Mobile Terminal Content Routing via TV Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals face challenges in efficiently controlling the transmission of multiple contents from various resources to multiple end devices, leading to complex user interfaces and inconvenient content viewing experiences.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a content transmission device, a remote controller, and a mobile terminal that enables wireless transmission and control of content data through multiple input terminals and frequency bands, allowing for seamless pairing and display of content on multiple devices, with user-friendly interfaces for selecting content sources and settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile terminals control transmission of multiple contents to multiple end devices, then content transmission capability is improved, but device complexity and user interface complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a television as an intermediary device between the mobile terminal and multiple end devices. The mobile terminal transmits content to the television, which then distributes it to multiple end devices. This mediator approach allows the mobile terminal to maintain a simple interface while achieving complex multi-device transmission capabilities through the television's processing and distribution functions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile terminals control transmission of multiple contents to multiple end devices, then content transmission capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the television automatically performs content distribution to multiple end devices without requiring manual configuration from the mobile terminal user. The system autonomously handles the complexity of multi-device transmission, allowing users to simply initiate content transmission from the mobile terminal while the television manages the distribution process automatically.
3Ease of operation
If content is transmitted to multiple end devices, then user convenience is improved, but transmission complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The television serves as a mediator that handles the complex transmission logistics to multiple end devices. The mobile terminal user experiences simplified operation by only needing to initiate content transmission, while the television manages the complex routing and distribution to multiple devices, effectively hiding the transmission complexity from the user.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal (600) including a display (680); a communication unit (610) configured to transmit a control signal to a content transmission device (100a); and a controller (670) configured to in response to an input for an execution of a content playback application, display (680) a content playback setting screen on the display (680) including a plurality of content reception devices (100b), a plurality of input terminals of the content transmission device (100a) through which the content reception devices (100b) are connected to the content transmission device (100a), and a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to content data input via the respective input terminals, and in response to a selection of a first content reception device (100ba) among the plurality of content reception devices (100b) and a selection of a first input terminal among the plurality of input terminals, transmit the content data received through the first input terminal of the content transmission device (100a) to the first content reception device (100ba), and in response to a selection of the first content reception device (100ba) and a selection of a second input terminal among the plurality of input terminals, transmit the content data received through the second input terminal of the content transmission device (100a) to the first content reception device (100ba).