Media Sharing System for Cross-Device Live Video Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional media sharing technologies are limited to specific types of electronic devices, communication networks, and configurations, excluding devices like set-top boxes and other in-home consumer electronics from participating in user-generated live video sharing.
Innovation Solution
A media sharing system that includes a media content distribution subsystem and a messaging subsystem, allowing user devices to generate and send invite messages with indicators and data for accessing shared media content, enabling broader device compatibility and network flexibility for media sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional media sharing technologies are used, then media content can be shared between specific types of electronic devices, but the system becomes limited to particular device types, communication networks, and configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal media sharing system that can operate across multiple device types (mobile devices, set-top boxes, televisions, computers), communication networks (cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth), and configurations (point-to-point, peer-to-peer, server-based). The system uses standardized protocols and abstracted communication interfaces to enable any combination of devices to participate in media sharing without requiring device-specific configurations or proprietary protocols.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional technologies are used for media sharing, then specific electronic devices can access and play back media content, but in-home consumer electronic devices like set-top boxes are not equipped or positioned to access user-generated live video
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a media sharing server as an intermediary component that mediates between content sources (mobile devices capturing live video) and consumers (set-top boxes, televisions, computers). The server receives media content from mobile devices via cellular or Wi-Fi networks, processes and distributes it through the communication network to various receiving devices. This intermediary approach eliminates the need for direct peer-to-peer connections between incompatible devices, enabling set-top boxes and other in-home electronics to access user-generated content without requiring them to have specialized capture capabilities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional media sharing systems are used, then media content can be shared through specific communication networks, but the system lacks network flexibility and is confined to particular network configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements adaptability to different network parameters and configurations by allowing the media sharing system to dynamically adjust its operation based on available network conditions. The system can switch between different communication protocols (cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth) and network topologies (point-to-point, peer-to-peer, server-based) depending on the devices involved and network availability. This enables flexible media sharing across diverse network environments without requiring complex manual configuration, as the system automatically adapts to the surrounding network infrastructure.
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AI summary
An exemplary system includes a first user device associated with a first user and a second user device associated with a second user. The first user device is configured to detect a request input by the first user to share media content being processed by the user device with the second user, generate an invite message including data configured to be utilized by the second user device to access the media content, and send the invite message to the second user device by way of a messaging service. The second user device is configured to receive the invite message from the first user device by way of the messaging service, determine that the invite message is associated with a media sharing service, and perform one or more operations to facilitate access to the media content by the second user. Corresponding methods, systems, and apparatus are also disclosed.