Media Rendering Parameter Control for Dynamic Status Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Communication systems lack efficient automatic adjustment of media rendering parameters in response to changing user roles and environmental conditions, leading to suboptimal user experiences and increased manual intervention.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a status detector and parameter controller within endpoints to dynamically adjust parameters such as volume, panning, and talker ID based on status changes, including user actions and network configurations, to prioritize and enhance the rendering of media streams.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual intervention is used to adjust media rendering parameters, then user experience can be optimized for specific scenarios, but system complexity increases and response time is delayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experience optimizationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects status changes (user role transitions, environmental conditions) and adjusts media rendering parameters without requiring manual user intervention. The parameter controller monitors status and autonomously modifies parameters like volume, panning, and talker ID to optimize user experience in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes media rendering parameters (volume, panning, talker ID) in response to detected status changes. By automatically adjusting these parameters based on predefined rules and detected conditions, the system optimizes audio rendering without manual configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Speed

If automatic parameter adjustment is implemented, then response time to status changes is reduced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The parameter controller continuously monitors status changes and provides feedback-driven automatic adjustment of media rendering parameters. When status changes are detected (such as user role transitions or environmental conditions), the system automatically responds by adjusting parameters to optimize the current state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-adjustment of parameters without external intervention. The parameter controller autonomously detects status changes and modifies rendering parameters in real-time, eliminating the need for manual configuration while maintaining fast response times.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple media streams are rendered simultaneously, then user experience is enhanced with diverse content, but audio clarity and prioritization become difficult to maintain

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent diversityVSAvoidaudio clarity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different rendering parameters to different media streams based on their importance and status. Primary streams receive different treatment than secondary streams, with parameters like volume, panning, and talker ID adjusted locally for each stream to maintain audio clarity while supporting diverse content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts rendering parameters for multiple streams based on real-time status changes. When a stream becomes primary or secondary, its parameters are automatically modified to maintain appropriate audio clarity and prioritization, allowing flexible management of diverse content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8547856B2Communication system with state dependent parameters
Publication Date: 2013.10.01 STA GROUP LLC
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AI summary

In one embodiment, an apparatus can include: a status detector configured to determine a status associated with an input stream; a parameter controller configured to adjust a parameter in response to a change in the status; and a rendering controller configured to receive the input stream, and to provide a rendered stream in response to the input stream and the parameter.