Media Distribution System for Synchronized Video and Sensor Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for viewing and managing video recordings from action cameras, especially when combined with sensor data, provide a less than ideal experience due to limited display space, making it difficult for users to effectively view and interact with both video and auxiliary data simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A media distribution system that allows for the simultaneous distribution and presentation of video data on one device and auxiliary data, such as sensor data, on another device, enabling synchronized viewing and interaction across multiple devices through a media distribution component that manages the presentation of multimedia information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If video and auxiliary data are viewed on a single small display device, then device complexity is reduced, but the user experience deteriorates due to insufficient display space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the media presentation into separate components (video part and auxiliary data part) and distributes them to different display devices. The video is displayed on one device while auxiliary data is displayed on another device, allowing each device to focus on specific content types and avoiding the need for a single large complex display system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimension display approach (one screen showing everything) to a multi-dimensional distributed display approach. By utilizing multiple separate display devices spatially arranged around the user, the system effectively adds spatial dimensions to the display architecture, solving the display space limitation without requiring each individual device to be overly complex
2Ease of operation
If video and auxiliary data are viewed simultaneously on one device, then interaction simplicity is improved, but information completeness deteriorates due to limited viewing area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information display across multiple devices - video content on one device and auxiliary data on another - ensuring that no information is lost due to screen space limitations. Each device displays its designated content in full without truncation or compression
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a media distribution device that acts as an intermediary between the media player and multiple display devices. This intermediary coordinates the distribution of video and auxiliary data to appropriate displays, maintaining synchronization and ensuring complete information delivery without requiring the user to manually manage multiple applications or windows
3Loss of information
If multiple devices are used for distributed display, then information completeness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple display devices into a coordinated distributed display system managed by a media distribution device. This central coordination layer simplifies the overall system architecture by providing a single point of control for device discovery, connection management, and content routing, rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer coordination between multiple devices
4Illumination intensity
If video is streamed to external display, then display quality is improved, but integration with auxiliary data viewing becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The media distribution device serves as an intermediary that manages the streaming of video to external displays while simultaneously handling auxiliary data distribution. This intermediary automatically synchronizes the playback across devices, manages timing coordination, and handles device state changes, eliminating the need for users to manually manage synchronization complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the media distribution device monitors the state of connected display devices and adjusts content distribution accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that video streaming quality is optimized while maintaining proper synchronization with auxiliary data display, automatically adapting to changes in device availability or performance
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AI summary
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor circuit; a media distribution component for execution on the processor circuit to manage presentation of a media presentation on multiple electronic displays, the media presentation comprising a video part and an auxiliary data part, the auxiliary data part comprising sensor data corresponding to the video part, the media distribution component to manage presentation of the video part on an external display and the auxiliary data part on an integrated display. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.