Media Player Location Detection via Physical Parameter Trends
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Solution Overview
Problem
Media providers face challenges in detecting and preventing unauthorized use of media players in commercial locations by circumventing differential rate structures, where the same media is charged at higher rates in commercial settings compared to residential ones, leading to potential revenue loss.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that uses wireless communication protocols and physical parameter sensors to detect significant changes in the location of media players over time, such as altitude, network latency, and environmental parameters, to determine unauthorized use and trigger remedial measures like rate adjustments or termination of media transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless media delivery is used to allow media player mobility, then ease of operation is improved, but location monitoring becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors physical parameters (acceleration, orientation, altitude) from the media player and compares them against stored baseline data representing authorized locations. When parameters indicate a location change exceeding a threshold, the system triggers feedback actions such as rate adjustments or termination notifications, creating a closed-loop location verification system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical location tracking methods with wireless sensor-based detection. Physical parameter sensors (accelerometers, altimeters, orientation sensors) embedded in the media player wirelessly transmit location data to the media delivery system, eliminating the need for physical tracking infrastructure while enabling continuous location monitoring.
2Reliability
If differential rate structure is implemented to charge higher rates in commercial establishments, then revenue protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The media player autonomously performs location monitoring using its built-in physical parameter sensors and autonomously determines whether rate adjustments are needed by comparing current location data against stored authorized location baselines. This self-service approach eliminates the need for complex centralized management systems to track and enforce location-based pricing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses changes in physical parameters (acceleration, orientation, altitude) detected by sensors to determine location transitions. When parameter changes indicate the media player has moved to an unauthorized location, the system automatically triggers appropriate responses such as rate adjustments or service termination, simplifying the overall rate management complexity.
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AI summary
Methods and systems to determine a change in a location of a device relative to an initial location of the device are provided. The method includes periodically receiving a parameter of the device and determining the change in the location of the device relative to an initial location of the device based on a change in the parameter over a period of time. In an example, the method includes determining a first trend in the parameter over a first period of time, determining a second trend in the parameter over a second period of time, and determining a change in the location of the device from a first location to a second location by comparing the first trend to the second trend.