Media Playback Pause Control via Interruption Priority Classification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users experience degradation in media content consumption when receiving interruptions from external devices, as they struggle to resume media playback after non-urgent interruptions and face automatic pauses, disrupting the viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with network interfaces connects to media output and external devices, autonomously pausing media content and notifying the user of urgent interruptions, while ignoring non-urgent events to maintain seamless playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the device automatically pauses media playback in response to any external interruption, then urgent interruptions can be addressed immediately, but non-urgent interruptions cause unnecessary playback disruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of interruption priority classification by assigning different priority levels (urgent vs. non-urgent) to different interruption events. This allows the media playback to be paused only for high-priority interruptions while maintaining continuity for low-priority ones, resolving the contradiction between reliable interruption response and playback continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different quality levels of response to different types of interruptions. Instead of a uniform pause response for all interruptions, the system provides localized quality control by pausing only for urgent interruptions and allowing non-urgent interruptions to pass without disrupting playback, thus maintaining overall playback continuity while ensuring urgent matters are addressed.
2Productivity
If the device does not pause media playback for non-urgent interruptions, then playback continuity is maintained, but users may miss important alerts
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of notification prominence based on interruption priority. For urgent interruptions, the notification is delivered with high prominence (pausing playback). For non-urgent interruptions, the notification is delivered with lower prominence (no playback pause), allowing users to notice important alerts while maintaining playback continuity for less critical events.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial action by pausing playback only for the necessary subset of urgent interruptions rather than all interruptions. This partial pausing maintains playback continuity for non-urgent events while ensuring that urgent notifications receive sufficient attention, balancing playback productivity with notification reliability.
3Reliability
If the device pauses media playback for all interruptions, then no important alerts are missed, but user experience degrades due to frequent unnecessary pauses
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of pause decision based on interruption priority classification. By introducing the priority parameter, the system avoids unnecessary pauses for non-urgent interruptions while maintaining reliable notification delivery for urgent events, thus improving user experience without sacrificing alert notification reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies partial action by pausing playback only for the essential subset of urgent interruptions rather than all interruptions. This selective pausing maintains ease of operation and user experience quality by avoiding frequent unnecessary pauses, while still ensuring that critical alerts are communicated reliably to the user.
4Productivity
If the device allows media playback to continue during interruptions, then playback continuity is maintained, but users struggle to resume playback at the correct position
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of playback state management based on interruption priority. For urgent interruptions, playback is paused and position information is preserved. For non-urgent interruptions, playback continues without interruption. This parameter-based state management maintains playback continuity while preventing loss of position context by only pausing when necessary.
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AI summary
An electronic device, computer program product, and method manage presenting and pausing of media content in response to remotely detected interruptions. The electronic device includes network interface(s) by which the electronic device communicatively connects to: (i) a media output device that presents media content; and (ii) external device(s) that is configured to detect an event that draws user attention. A controller of the electronic device is communicatively coupled to the at least one network interface and a user interface device. The controller presents, via one or more signals transmitted via the network interface(s), media content presented on the media output device. The controller monitors the external device(s). In response to receiving input indicating that at least one external device has detected an event, the controller pauses the presentation of the media content on the media output device and presents, on a user interface device, a notification of the event.