Mobile Device Proximity Content Streaming Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for streaming media content to nearby displays require manual user input and do not efficiently handle proximity detection and content sharing rules, limiting seamless and automatic content distribution in various environments.
Innovation Solution
A method and system where a mobile device automatically detects nearby displays and streams user-selected content based on proximity, time-based, and location-based rules, allowing for customizable sharing without manual intervention, and enabling multiple displays to act as a single connected unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual user input is required for content sharing, then content distribution can be controlled, but user convenience and sharing speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables displays to automatically detect mobile devices in proximity and initiate content sharing without requiring manual user input. The display self-services by monitoring its environment, detecting approaching devices, and automatically establishing content transmission based on pre-configured rules, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining controlled automation
Solution Approach 2:
Users pre-configure sharing rules on their mobile devices before approaching displays. These rules include content selection, sharing conditions, and display preferences. When the user approaches a display, the system executes these pre-configured actions automatically, eliminating the need for real-time manual input and significantly improving sharing speed and convenience
2Extent of automation
If proximity detection is implemented, then automatic content sharing is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal wireless communication protocols (such as Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, or other proximity detection standards) that are already integrated into mobile devices and displays. This multi-functionality approach allows proximity detection and content sharing to be achieved using existing hardware capabilities, avoiding the need for specialized complex detection systems and thereby limiting the increase in system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a rule-based intermediary layer that mediates between proximity detection and content sharing execution. This intermediary processes detection signals, applies pre-configured rules, and determines whether content should be shared. By inserting this logical mediator, the system manages complexity through software-based decision-making rather than requiring complex hardware integration
3Reliability
If content sharing rules are enforced, then content compliance is ensured, but sharing flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic rule application where sharing rules are not fixed but can be adjusted based on context. Users can configure different rules for different displays, times, locations, or content types. The system dynamically selects and applies appropriate rules based on real-time conditions, ensuring content compliance while maintaining flexibility through adaptive rule execution rather than rigid enforcement
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for a mobile device to select content, such as user profiles, contact information, images, and/or videos, to automatically stream to available displays when the mobile device moves within a certain range of the displays. In one embodiment, a method at a mobile device comprises receiving a user input to select a media content asset; detecting a display within a proximity of the mobile device; and sending the selected media content asset to the display without requiring additional user input.