Mobile Apparatus Home Network Multimedia Output Transition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home network systems face challenges in seamlessly transitioning multimedia content from mobile devices to external home appliances, leading to interruptions or discontinuities in media playback, especially when real-time images or videos are streamed, due to the need for manual input and potential power state management of external devices.
Innovation Solution
A mobile apparatus and display apparatus configuration that automatically outputs multimedia content to external devices within a home network, including power management and synchronization, using Wake on Lan, Wake on Wireless Lan, and Bluetooth signals, allowing seamless continuation of media playback without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual input is required to switch multimedia output from mobile device to external appliance, then user control precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates and loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting the mobile device's entry into the home network area and pre-establishing the connection conditions before the user needs to switch output. The external appliance is automatically identified and prepared for reception, eliminating the need for manual switching operations and time-consuming user interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the external appliance to automatically detect the mobile device, initiate connection requests, and switch output without user intervention. The appliance monitors for incoming multimedia signals and autonomously completes the switching process, freeing the user from manual operations.
2Productivity
If external apparatus is kept in power-on state for immediate multimedia output, then productivity is improved, but use of energy worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies dynamics by making the external appliance's power state flexible rather than fixed. The appliance dynamically transitions between power-off and power-on states based on real-time detection of mobile device presence and multimedia output requests. This dynamic power management ensures the appliance is ready for immediate output when needed while conserving energy during idle periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of the mobile device's approach to the home network area, allowing the external appliance to power on in advance before the actual multimedia output begins. This preliminary action ensures immediate productivity when the user arrives home while avoiding continuous energy consumption, as the appliance only powers on when a mobile device is detected nearby.
3Ease of operation
If automatic connection is implemented when mobile device enters home network area, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies universality by implementing a standardized detection and connection protocol that works across different mobile devices and external appliances. The home network area detection mechanism and automatic connection framework are designed to be universally applicable, allowing various devices to interact through common interfaces and procedures, thereby managing complexity through standardization rather than custom solutions for each device type.
4Productivity
If multimedia content is transmitted in real-time from mobile device to external appliance, then productivity is improved, but loss of time for synchronization worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system ensures continuity of useful action by establishing an uninterrupted real-time transmission channel between the mobile device and external appliance. Once connected, the multimedia content flows continuously without pauses or interruptions for re-synchronization. The system maintains continuous data streaming and playback synchronization, eliminating gaps that would otherwise require time-consuming re-synchronization operations.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are a mobile apparatus which is configured for enabling multimedia content which is being output on the mobile apparatus to be output via a predetermined multimedia apparatus when the mobile apparatus is connected to a home network, a display apparatus, and a multimedia output method using the same. The multimedia content may include at least one of a picture, music, video, and text. The mobile apparatus includes: an output unit configured to output the multimedia content; and a controller configured to output, if the mobile apparatus enters a predetermined area, the multimedia content being output on the output unit via the predetermined external apparatus.