Mobile Unit Mediates Consumer Device Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer electronic devices, such as TVs and streaming clients, lack the input mechanisms to easily access and manage online multimedia services, and they often cannot connect to operator-offered services due to lack of knowledge about user relationships and services, especially when used outside the user's environment.
Innovation Solution
A method where a mobile communication unit retrieves and transmits connectivity information of a consumer electronic device connected to a local network to an application logic via an independent access network, using image sensors to detect bar codes or other machine-readable formats, enabling secure authentication and control of multimedia services delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If consumer electronic devices are used without sophisticated input devices, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to access online services deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile communication unit acts as an intermediary between the consumer electronic device and the online service provider. It retrieves connectivity information from the consumer electronic device and transmits it to the application logic, enabling the device to access services without requiring sophisticated input mechanisms while maintaining adaptability through the mobile unit's capabilities
2Device complexity
If connectivity information is transmitted through the local network, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability of service authentication deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile communication unit serves as a trusted intermediary that authenticates the user through the operator network. It retrieves connectivity information from the consumer electronic device via the local network (simplifying device complexity) but then transmits this information through the operator network (independent access network) to the application logic, ensuring reliable service authentication and charging while maintaining ease of operation
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables standard consumer electronic devices to easily and securely access operator-offered online services by using the mobile communication unit as a connecting element, allowing multimedia services to be streamed to any connected device, improving service experience and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
using image sensors to detect bar codes or other machine-readable formats
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for providing connectivity information, regarding a consumer electronic device that is connected to a local network, to an Internet server. The method includes a step of a mobile communication unit retrieving the connectivity information of the consumer electronic device from the local network and then transmitting the connectivity information of the consumer electronic device to the Internet Server via an access network independent from the local network.