Mobile Device Bonding to Receiver via QR Code Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for using mobile devices as remote controls for receivers like televisions lack the ability to uniquely identify and bond with specific devices, leading to potential control of multiple devices within proximity, causing confusion and unintended interactions.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device with a camera and connectivity uses a QR Code or similar code to uniquely identify and bond with a receiver, modifying the remote control application to ensure only the intended device responds to control signals by including its address in communications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mobile device is used as a remote control for receivers like televisions, then the mobile device can control the receiver remotely, but the mobile device may inadvertently control multiple devices within proximity causing confusion and unintended interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control signal transmission by introducing a unique identifier (QR code) that divides the broadcast control environment into individual device channels. Each receiver is uniquely identified through its QR code, allowing the mobile device to segment control signals to specific receivers rather than broadcasting to all devices in proximity.
Solution Approach 2:
The QR code acts as an intermediary element between the mobile device and the receiver. Instead of direct communication that could affect multiple devices, the QR code serves as a mediator that carries unique identification information, enabling the mobile device to establish a specific bonding relationship with the intended receiver.
2Measurement precision
If QR codes are used to uniquely identify individual televisions in a facility, then each television can be distinguished from others, but the system requires a mechanism to bond the mobile device to the specific receiver
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring each receiver with a unique QR code containing its identification information before use. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for complex bonding mechanisms during operation, as the unique identifier is already in place to establish device specificity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device captures a copy of the QR code from the receiver using its camera. This copying mechanism simplifies the bonding process by transferring the unique identification information from the receiver to the mobile device without requiring complex pairing protocols or additional hardware.
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AI summary
A mobile device is bonded to a controllable device by reading a code on the controllable device, banding the mobile device to the controllable device by use of the code, and transmitting a remote control signal from the mobile device to control a controllable function of the bonded controllable device so that only the bonded controllable device responds to the remote control signal by performing the controllable function.