Media Processor User Profile Provisioning via Proximity Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern media processors struggle to efficiently manage user profiles across multiple devices in a residential environment, leading to inefficiencies in content provisioning and user authentication, particularly in determining the priority user profile for media content presentation.
Innovation Solution
The system detects mobile devices in proximity to a media processor using peer-to-peer communication links like Bluetooth, identifies user identifiers, and obtains user profiles, prioritizing and provisioning the appropriate profile for media content presentation on connected displays, while also implementing parental controls and viewing time thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the media processor manages user profiles across multiple devices, then user profile management accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a peer-to-peer communication link as an intermediary between the mobile device and media processor. This intermediary enables automatic profile provisioning without requiring complex manual configuration or authentication systems, thereby improving profile management accuracy while avoiding increased device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service through automatic profile detection and provisioning. When a mobile device enters proximity to the media processor, the profile is automatically detected and provisioned without user intervention, eliminating the need for complex manual profile management interfaces
2Productivity
If the system provisions user profiles automatically, then productivity is improved, but reliability decreases due to potential unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The peer-to-peer communication link serves as a secure intermediary that establishes authenticated connections before profile provisioning. This intermediary layer ensures that only authorized devices can access and provision profiles, maintaining security while enabling automatic provisioning
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication and profile verification through the peer-to-peer link before allowing content access. This preliminary action ensures that profile provisioning occurs only after verifying authorization, preventing unauthorized access while maintaining efficient automatic provisioning
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a plurality of mobile devices in proximity to a device. Further embodiments can include identifying a user identifier associated with each of the plurality of mobile devices resulting in a plurality of user identifiers. Additional embodiments can include obtaining a user profile associated with each of the plurality of user identifiers resulting in a plurality of user profiles. Also, embodiments can include identifying a first user profile having a first priority among the plurality of user profiles. Further embodiments can include provisioning the first user profile on a media processor or set top box and providing media content for presentation on a display according to the first user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.