Mobile Terminal Position-Based External Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals face challenges in efficiently selecting and controlling external devices based on user position and orientation, leading to cumbersome user interfaces and burdensome device selection processes.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal system that utilizes position and orientation information to automatically select and control external devices, allowing seamless content reproduction and remote control of multiple devices through a single interface, leveraging Wi-Fi fingerprinting and motion sensors for accurate positioning and intuitive user interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual device selection interface is provided, then user can select any device, but user burden and operation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines the user's position and orientation using sensors, and autonomously selects the most appropriate external device based on this information, eliminating the need for manual device selection while maintaining adaptability to user context
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors user position and orientation data from sensors, uses this feedback to dynamically determine the most suitable external device, and adjusts device selection in real-time based on changing user context
2Ease of operation
If automatic device selection based on position and orientation is implemented, then user burden is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal integrates multiple functions including position detection, orientation detection, device discovery, and automatic device selection within a single system, allowing one device to perform multiple tasks that would otherwise require separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses position and orientation information as an intermediary to bridge the user and external devices, automatically translating user context into appropriate device selection without requiring direct user-device interaction
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple external devices are supported, then system versatility improves, but device selection process becomes more burdensome
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages the complexity of multiple device selections by using sensor data to autonomously determine the most appropriate device, allowing multiple devices to be supported without increasing user burden
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal is allowed to automatically reproduce contents by a user-desired device based on its own position and orientation. A method for controlling contents reproduction in a mobile terminal includes acquiring at least one of position and orientation of the mobile terminal, selecting one of a plurality of external devices based on the acquired at least one of the position and the orientation, the plurality of external devices being capable of reproducing contents at different positions, respectively, and transmitting a signal to the selected one external device for controlling the selected one external device to reproduce the contents.