction via Bluetooth Acoustic Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
User interaction with broadcast or network-delivered content, such as television programming, is limited, as existing methods often require specialized remote controls or one-way communication channels, failing to enable dynamic modification of content based on user feedback.
Innovation Solution
Establishing advanced communication channels between a television and a mobile device using Bluetooth or acoustic connections, allowing for two-way communication and enabling users to interact with content through feedback on the mobile device, which can modify or request changes to the content displayed on the television.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advanced communication channels (Bluetooth, acoustic connections) are established between television and mobile device, then user interactivity and feedback capability are improved, but device complexity and communication protocol requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs multiple communication channels (Bluetooth, acoustic connections, infrared) that can serve different functions. The mobile device can use Bluetooth for reliable data transfer, acoustic connections for remote triggering, and infrared for traditional control, making the system universally adaptable to different interaction scenarios without requiring a single complex protocol
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a content server as an intermediary that handles complex communication protocols and data processing. The television and mobile device communicate through simplified interfaces, while the content server manages the complexity of protocol translation, data routing, and interaction coordination, thereby reducing the burden on end devices
2Adaptability or versatility
If two-way communication channels are established for feedback, then content modification capability is improved, but loss of time for establishing connections and transmitting data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes communication channels and pre-loads content data in advance. The television and mobile device maintain ready-state connections, and content-related data is pre-synchronized between devices and the content server, so that when user feedback occurs, the infrastructure is already in place and modifications can be executed without delay
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous data synchronization and maintaining active communication channels between the television, mobile device, and content server. Rather than establishing connections on-demand, the system keeps communication pathways continuously open and data flows continuously synchronized, eliminating connection establishment delays during user interaction
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AI summary
Interactive content may be provided by a smart television or other media device using a wireless communication protocol to detect the presence or proximity of a mobile device. When a mobile device is detected, the media device can establish a communication link with the mobile device via the wireless communication protocol. When content is displayed by the media device, additional data can be sent to the mobile device to enhance the user experience via the communication link. The user can interact with the data sent to the mobile device or with the content itself by providing feedback on the mobile device. The feedback may be provided to a content server via a second communication link, such as a cellular link or wireless link to the Internet. In some implementations, content server may modify content for display on the media device based on feedback on the mobile device.