Media Player Adapter Control for Remote TV Web Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Controlling and playing web media on a television display from a distance is difficult due to the challenge of viewing the browser display and interfering with normal television viewing, especially when using a personal computing device like a mobile phone.
Innovation Solution
A system that synchronizes a personal computing device with a display device through a server system, allowing the computing device to control the display device by transmitting messages that convert commands into recognizable formats for the display device's media player, enabling remote control and playback of content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a personal computing device is used to control web media playback on a television display, then remote control capability is improved, but the ability to view the browser display and control the device becomes difficult due to distance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a television remote control application as an intermediary interface between the user and the television display. This application runs on the personal computing device and provides a simplified remote control interface that does not require the user to view the television's browser display. The application communicates with the television through the network, enabling control functions such as play, pause, stop, and volume adjustment without the user needing to see the television screen.
2Ease of operation
If a wireless device is used to control the television from a distance, then remote control is enabled, but it interferes with normal television program viewing by other persons
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the television control functionality into a separate application on the personal computing device. This segmentation allows the remote control function to operate independently without affecting the television's normal viewing operations. The application communicates control commands through the network to the television, enabling simultaneous use of the television for both remote control operations and normal viewing by other persons without interference.
3Adaptability or versatility
If web media is played on a television display from a personal computing device, then the ability to watch Web media on the primary television set is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal remote control application that can control multiple television displays and support various web media playback functions. The application provides a unified interface for controlling different television sets and media players through the network, reducing the need for multiple specialized control devices. This multi-functionality approach simplifies the overall system by consolidating control capabilities into a single application that can handle various control scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for controlling playback of various types of content includes a first computing device that provides a unique identifier to a second computing device to establish an association there between. By virtue of the established association, the second computing device can send one or more messages to the first computing device, the one or more messages referencing a piece of content associated with a first media playing element of a plurality of media playing elements, and one or more commands corresponding to the first media playing element. The first computing device can select the first media playing element based on the received one or more messages, and control how the first media playing element plays the referenced piece of content utilizing the one or more commands.